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Ft. Benning, Eglin AFB

Eglin AFB

I was daitng my husband while he was based in Ft.Benning, Home of the Infantry! He was with 75th Ranger Regiment, so my experiences at Ft.Benning were great. Victory Drive is disgusting, be careful. Dirty, poor, prostitution... Exit 10 is a great place to hang out, restaurants and shopping. Exit 7 has the mall. UGH! THE PX at Ft Benning is BEAUTIFUL! They just remodeled it and I am so jealous that we are now at Eglin AFB! They have a Starbucks CAFE, not just a kiosk. Urban Outfitters is now there, also. The commissary is nice. We are now living on base at Eglin AFB. My hubby is Army and they have one of the Ranger Training Battalions here. You can live in ALOT of different options, which I wish we knew about before hand. You can live on Camp Rudder, where the actual Ranger school takes place, or on Eglin (which is where we live). On base housing is OLD, but pretty big on the inside (E-6 housing). The BX is okay, nothing special, as is the commissary, although Hurlburt is only a 10 min drive away and they have a nice commisarry, but it closes earlier than Eglin's. Which brings me to this living option, Hurlburt Field. If you are Army, you may apply to live on this base, which (in my opinion) is SOOO much nicer than Eglin. Hurlburt is Special Operations Commandos, so they get all the pretty things....nicer playgrounds, better yards, generally a more pleasent place to look at. Eglin has it's perks, beach access on base (Postal Point), alot of outdoor rec options, plus you are close to all the "Spring Break Hot Spots" off base, Okaloosa Island, Destin, Panama City. The weather is HOT and HUMID from May to September, the rest of the year is beautiful. People are alright, a lot of trouble makers because of all the bars and clubs around here, JODIES. BEWARE!!!! But all-in-all, I give it 3 out of 5 stars. The hospi

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