Fort Hunter Liggett?

That time of the year again, Annual Training. Company size unit will be supporting our parent infantry battalion unit. Training will last about a month.

Whose been there and trained there before? From what I've heard it's boring as shit, middle of no where, pretty much the boonies haha.

Please tell me it can't be anymore worse then when we went to the Philippines.

 

I went there often for training while I was assigned to Fort Ord from 1990-93. Probably not as bad as the Philippines......probably.

 

I went there in 1999 for some training. Yes it was boring, but I was only there about a week. I remember a super small PX and a tiny bowling alley. They had a decent rec room and library there though. lol

 

I am guessing your are to WAREX or CTSX. Small garrison with little PX Nothing has changed much since 2008. You will probably be on a FOB 8J, 2C or Milpitias. you are not going to see much of the garrison. The usually have a PX trailer that goes to the different FOB's. I might see you out there. We are sending Soldiers there to do the cammo and I might make a trip to check on them. Pretty land. Check out the Mission that is on the base if you get a chance.

 

^^ I'm in the Army Reserve so it's our AT(Annual Training) for this year. Not really sure how the unit chose to do the training in that area, I guess we have no choice when your parent company is an Infantry unit. It'll be the whole month of June.

Coming from Hawaii I'm guessing the weather will be a whole lot different then what it is here. From what I heard, hot during the day and cold during the night. There's a first for everything right.

 

Went camping/hunting there last weekend, definitely in the middle of no where and not much PX/commissary support but I'm sure you'll be fine. There are worse places to be no doubt.

 

Took some dune buggies ( fast attack vehicles ) there on a FTX

 

Spent 100's of weekends there w/ my dad. Some of the best memories of my life fishing and riding thru the trails in my dads Mazda. Last time I was there was prob in the early 90's. I had seen Soldiers in hmmwvs, tanks, and even jump out of planes. Was a big influence on me, I joined years later. Liggett will always have a place in my heart! Oh and was born 15 min from there.

 

Did quite a few FXs there in the 90s when I was a Seabee.
I preferred 29 Stumps.