+dweep shah If you are Army, I recommend Puyallup and Spanaway area.. that way you can just drive through the East Gate of Lewis, (don't bother with the traffic on 512). Also thought I'd share with you a great place to get fresh groceries (fruit & veggies) cheap.. 9813 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, there's a yellow building (Liquidators, I think they are called). I can usually get $100 worth of fruit and vegetables for $50 there.
+WontB Quiet thanks for the reply,,, what are the good areas to buy the houses around here, I got temp lodging at lakewood as its really next to my unit,, but I am now I am interested in buying a house,, what are the areas I should focus
Depends on what you want and how you are buying.. are you wanting not to pay too much or are you wanting a nice place in a nice area.. or are you want an easy drive to McChord/Lewis.. Steilacoom is nice, also Puyallup or Spanaway is decent... some areas in Lakewood have nice houses or nice neighborhoods.. There is an apartment complex in Steilacoom that I think is nice. Do not get a place in Tacoma, especially a place called Westridge Apartments. I used to have an apartment there and there was crime at the time and often police and sirens (don't know about now), and the apartment management aren't always that nice or helpful. dweep shah
Ft. Lewis made me fall in love with Washington State
I knooooow I was so blessed with it being my first duty station after basic.
I was @ ft.lewis 80's I was there when the Humvees came out in 85'!!! hhc 2nd bde/ 2/77 armor!!!!
Joint Base Lewis McCord was a good duty Assignment. It just rained a lot.
1968 through 1971 3/3 Armored Cav. Washington State is most certainly a beautiful state, great to see Ft. Lewis once again.
Wow, what a difference from 80-82 when i was stationed in Ft. Lewis, with C co 864th Engineer Battalion
at least in the summer time it's not so bad.
I miss driving down I5 north or south and watching the jets fly low over you its like you can reach out and touch them
I git to get ready
JBLM, Home of HQ's 7th ID, but no "Division".
can anyone suggest the off posting housing area
+dweep shah If you are Army, I recommend Puyallup and Spanaway area.. that way you can just drive through the East Gate of Lewis, (don't bother with the traffic on 512).
Also thought I'd share with you a great place to get fresh groceries (fruit & veggies) cheap.. 9813 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, there's a yellow building (Liquidators, I think they are called). I can usually get $100 worth of fruit and vegetables for $50 there.
+WontB Quiet thanks for the reply,,, what are the good areas to buy the houses around here, I got temp lodging at lakewood as its really next to my unit,, but I am now I am interested in buying a house,, what are the areas I should focus
Depends on what you want and how you are buying.. are you wanting not to pay too much or are you wanting a nice place in a nice area.. or are you want an easy drive to McChord/Lewis..
Steilacoom is nice, also Puyallup or Spanaway is decent... some areas in Lakewood have nice houses or nice neighborhoods.. There is an apartment complex in Steilacoom that I think is nice.
Do not get a place in Tacoma, especially a place called Westridge Apartments. I used to have an apartment there and there was crime at the time and often police and sirens (don't know about now), and the apartment management aren't always that nice or helpful. dweep shah
dweep shah
what do you mean by temporary lodging in Lakewood.. didn't know there was such a thing in Lakewood. I know there's temp lodging on base..
the little town right outside of Madigan gate lol
My Grampa worked here during Vietnam was
Sign my DD214. You have pissed
off since May 22nd 1992.
Ft Lewis 08-12
4/2 ID, 2/1 Cav, A Trp.
3 Gulf Out.
Its better than Korea. Ill carry a umbrella! AR670-1 Ok's that now....LOL! 127 days till I PCS
Time to rename the JBLM Base to Joint Black Lives Matter was Joint Base Lewis McChord.
Just give it time.
Club Army makes fat lazy soldier. Go back to the real army and Draft.