@@ParkBongSig wouldn't be too bad if we didn't already do half of that the last several months, lol. Mostly some of the leadership is kinda trash depending on which company you go to.
I was at Fort Carson from 1997 to 2002. The post has changed big time since I was stationed there. Especially going out to butts army airfield where I worked. That part of post is now built up. I loved playing ball at McKibben gym or Garcia Gym. PMI down in pueblo is great for those that love to do the quarter mile dragrace track or Bandimere is the pro level quarter mile track in Denver. There is so much to do as far as activities, Garden of the Gods, Cave of the winds, Pikes Peak, I used to play ball off post at prospect lake. Colorado Springs is one most beautiful cities I have ever been stationed at. There is hunting, camping, hiking, car activities, performance shops, mountain biking, fishing, ice skating, parks to visit and driving in the mountains such as Hwy 24 pass Manitou springs is amazing. Cripple Creek has a really great casino section. The average cost of buying a home has skyrocketed. the starting price to buy a home on average is about 300k. Looking at fountain, security, or even widefield may have a little bit better prices on homes. One of my favorite duty stations. I was in 10th SF GRP and later in 3ACR when they were their back on the late 90s mid 2000s before they move to fort hood.
I was stationed there back in 2000-2003 during my first enlistment. I was inBravo Troop with 1/3 ACR. We deployed to Sinai in 2001 for cohesive training. My fave things on that base were Commo Hill and the mini px on the hill towards the front gate 😅...just outside the gate on B St was the infamous De Javu ...military personnel free on Sundays lol. Hundreds were spent there on weekends 😌. Thanks for the memories brother!
Looks very different , I was stationed there in 1966-1967 . Had basic training , assigned in motor pool as track mechanic then went to Vietnam. Looks great now !
My first unit was A co. 3/28 Inf, 4th ID, but I've never been to Ft Carson. After basic, ait and airborne I went to Wiesbaden, Germany to a forward brigade that was attached to 8th ID. I was in that unit almost a year and went through many redesignations and eventually became D co. 4/8, 8th ID at Manheim, Germany. I was able to transfer to 8th Aviation in the process as a pathfinder and changed the direction of my next 3 years. I ended up as a pathfinder in 6th cav, Ft Hood, good unit, great group of guys! Had alot of fun there!!
Born and raised there, 1986 till 2011 when i left the springs all together, its a great place to raise a family. But as an adult I don't miss it there.
I was there 79-81. One the first soldiers in the newly "stood up" Attack Helicopter Co. We had the new to the Army at that time AH1-S ECAS Cobra's, OH-58 Scout Birds and 2 C&C Huey's. I was in charge of the Engine Shop as an enlisted Soldier. All the other shops had Sergeants.
I was at Ft. Carson 1979 to 1980 when I ETS. I loved being in the Springs went to top of Pikes Peak but spent most of my time at Garden of the Gods!!! When I was here I was selected for funeral detail. Went to Pueblo for funerals!!!
I arrived at Fort Carson in Feb 1982 It was my first duty station. I knew I was in trouble when they issued me artic gear. It was so fuckin cold. That wind coming off the mountains would cut right through your clothes and freeze the fibers you needed many layers to stay warm. I was in 1/12 Infantry and those people lived in the field about 3 weeks a month. I remember the first time I went to the field went to sleep in my sleeping covered with my shelter half I woke up to take a leak and everything was covered in snow. I thought I was going to die. Being raised in Southern California I wasn't use to that harsh climate. I had never seen snow in my life. So after surviving winter the army decided in May that I should go to Fort Hood. It was so fuckin hot and mugging. I was their till my ETS.
My dad was stationed there several times. I went to Fort Carson Junior high on base. And Graduated from Fountain-Fort Carson High School. Lived on Cheyenne Mountain for 5 years. Miss that area and the people. When my dad retired he worked there for the Suggestion Program at Civil service.
I was stationed there for 3 years (2015-2018) it was a toxic dump and I highly doubt much has changed since then. The cost of living in Colorado is damn high, BAH only goes so far. I love Colorado and CO Springs but I had to leave after I ETS'd.
Ehe so if your living in the barracks. Better pray you’ll be over in 2nd brigade aviation unit. That’s the only barracks you see in this video. Not hating Chris thanks for this video. 1st and 3rd brigade’s barracks are really bad. But it’s what you make out of it! Good luck guys! But Colorado Springs is amazing! Best duty station so far!
My Dad volunteered for Vietnam when we lived in Germany in the early '60's. We left Germany for Ft. Lewis,WA. He became part of the IVth Infantry. Went to Vietnam on the Pope. Got stationed in Pleiku. Was there from September 1966 til mid August 1967. Went out with an Army buddy who got out and married a local girl in Massachusetts. In the car accident that killed the driver my Dad's skull was crushed between the dashboard and roof. The Army found a surgeon who did the cranial reconstruction. The filmed these operations at Harvard Medical School. My Dad did his recovery at the Charlestown Naval Hospital in Boston Massachusetts. A year and half later he was released and sent to Ft. Carson. They threw him in the stockade and charged him with desertion during combat. He tried to tell anyone who would listen about the accident,surgery,etc... Finally someone checked on my Dad saying he had been receiving his paychecks and paying child support. Turns out someone in the Army knew my Dad was at the Naval Hospital because the Navy got Dad's checks. He liked Colorado but went back to Germany as soon as he could.
Thanks buddy for the Vid was stationed in Ft Carson from 1982-1983 4th infan div 2/34 CSC unit. My short stay there was back in the early 80's station of choice was a option when going into the Army of course i picked Colorado i loved it there , i was a 63T Abrams and Bradley Combat equipment mechanic which i also got a 5k enlistment bonus because of MOS, that said 5 weeks at Carson i bought a CJ-5 from Rocky Mountian 4x4 and we spent most weekends hitting so many cool little towns threw out the state... Sadly i got my PCS orders 9 months there shipped out to the Rock in West Germany at the 13 month mark. I considered moving back there after i got out figuring opening a repair shop there because of not just Ft Carson but Peterson AFB and the AF acdemy.... I sadly seen some death during the time there and that was guys taking there cars or trucks up into Brown Mountian and back then with many cars and trucks with drum brakes coming back down out of the mountians many guys would wash out there brakes and with no gaurd rails would end up over a cliff.... Also 3-2 Beer worked much better up in the mountians along with MA Natures best Air cond.
I'm currently stationed here at Carson as well, I'm with 2nd brigade, 277FA HHB as a 13F. Also you forgot to mention the locals always know when we are out in the field with artillery. I live in falcon which is 30 miles east of carson, my family who live out in falcon as well can hear the impacts and it shakes and rattles the windows. Usually wakes up the locals when we are doing all nighters lobbing rounds down range lol.
I just signed my contract to be a 13F and my station of choice was fort Carson, they tried to tell me Sill and Polk were my only options, and I said you need to pick other ship dates because I don’t want to be a 13F in either of those places, and I was able to get Carson after hounding him more lmao. It’s all in writing so I’m good to go. Any advice? How do you like your unit/the units available to a 13F there?
@@hahahaj7117 do you know what brigade you are going to? If not probably won't know until closer to your graduation date from AIT. Anyway your experience will be different as is everyone's we have 3 different brigades you can end up in either 1st, 2nd or 3rd brigade, i don't know alot about 1st or 3rd brigade but from what I hear from other people who do a on post transfer to 2nd brigade is that those brigades suck at work/life balance as in field time constantly late work days ect..2nd Brigade is the only brigade that is about 6 miles from division Hq and the other brigades on main post so it's nice being out of sight and away from all the BS. As for work and daily stuff we do it depends. Mondays are usually motorpool Monday and the rest of the week is dependent on what needs to done such as layouts, classes, doing admin work ect. Formation is 0630 be prepared to know the ivy song that we all sing everymorning after we salute the flag Mondays are run days, Tuesday is upperbody, Wednesday is legs Thursday is tactical day so usually ruck March's for pt distance is dependent on who's running pt. Fridays are usually another run type of day or sports pt. Pt ends at 0730 show back up at 0930 and do the work that needs to be done. If you have a competent leader he or she should always have a white board in the office with the "due outs" for the day that need to be done how I run shit with my Joe's is if we complete all those due outs on the board and its 12:00 and nothing else has came down the line we're going home or I'll send the Joe's back to there rooms and stay on standby, stay in uniform though but for me idc what they do play games watch TV nap idc I'm not keeping my dudes at the cof or motorpool for hours just sitting on there phones doing nothing it's a waste of there time. We are very good at getting shit done and then leaving and hiding for the rest of the day because we don't like getting stuck in more bs or tasked out on mind numbing tasks.. Field time for 2nd brigade at least is not very often, this year I have been to the field twice once for 3 days the other just for the day, this month we will be in the field for a week and it will be a once a month thing until about Oct Nov again dependent on who you go to experience may differ lol. I've been attached to a Cav scout battalion and infantry battalion during my time here if you get stuck with the cav (19D) I'm sorry your going to just be someone who unfucks there Call for fires because regardless of what any cav scout tells you they suck at it. Infantry is the way to go if you like that kicking in door hooah shit.. every field event I been on with them has been awesome and also if your maneuver commander or element doesnt know how to utilize you then you will just become another body to kick in doors and less of calling in hate from the sky. If this is the case this is where being the infantry platoons most valuable asset comes into play where you can respectufully tell them no were not doing that we are doing (xyz) cause this is my job and I'm not being utilized the way I should to support you and your mission. I had one time where they tried using me and my RTO basically just as there radio bitches and not to call for fire or do our jobs like legit be there own personal RTOs for the commander and PSG..
Trained there once for two weeks. 10th S/F was doing their field ops and etc.we did ours. I was Marine Field Artillery.. Fun stuff, had a good experience. I do remember Alot of mosquitoes though. And yeah high altitude and rain Sac NORAD stuff nearby and the Airforce academy.
@cinaminaminaman Good to know. Hopefully, it stays good for you the whole time you're there. Make the most of your career and wherever you're stationed! I'm a disabled vet and I'm thinking of moving there.
@@yootoob2 thank you sir...the mountains are beautiful just came back from a snowboarding trip this weekend, seems like a beautiful place to retire at!!
@cinaminaminaman Ahhh! Don't tell me about your snow activities; I'm jealous. Lol. My family and I moved near Fort Bliss from Cocoa Beach for the mountain views and my health, but it's not working out. Lol.
Hi I'm graduating from AIT in a week and my wife and are trying to get information about housing and how this whole process works. If you could point us in the right direction that would be great
@@themanwhoplaysgame23 what’s your mos? I’m still in ait as a 25B but go there after airborne school. How is it man? I’ve heard it’s really chill and how lucky I got and all, but don’t really know what to expect
@@hutch5495 I’m a 92g aka a cook but group really nice mane. Depending on yo leadership you should be able to go to work in civilians some days. Chill work schedule and when u go to the field u will be staying in barracks with wifi. You get a 4day every month also. Just get use to the wind
@@themanwhoplaysgame23 1 bedroom as in like you don’t have another roomate you share a common area with even tho u both have your same rooms? Yeah I’ve heard about the 4 days and leadership, how long have you been there? 2 sergeants here told me I was lucky asf
You and I were there at roughly the same time...704th Maint BN for me. The pics of the place tells me it has been totally rebuilt. I didn't even recognize the gate going in. Arby's and KFC and such on base? I got robbed.
Coming back to this video late but I just swore in 68w got fort Carson as my first duty station in my contract seen all videos about it being thee if not one of the best stations also there is a boxing gym nearby that I wanted to train at because I eventually want to get on the army WCAP boxing team
I did two tours there, just one year each, then back to Germany. Was with HHB 1/19FA, 4ID from July 1982-July 1983, and HHB 5/29FA from August 1985-August 1986. Loved it both times. Several rotations to NTC Fort Irwin, several TDY’s and tons of weeks in the field, like Pinion Canyon. Got hit with hail both tours, and blizzards/snowstorms. Lived off post the first tour and got family housing on post after 3 months and from our quarters you could see NORAD. It was a great time and my oldest son loved it so much that he’s looking at moving there. It’s beautiful but that cold kills me. Great places to go and enjoy touring. If anyone gets stationed there enjoy it as much as possible.
@@TheTuscaloosa my first tour was in Northern Germany at General Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, Garlstadt Germany, near Olsterholtz-Scharmbeck, Southeast of Bremerhaven, with HHB 1/14 FA (reflagged HHB 4/3 FA), with 2AD (FWD) from August 1983-August 1985. It was tough, and considered as tough as the Berlin Brigade, but as the only US combat unit in the North we were always training with other countries and went to Denmark and the Netherlands besides training sites in Germany. It was pretty cool, except that they really rode us hard. Great training, just not so much fun for the family because there wasn’t a lot to do. We had to use VCR’s to watch TV because we couldn’t get AFN except on the radio where we lived on the economy. The second tour was with HHB 2/6 FA (Reflagged as HHB 4/82) from September 1986-September 1990, with 3AD, at Hutier Kaserne, Hanau Germany, East of Frankfurt. We lived on the economy for about a year and got family quarters at Pioneer Housing. My wife at the time got a job on Pioneer Kaserne, walking distance from our quarters, with AAFES at the Shopette there. It was actually a lot more fun than our first tour because we were close to practically every thing support wise, AFN TV too! So got to travel to places with MWR, and tons of activities. We definitely had a great time and training was great too. Lots of field training and we supported 11ACR, over watching the Fulda Gap. I got a chance to revisit Germany last year before COVID-19 hit. We traveled through Europe for 3 weeks and visited the places I had been stationed at. My new wife loved it all and we’re making plans to go back, especially the UK, and Bavaria, and maybe the Mediterranean because we didn’t get to it on the last trip. In short it was great being stationed in Germany. Added bonus was that one of my sisters was in the Air Force and stationed in Wiesbaden while I was on my second tour, so we took trips with her family too. Good times.
@Rex Hill read my reply to Guido Kaz above. Germany was great most of the time. More enjoyable on time off for sure on my second tour. Been to Mannheim and Coleman barracks a couple of times.
@@wilfredosoto2722 I was there in 81-83 at Fliegerhorst Kaserne, Erlensee (formerly Langendiebach) Hanau. The base has since been closed. My best tour by far. I was stationed at Ft. Carson, CO. Germany, Ft. Hood, TX, Camp Humphreys ROK and finally 2 months at Ft Campbell, KY. All in 7 years. 68B20 Helicopter Engine Mechanic. The MOS has since changed to 15B.
I was in 5/29 FA also....leader ship and moral were so bad they rolled up the flag. Got my room robbed by the NCO and private on CQ then still had to serve with them. Standards were a total joke and no one gave a crap. Beautiful area tho with great outdoor activities.
Was stationed at Ft Carson in the 1980s. I liked Colorado Spring but I hated ft Carson. Going to the field man that sand was like talcum powder it gets in everything and everywhere. You had to make such to put socks over your boots before getting in your sleeping bag so no scorpions 🦂 didn’t climb in your boots. Big spiders and snakes in the field also. Training was cool just bad leadership. Lived off base on Academy Boulevard. They had just built this new apartment complex called Strawberry Hill. But like I said I hated Ft Carson because of the unit I was in, and the capt. of the unit was a dick.
Depends on the unit. Some units in 4ID do but right now those are things like deployments to Poland, Germany and other non combat deployments for the most part.
Was there for a year and a half as I was drafted during Vietnam war 1970 ..stayed in coal heated ww11 barracks, of course I hated being forced by the government to live under communism to fight a bullshit war for profits supposedly against communism which is for nothing as we are in it under the NWO but any way if your going there your not interested in my past. The weather is mostly Sunny it can snow in October as you watch the snow move down pikes peak week by week..It’s a military town that had air force academy at that time probability still does also has NORAD in Cheyenne mountain so towns people not friendly as we are in news papers for crime all the time, well that’s all I don’t miss the place,especially the smell of breakfast food and coal before dawn.
And to think, this video posted on the 246th anniversary of the establishment of the US ARMY 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸. Coincidence?? I think not! RANGERS LEAD THE WAY 🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Perfect timing, Chris. I was just looking for videos on Ft Carson and couldn't find anything. You came through!
Don't come to 2-12
@@MrBigJake75 lol elaborate.
@@ParkBongSig 2 week FTX in July, warhorse strike in August, September team-squad stx and live fire, October ntc.
@@MrBigJake75 shit sounds fun, no?
@@ParkBongSig wouldn't be too bad if we didn't already do half of that the last several months, lol. Mostly some of the leadership is kinda trash depending on which company you go to.
I was at Fort Carson from 1997 to 2002. The post has changed big time since I was stationed there. Especially going out to butts army airfield where I worked. That part of post is now built up. I loved playing ball at McKibben gym or Garcia Gym. PMI down in pueblo is great for those that love to do the quarter mile dragrace track or Bandimere is the pro level quarter mile track in Denver. There is so much to do as far as activities, Garden of the Gods, Cave of the winds, Pikes Peak, I used to play ball off post at prospect lake. Colorado Springs is one most beautiful cities I have ever been stationed at. There is hunting, camping, hiking, car activities, performance shops, mountain biking, fishing, ice skating, parks to visit and driving in the mountains such as Hwy 24 pass Manitou springs is amazing. Cripple Creek has a really great casino section. The average cost of buying a home has skyrocketed. the starting price to buy a home on average is about 300k. Looking at fountain, security, or even widefield may have a little bit better prices on homes. One of my favorite duty stations. I was in 10th SF GRP and later in 3ACR when they were their back on the late 90s mid 2000s before they move to fort hood.
I was stationed there back in 2000-2003 during my first enlistment. I was inBravo Troop with 1/3 ACR. We deployed to Sinai in 2001 for cohesive training. My fave things on that base were Commo Hill and the mini px on the hill towards the front gate 😅...just outside the gate on B St was the infamous De Javu ...military personnel free on Sundays lol. Hundreds were spent there on weekends 😌. Thanks for the memories brother!
@@armydude81I was at Carson in 93-95 Co Springs has almost doubled in size it was nice then Extremely expensive now
I was stationed at Carson for 18 months. No complaints at all.
Looks very different , I was stationed there in 1966-1967 . Had basic training , assigned in motor pool as track mechanic then went to Vietnam. Looks great now !
My first unit was A co. 3/28 Inf, 4th ID, but I've never been to Ft Carson. After basic, ait and airborne I went to Wiesbaden, Germany to a forward brigade that was attached to 8th ID. I was in that unit almost a year and went through many redesignations and eventually
became D co. 4/8, 8th ID at Manheim, Germany. I was able to transfer to 8th Aviation in the process as a pathfinder and changed the direction of my next 3 years.
I ended up as a pathfinder in 6th cav, Ft Hood, good unit, great group of guys! Had alot of fun there!!
Just got stationed there for my first duty station... I'm a 12b, super excited!
Born and raised there, 1986 till 2011 when i left the springs all together, its a great place to raise a family. But as an adult I don't miss it there.
I grew up on Fort Carson, nothing but great memories :)
im stationed here, running sucks with the altitude but after a while you get used to it. the base is pretty small A LOT of one ways.
I was there 79-81. One the first soldiers in the newly "stood up" Attack Helicopter Co. We had the new to the Army at that time AH1-S ECAS Cobra's, OH-58 Scout Birds and 2 C&C Huey's. I was in charge of the Engine Shop as an enlisted Soldier. All the other shops had Sergeants.
I was at Ft. Carson 1979 to 1980 when I ETS. I loved being in the Springs went to top of Pikes Peak but spent most of my time at Garden of the Gods!!! When I was here I was selected for funeral detail. Went to Pueblo for funerals!!!
I was stationed at Ft. Carson from ‘87 - ‘90, assigned to 4/61 - 1/3 ADA. I lived off post. I loved it. We set the record for most days below zero.
I arrived at Fort Carson in Feb 1982 It was my first duty station. I knew I was in trouble when they issued me artic gear. It was so fuckin cold. That wind coming off the mountains would cut right through your clothes and freeze the fibers you needed many layers to stay warm. I was in 1/12 Infantry and those people lived in the field about 3 weeks a month. I remember the first time I went to the field went to sleep in my sleeping covered with my shelter half I woke up to take a leak and everything was covered in snow. I thought I was going to die. Being raised in Southern California I wasn't use to that harsh climate. I had never seen snow in my life. So after surviving winter the army decided in May that I should go to Fort Hood. It was so fuckin hot and mugging. I was their till my ETS.
Hey Chris! Just got fort carson as my first duty station. I go there December 1st 2023!
Chris be stepping it up with the camera and lighting set up. 👍
My dad was stationed there several times. I went to Fort Carson Junior high on base. And Graduated from Fountain-Fort Carson High School. Lived on Cheyenne Mountain for 5 years. Miss that area and the people. When my dad retired he worked there for the Suggestion Program at Civil service.
Loved carson. Loved the funky weather, especially snow during summer. Only thing I hated was running in that elevation.
Right! But when I got back home to Tx, my 11 min 2mile run went down to 9½ min 😅
Getting stationed here in October, very informative!
How has it been since you've been stationed there? I'm 11B and fixing to go this month.
I was stationed there for 3 years (2015-2018) it was a toxic dump and I highly doubt much has changed since then. The cost of living in Colorado is damn high, BAH only goes so far. I love Colorado and CO Springs but I had to leave after I ETS'd.
Dude, its still a toxic dump. My next duty station is wheeler army airfield hawaii hopefully, its not toxic.
@@jamesmadison7551 Yeah man FT Carson is a disaster, I love Colorado but man do I have some bad memories of Carson.
@@VanquishMediaDE flippin nightmare for me bro lol leadership in my battalion are garbage.
Ehe so if your living in the barracks. Better pray you’ll be over in 2nd brigade aviation unit. That’s the only barracks you see in this video. Not hating Chris thanks for this video. 1st and 3rd brigade’s barracks are really bad. But it’s what you make out of it! Good luck guys! But Colorado Springs is amazing! Best duty station so far!
He didn't talk about the wind blowing off Cheyenne mountain. It can be a real dust storm that the sand can take the paint off a car.
I dealt with that back in the early 2000s, I had to get use to that and the nice sunny" quiet before the storm" perfect day turned into a snowstorm 😅
My Dad volunteered for Vietnam when we lived in Germany in the early '60's. We left Germany for Ft. Lewis,WA. He became part of the IVth Infantry. Went to Vietnam on the Pope. Got stationed in Pleiku. Was there from September 1966 til mid August 1967. Went out with an Army buddy who got out and married a local girl in Massachusetts. In the car accident that killed the driver my Dad's skull was crushed between the dashboard and roof. The Army found a surgeon who did the cranial reconstruction. The filmed these operations at Harvard Medical School. My Dad did his recovery at the Charlestown Naval Hospital in Boston Massachusetts. A year and half later he was released and sent to Ft. Carson. They threw him in the stockade and charged him with desertion during combat. He tried to tell anyone who would listen about the accident,surgery,etc... Finally someone checked on my Dad saying he had been receiving his paychecks and paying child support. Turns out someone in the Army knew my Dad was at the Naval Hospital because the Navy got Dad's checks. He liked Colorado but went back to Germany as soon as he could.
Thanks buddy for the Vid was stationed in Ft Carson from 1982-1983 4th infan div 2/34 CSC unit. My short stay there was back in the early 80's station of choice was a option when going into the Army of course i picked Colorado i loved it there , i was a 63T Abrams and Bradley Combat equipment mechanic which i also got a 5k enlistment bonus because of MOS, that said 5 weeks at Carson i bought a CJ-5 from Rocky Mountian 4x4 and we spent most weekends hitting so many cool little towns threw out the state... Sadly i got my PCS orders 9 months there shipped out to the Rock in West Germany at the 13 month mark. I considered moving back there after i got out figuring opening a repair shop there because of not just Ft Carson but Peterson AFB and the AF acdemy.... I sadly seen some death during the time there and that was guys taking there cars or trucks up into Brown Mountian and back then with many cars and trucks with drum brakes coming back down out of the mountians many guys would wash out there brakes and with no gaurd rails would end up over a cliff.... Also 3-2 Beer worked much better up in the mountians along with MA Natures best Air cond.
That was my first duty station when I joined. I was a platoon XO fresh out of ROTC, great place to start out.
First duty station. Thanks for the info!
Gonna go there, 19d. Thanks for posting this. Been looking for as much information that was well more factual.
My soldier is stationed out of Fort Carson. I cannot wait to visit Colorado.
I'm currently stationed here at Carson as well, I'm with 2nd brigade, 277FA HHB as a 13F. Also you forgot to mention the locals always know when we are out in the field with artillery. I live in falcon which is 30 miles east of carson, my family who live out in falcon as well can hear the impacts and it shakes and rattles the windows. Usually wakes up the locals when we are doing all nighters lobbing rounds down range lol.
I just signed my contract to be a 13F and my station of choice was fort Carson, they tried to tell me Sill and Polk were my only options, and I said you need to pick other ship dates because I don’t want to be a 13F in either of those places, and I was able to get Carson after hounding him more lmao. It’s all in writing so I’m good to go. Any advice? How do you like your unit/the units available to a 13F there?
@@hahahaj7117 do you know what brigade you are going to? If not probably won't know until closer to your graduation date from AIT. Anyway your experience will be different as is everyone's we have 3 different brigades you can end up in either 1st, 2nd or 3rd brigade, i don't know alot about 1st or 3rd brigade but from what I hear from other people who do a on post transfer to 2nd brigade is that those brigades suck at work/life balance as in field time constantly late work days ect..2nd Brigade is the only brigade that is about 6 miles from division Hq and the other brigades on main post so it's nice being out of sight and away from all the BS.
As for work and daily stuff we do it depends. Mondays are usually motorpool Monday and the rest of the week is dependent on what needs to done such as layouts, classes, doing admin work ect. Formation is 0630 be prepared to know the ivy song that we all sing everymorning after we salute the flag
Mondays are run days, Tuesday is upperbody, Wednesday is legs Thursday is tactical day so usually ruck March's for pt distance is dependent on who's running pt. Fridays are usually another run type of day or sports pt. Pt ends at 0730 show back up at 0930 and do the work that needs to be done. If you have a competent leader he or she should always have a white board in the office with the "due outs" for the day that need to be done
how I run shit with my Joe's is if we complete all those due outs on the board and its 12:00 and nothing else has came down the line we're going home or I'll send the Joe's back to there rooms and stay on standby, stay in uniform though but for me idc what they do play games watch TV nap idc I'm not keeping my dudes at the cof or motorpool for hours just sitting on there phones doing nothing it's a waste of there time.
We are very good at getting shit done and then leaving and hiding for the rest of the day because we don't like getting stuck in more bs or tasked out on mind numbing tasks..
Field time for 2nd brigade at least is not very often, this year I have been to the field twice once for 3 days the other just for the day, this month we will be in the field for a week and it will be a once a month thing until about Oct Nov again dependent on who you go to experience may differ lol. I've been attached to a Cav scout battalion and infantry battalion during my time here if you get stuck with the cav (19D) I'm sorry your going to just be someone who unfucks there Call for fires because regardless of what any cav scout tells you they suck at it. Infantry is the way to go if you like that kicking in door hooah shit.. every field event I been on with them has been awesome and also if your maneuver commander or element doesnt know how to utilize you then you will just become another body to kick in doors and less of calling in hate from the sky. If this is the case this is where being the infantry platoons most valuable asset comes into play where you can respectufully tell them no were not doing that we are doing (xyz) cause this is my job and I'm not being utilized the way I should to support you and your mission.
I had one time where they tried using me and my RTO basically just as there radio bitches and not to call for fire or do our jobs like legit be there own personal RTOs for the commander and PSG..
@@hahahaj7117 if you have any other questions find me on fb messenger or Instagram and PM me be happy to help!
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Not much there in mid 1990s area has grown a lot Colorado Springs was nice little town
If you go to 3rd brigade don't expect the fancy barracks unless your 1-8
Im with 4-10 Cav. No lies brotha.
Glad im 1-8 in lol
Was in 588 from 2019 to 2021 and the barracks was fine. Way better than what 1st brigade guys get.
I was stationed at FT. Carson in late 1977, I was assigned with the 1st BN 121st Mechanized Infantry. M113 track vehicle.
Trained there once for two weeks. 10th S/F was doing their field ops and etc.we did ours.
I was Marine Field Artillery..
Fun stuff, had a good experience.
I do remember Alot of mosquitoes though.
And yeah high altitude and rain
Sac NORAD stuff nearby and the Airforce academy.
Got stationed in fort carson as a 88M and I report tomorrow!
How is it?
@Yoo Toob so far so good 👍 barracks aren't too bad
@cinaminaminaman Good to know. Hopefully, it stays good for you the whole time you're there. Make the most of your career and wherever you're stationed! I'm a disabled vet and I'm thinking of moving there.
@@yootoob2 thank you sir...the mountains are beautiful just came back from a snowboarding trip this weekend, seems like a beautiful place to retire at!!
@cinaminaminaman Ahhh! Don't tell me about your snow activities; I'm jealous. Lol. My family and I moved near Fort Bliss from Cocoa Beach for the mountain views and my health, but it's not working out. Lol.
I couldn’t stand stateside service Ft Lee wasn’t bad but my last year of service I was at Ft Devens Ma,it was so bad it’s not even there anymore!
I’m still waiting for a slot to open up in Carson. Need to leave Riley!
My buddy wants Riley. He will trade you for Korea.
If you’re infantry, you’re gonna be in the field all the time.
@@SethAKPI I am a 25S attached to 4th ID. Will I be in the field all the time?
@@ParkBongSig what battalion and brigade?
@@SethAKPI dunno yet. Sponsor hasnt gotten back to me yet
I was with 4th ID when it was in Ft. Hood
My son is in AIT and is a combat medic. He just received his orders and his duty station is Ft.Carson. So trying to do some research for him.
Great place.
Heading there after I graduate from the fire academy in goodfellow. Can't wait for the altitude
There is Seabee compound, too. I was there. There is also a naval reserve center.
I’m here now and growing to hate it. Don’t really like my unit. Being on base sucks but love the things there are to do off base. Housing is horrible
Been stationed at fort carson for 2 years currently rotated to novo solo ( NSTA ) coming back to fort carson in december.
Got stationed at fort Carson as a 12m fire fighter
I love the cold 🥶
I just left Fort Carson. I enjoyed my time there. Would love to come back to Colorado
My wife loved, Seven Falls, and Garden of the God's. We lived the ugly two story brick buildings.
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I'm headding to basic hear soon and my first duty station is fort carson thank you for the video
Very nice, I was there back in 1983-85. I have to visit sometime this year..:)
Hi I'm graduating from AIT in a week and my wife and are trying to get information about housing and how this whole process works. If you could point us in the right direction that would be great
Just got 10th SFG after airborne school, so excited
I’m in group too dawg shits chill here
@@themanwhoplaysgame23 what’s your mos? I’m still in ait as a 25B but go there after airborne school. How is it man? I’ve heard it’s really chill and how lucky I got and all, but don’t really know what to expect
@@hutch5495 I’m a 92g aka a cook but group really nice mane. Depending on yo leadership you should be able to go to work in civilians some days. Chill work schedule and when u go to the field u will be staying in barracks with wifi. You get a 4day every month also. Just get use to the wind
@@hutch5495 barracks are really nice too you might get lucky and get a 1 bedroom
@@themanwhoplaysgame23 1 bedroom as in like you don’t have another roomate you share a common area with even tho u both have your same rooms? Yeah I’ve heard about the 4 days and leadership, how long have you been there? 2 sergeants here told me I was lucky asf
Really A what a burger in Colorado Springs Chris !!!!
Best base in USA 🇺🇸 hands down
Do they deploy a lot ?
Totally agree with you.
Lower enlisted with not many dependents, you’re getting the terrible terrible housing. Officers will have way better housing then you, move off post
I appreciate you, I been struggling finding a house. I’m coming from Ft benning to Fort Carson and not having a good time 😂
@Rex Hill oooo B street, I’m sorry
@@CrisInHD yea man, it’s insane here. Luckily, God blessed my wife and I and we have a great house off post. I hope you find the same
I’m already in Carson I love co
Love the videos!
Just got stationed there
How is it?
So many one way streets
Great video
I'm literally so excited to go to Carson 😁
Keep an eye out. You might run into me.
You should be excited. I served 4 years at Ft. Carson and it is a great place to serve. Colorado Springs is a great party town. No Complaints Greg.
Just got orders to carson yesterday.. a little skeptical but seems not too bad
I was stationed at FT Carson in 1974-75 as a 64C with 4th S&T, then with DISCOM HQ, as the driver for the C.O.(O6). In 1976, PCS to Germany 🇺🇲.
Colorado or Germany?
@@johnnydough8924 Colorado
You and I were there at roughly the same time...704th Maint BN for me. The pics of the place tells me it has been totally rebuilt. I didn't even recognize the gate going in. Arby's and KFC and such on base? I got robbed.
Heading there mid April early May
Coming back to this video late but I just swore in 68w got fort Carson as my first duty station in my contract seen all videos about it being thee if not one of the best stations also there is a boxing gym nearby that I wanted to train at because I eventually want to get on the army WCAP boxing team
I’m a 68 going to Carson next month lol
@@ripgoose27 that’s wassup bro by the time I finish my ait and basic and all that I’ll probably be at Carson around late November
Good luck gents. Make sure get on the line. The medics attached to us don’t do shit in the line😂from what I heard the clinic sucks
How often soldiers get deploy at fort Carson ?
It rained everyday at noon, from the Mountains.
2 more days left of Infantry OSUT then I’m off to Carson!!!
Is there still a mall called The Citadel in Colorado Springs?
Google?
@@irvingr7538 ask
Yes
Gonna be there soon
I'm from Florida I would have to adjust to the change
I think I seen you on post !!
If your not Aviation or special forces your going to be stuck in the old outdated crappy barracks. especially if you’re infantry .
Castle Rock has outlets.
I’ve been there two years 80 to 82
Hell nah the barracks ur describing is a dream😂if ur infantry gents ur barracks are going to be fucked up but it’s not all bad.
Im a 11c just found out my first duty station is going to be here, I leave Feb 25th
Good duty station
Isn't red rocks pretty close.. Like one of the more popular concert venues in the US?
Yep. Just south of Denver. So maybe around a 45 min drive from Fort Carson.
Getting stationed at fort Carson 2nd brigade 4th ID as an 11c anyone have any information on what it’s like
Horrible
Terrible
Haha I’m here but I’m a 11B it’s dumb
@@litjay7576 you got an ig? I wanna know more about the barracks going for 11b in the next few months
Terrible, I am sorry for you my friend.
Love Ft Carson
yea. best Army Installation in the U.S.
I did two tours there, just one year each, then back to Germany. Was with HHB 1/19FA, 4ID from July 1982-July 1983, and HHB 5/29FA from August 1985-August 1986. Loved it both times. Several rotations to NTC Fort Irwin, several TDY’s and tons of weeks in the field, like Pinion Canyon. Got hit with hail both tours, and blizzards/snowstorms. Lived off post the first tour and got family housing on post after 3 months and from our quarters you could see NORAD. It was a great time and my oldest son loved it so much that he’s looking at moving there. It’s beautiful but that cold kills me. Great places to go and enjoy touring. If anyone gets stationed there enjoy it as much as possible.
How did you like germany?
@@TheTuscaloosa my first tour was in Northern Germany at General Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, Garlstadt Germany, near Olsterholtz-Scharmbeck, Southeast of Bremerhaven, with HHB 1/14 FA (reflagged HHB 4/3 FA), with 2AD (FWD) from August 1983-August 1985. It was tough, and considered as tough as the Berlin Brigade, but as the only US combat unit in the North we were always training with other countries and went to Denmark and the Netherlands besides training sites in Germany. It was pretty cool, except that they really rode us hard. Great training, just not so much fun for the family because there wasn’t a lot to do. We had to use VCR’s to watch TV because we couldn’t get AFN except on the radio where we lived on the economy. The second tour was with HHB 2/6 FA (Reflagged as HHB 4/82) from September 1986-September 1990, with 3AD, at Hutier Kaserne, Hanau Germany, East of Frankfurt. We lived on the economy for about a year and got family quarters at Pioneer Housing. My wife at the time got a job on Pioneer Kaserne, walking distance from our quarters, with AAFES at the Shopette there. It was actually a lot more fun than our first tour because we were close to practically every thing support wise, AFN TV too! So got to travel to places with MWR, and tons of activities. We definitely had a great time and training was great too. Lots of field training and we supported 11ACR, over watching the Fulda Gap. I got a chance to revisit Germany last year before COVID-19 hit. We traveled through Europe for 3 weeks and visited the places I had been stationed at. My new wife loved it all and we’re making plans to go back, especially the UK, and Bavaria, and maybe the Mediterranean because we didn’t get to it on the last trip. In short it was great being stationed in Germany. Added bonus was that one of my sisters was in the Air Force and stationed in Wiesbaden while I was on my second tour, so we took trips with her family too. Good times.
@Rex Hill read my reply to Guido Kaz above. Germany was great most of the time. More enjoyable on time off for sure on my second tour. Been to Mannheim and Coleman barracks a couple of times.
@@wilfredosoto2722 I was there in 81-83 at Fliegerhorst Kaserne, Erlensee (formerly Langendiebach) Hanau. The base has since been closed. My best tour by far. I was stationed at Ft. Carson, CO. Germany, Ft. Hood, TX, Camp Humphreys ROK and finally 2 months at Ft Campbell, KY. All in 7 years. 68B20 Helicopter Engine Mechanic. The MOS has since changed to 15B.
Do they have softball/football?
If you're an infantryman don't come to 1st BDE, cuz this place f*cking sucks 😂
Facts
I'm a medic in 1st BDE, and I agree.
Just touchdown here in carson will be going to 1st brigade anyone has any info on the unit?
What's housing like for lower enlisted? For say the 2-12 housing?
5 guys has nothing on in n out 😂
Im gonna pcs to fort Carson from hawaii I’ll be there in march 2024
Crazy I most ppl I’ve meet here want to pcs to Hawaii
3:15 we had a Tornado in Fountain...
I was in 5/29 FA also....leader ship and moral were so bad they rolled up the flag. Got my room robbed by the NCO and private on CQ then still had to serve with them. Standards were a total joke and no one gave a crap. Beautiful area tho with great outdoor activities.
1/8 CSC RECON 4th INF. 1974👍
Was stationed at Ft Carson in the 1980s. I liked Colorado Spring but I hated ft Carson. Going to the field man that sand was like talcum powder it gets in everything and everywhere. You had to make such to put socks over your boots before getting in your sleeping bag so no scorpions 🦂 didn’t climb in your boots. Big spiders and snakes in the field also. Training was cool just bad leadership. Lived off base on Academy Boulevard. They had just built this new apartment complex called Strawberry Hill. But like I said I hated Ft Carson because of the unit I was in, and the capt. of the unit was a dick.
What’s fort Benning Georgia like.
Shit hole
Going in the next 5 months
The put me on the gates to check id's. Fat Boys Pizaa is pretty good. So is the place that serves the Chili verde Burrito.
To me five guys is a knock off of inn and out minus the peanuts and more pricey.
Going at carson in 8 days
We will be going to Carson soon do they deploy a lot ?
Depends on the unit. Some units in 4ID do but right now those are things like deployments to Poland, Germany and other non combat deployments for the most part.
That and going to the field every damn week. They go to the field so often they might as well make field training it's own MOS.
Yes, im in NSTA bulgaria deployed from ft carson.
@@VanquishMediaDE sheesh !
@@jamesmadison7551 😳😳
You better not be a week runner because you will lose a minute off of your time
Was there for a year and a half as I was drafted during Vietnam war 1970 ..stayed in coal heated ww11 barracks, of course I hated being forced by the government to live under communism to fight a bullshit war for profits supposedly against communism which is for nothing as we are in it under the NWO but any way if your going there your not interested in my past. The weather is mostly Sunny it can snow in October as you watch the snow move down pikes peak week by week..It’s a military town that had air force academy at that time probability still does also has NORAD in Cheyenne mountain so towns people not friendly as we are in news papers for crime all the time, well that’s all I don’t miss the place,especially the smell of breakfast food and coal before dawn.
haven't you heard of snow tires?
And to think, this video posted on the 246th anniversary of the establishment of the US ARMY 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸. Coincidence?? I think not! RANGERS LEAD THE WAY 🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
fort cartoon. only been there once lol
*Being stationed
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