At the risk of lots of quality trolling:

I head back onto active duty for the Army in February as a JAG officer. We're allowed to submit a basing preference list that's based off of a list of posts with anticipated need (which are listed below). I have to rank my top 8 in order of preference.

The only catch (other than the obvious one that there's no guarantee that you'll get any of your top picks) is that I can select only 1 of the available "most requested posts" (which are 1) Europe 2) Ft. Carson, CO 3) Hawaii 4) Ft. Lewis, WA 5) Military district of Washington [D.C.] and 6) Virginia) - Listed in bold below.

The other rule is that you cannot be stationed in a base in the state where you took the bar exam, which knocks out Ft. Bragg.

Here are the available posts:
1) Ft. Benning, GA
2) Ft. Bliss, TX
3) Ft. Bragg NC
4) Ft. Campbell, KY
5) Ft. Drum, NY
6) Europe
7) Ft. Eustis, VA
8) Ft. Gordon, GA
9) Ft. Hood, TX
10) Ft. Huachuca, AZ
11) Ft. Irwin, CA
12) Ft. Jackson, SC
13) Ft. Knox, KY
14) Korea
15) Ft. Lee, VA
16) Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
17) Ft. Leavenworth, KS
18) Ft. Lewis, WA
19) Maryland/Northern VA/Military district of Washington
20) Ft.Polk, LA
21) Ft. Riley, KS
22) Redstone Arsenal, AL
23) Rock Island Arsenal, IL
24) Ft. Rucker, AL
25) Ft. Sam Houston, TX
26) Ft. Sill, OK
27) Ft. Stewart, GA
28) White Sands Missile Range, NM

11/10/2010 11:00:30 AM

I'd vote Korea.

11/10/2010 11:02:01 AM

Korea

11/10/2010 11:02:01 AM

Korea. It's time for it.

11/10/2010 11:03:39 AM

White Sands is pretty awesome for an hour or two

11/10/2010 11:05:39 AM

Korea.

11/10/2010 11:06:47 AM

Korea

11/10/2010 11:07:01 AM

and what is so great about Virginia?

11/10/2010 11:07:12 AM

I too vote for Korea.

11/10/2010 11:07:27 AM

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"13) Ft. Knox, KY"

14)Steal gold
15)...?
16)Profit

11/10/2010 11:11:05 AM

why is everyone voting Korea

that place seems like a shithole

11/10/2010 11:11:19 AM

^ shhhh, just go with it

[Edited on November 10, 2010 at 11:12 AM. Reason : it'll be funny]

11/10/2010 11:11:51 AM

Redstone Arsenal, AL!

Then you can come hang out with me!

11/10/2010 11:15:10 AM

haha I love how "Europe" is in a list alongside "Ft. Stewart, GA"
seriously man
go to Europe

or DC

11/10/2010 11:15:15 AM

Seoul is awesome.

11/10/2010 11:16:16 AM

is a few good men your favorite movie?

11/10/2010 11:17:03 AM

Yeah, I too thought the "Europe" along with all the other very specific locations was funny.

Where have you lived before? If you already did EUROPE then seems like you should try somewhere else

11/10/2010 11:21:47 AM

as a young jack officer...

also, ft. lewis

[Edited on November 10, 2010 at 11:23 AM. Reason : .]

11/10/2010 11:22:01 AM

Korea. Europe could be cool unless you get stuck some where like the balkans

[Edited on November 10, 2010 at 11:26 AM. Reason : ]

11/10/2010 11:25:56 AM

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"haha I love how "Europe" is in a list alongside "Ft. Stewart, GA""

That's the Army for you (cue the SNL celebrity jeopardy clip: "This continent is east of Europe. Here's your audio clue: "ASIA.""

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"Where have you lived before? If you already did EUROPE then seems like you should try somewhere else"

I've never lived for an extended period outside of NC, although I've spend varying smaller amounts of time for training at Ft. Jackson, Lee, Lewis, and Benning. I liked Lewis a lot while I was out there, although the lack of sunshine might be an issue.

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"and what is so great about Virginia?"

Nothing, except for its proximity to D.C. The Pentagon and D.C. area bases are all extremely popular among JAG for whatever reason.

11/10/2010 11:30:40 AM

Europe

11/10/2010 11:35:12 AM

Move to DC. Become a Caps fan. Profit.

11/10/2010 11:36:31 AM

JAG off

11/10/2010 11:37:42 AM

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"Move to DC. Become a Caps fan. Profit."

False. I could never betray the Canes, especially not to a division rival. I could see myself going to games of some non-conference team if I lived elsewhere, just to have live hockey in my life.

11/10/2010 11:37:51 AM

Fuck it, go to Europe. Every white person has to do it at some time

11/10/2010 11:38:34 AM

i vote ft drum. rural new york is a lot like rural nc except with labatt blue instead of miller

11/10/2010 11:41:38 AM

I hear Korean bitches just toss their soaking panties at the white men over there. Their crooked vaginas look pretty cozy too.

11/10/2010 1:54:23 PM

Pops was in the Army so as a kid I lived in the following bases. Ft. Drum and Ft. Leonard Wood are basically cut off from civilization, but if you are into outdoor activities they are nice places. San Antonio could be a good choice . I like Texas though.

3) Ft. Bragg NC
5) Ft. Drum, NY
16) Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
25) Ft. Sam Houston, TX

11/10/2010 2:04:40 PM

We have offices at Ft. Huachuca, AZ. It's really close to Mexico. My coworkers that live there say that they often go into Mexico or up to Tucson (30 minutes away) for weekend activities. Phoenix is 2 hours away. Sierra Vista itself doesn't have a whole lot going on outside the military base though.

That's about all the help I can provide.

Nevermind, I also had a buddy stationed at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO twice. He said it was horrible. The only thing to do is go to the porn strip mall where they had a pawn shop, a bar, porn store, and three titty bars. You had to go there because nothing else was available. St. Louis is about an hour away I think.

[Edited on November 10, 2010 at 2:21 PM. Reason : i can help with two options]

11/10/2010 2:19:59 PM

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"26) Ft. Sill, OK"

You're not missing much here.

11/10/2010 6:35:40 PM

South korea is awesome, highest cell phone penetration in the world

I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message.

11/10/2010 6:36:29 PM

DO you need a wifey for extra benefits?

Europa

11/10/2010 6:38:07 PM

Europe at the top of the list. Hands down, no question, that should already have been decided.

after that nothing looks outstanding, i would list ft bennings. can't remember if i've actually been to ft drum or not, but if its the place i'm thinking of you don't want to be there.

11/10/2010 8:18:34 PM

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"15) Ft. Lee, VA"

shithole in a shithole town.

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"7) Ft. Eustis, VA"

Run by the USAF now, promises to be a clusterfuck. Also, shitty post.

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"25) Ft. Sam Houston, TX"

How the fuck did this not make your list? Have you heard the stories about Fort Resort Sam Houston?

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"27) Ft. Stewart, GA"

IF you can bump that over to Hunter AAF, then you'll be living in Savannah

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"22) Redstone Arsenal, AL"

This wouldn't be a bad place to live if you were married from what I've seen of Northern Alabama. Birmingham is a pretty cool town.

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"24) Ft. Rucker, AL"

I miss it more than I ever thought I would. Honestly, you'll have a pretty good shot in the bars too b/c women there get sick of hearing, "so, I'm a pilot". Plus the beach is ~1 hour away.

11/10/2010 8:25:50 PM

If you ever plan on getting out of JAG and going to 'civilian law' with a super awesome resume I'd go to Europe.

11/10/2010 8:29:34 PM

Europe? Really? Really? Boy that narrows it down.

Is that London, Madrid, Paris or Bratislava?

[Edited on November 10, 2010 at 10:36 PM. Reason : because if its bratislava you can buy a hotel for a nickel]

11/10/2010 10:35:59 PM

Is that Europe, Northern Hemisphere?

I've been there.

11/11/2010 12:52:33 AM

^^Bratislava is tight, also close to Budapest and Prague, which are some of the best cities in Europe. Hell, I'd go anywhere in Europe besides maybe Poland.

11/11/2010 3:49:16 AM

Thanks for the input so far...

Europe would be awesome, but I'm going to hold off on it and try to get it or Colorado the next time around.

Right now my list is looking like:

1) Ft Lewis, WA or Fort Stewart, GA
2) Ft Sam Houston, TX
3) Ft Benning, GA (That one's open to be bumped down, I've heard mixed things)
4) Ft Hood, TX
5) Ft Rucker, AL
6) Ft Campbell, KY
7) Ft Bliss, TX
8) Ft Eustis (If Lewis isn't on the list) or Ft Gordon, GA

11/11/2010 3:12:50 PM