{"id":20737,"date":"2018-01-18T21:26:20","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T21:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/18\/top-5-duty-stations-in-the-army\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:07:10","slug":"top-5-duty-stations-in-the-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2018\/01\/18\/top-5-duty-stations-in-the-army\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 duty stations in the Army"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Most of us here at American Grit are Marines (its a wonder we can put sentences together). Our Army insiders gave us the low down on the top 5 duty stations in the Army. We asked an Army drill sergeant (whose initials could also be the initials for Killing Time ) and several others, officers and other enlisted personnel to rank the best duty stations in the Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Caserma-Ederle, Italy<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milan is an hour away, Venice is 30 minutes away, the Italian Alps are an hour away\u2026are you starting to see why this is a great place to be? Plus the wine and the food can\u2019t be beaten and you\u2019re on the Mediterranean Sea. There is so much history and beautiful art as well. It\u2019s Italy, it\u2019s nice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Soldier’s Fest in Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 30, 2013. (USAG Stuttgart)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Think about this for a minute. All the beer you can drink, and it\u2019s good beer. Really really good beer! Plus with its central location you can visit a different country every weekend, kinda like they did in the 194\u2026that\u2019s not important. What is important is that this is a great place to be stationed.
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3. Fort Lewis, Washington<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Canadian special operations soldier descends in front of Mount Rainier onto the Rogers Drop Zone after jumping with U.S. 1st SFG Soldiers from a Chinook helicopter in 2009 during Menton Week. (JBLM PAO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So we\u2019re starting to think the Army really likes cold places. Germany, now Fort Lewis. Do you guys like the cold? Seems counter-intuitive, but we\u2019re just a bunch of Marines so\u2026(we looked at pictures of Fort Lewis, we get it now) It\u2019s absolutely beautiful there. As long as you\u2019re an active person, Fort Lewis is a great place to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Fort Carson, Colorado<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fort Carson main gate. (Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ok, now we\u2019re talking it\u2019s an outdoorsman\u2019s paradise. There are tons of national parks, plus all the skiing and rock climbing you can handle. This is a great place for active soldiers and Denver is only an hour and 30 minutes away. Whatever you want to do chances are you can find it or get to it quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Yongsan, South Korea<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The local community celebrated the 2015 Itaewon Global Village Festival Oct. 17, 2015, at the Itaewon district located in Seoul, South Korea. (Staff Sgt. Samuel Northrup\/USAG-Yongsan Public Affairs)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So, one of our guys was in Korea for about a month, and he said there is tons of stuff to do in Korea. Aside from the fact that you have \u2018you know who\u2019 to the North, there is no shortage of activities, as the base is smack dab in the middle of Seoul. Shopping, great food, great drinking, museums, Seoul is a great place to be stationed, although\u2026its super cold there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full disclosure, we talked to like four or five folks from the Army to get this top 5 duty stations in the Army list, so if you disagree, take it up with them. We\u2019re Marines, we don\u2019t know any better.
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Originally published by American Grit<\/a>. Read more from their site here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n