{"id":31936,"date":"2018-01-24T03:20:23","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T03:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/24\/top-5-duty-stations-in-the-marine-corps\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:14:15","slug":"top-5-duty-stations-in-the-marine-corps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2018\/01\/24\/top-5-duty-stations-in-the-marine-corps\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 duty stations in the Marine Corps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You\u2019ve seen the Worst Duty Stations in the Marine Corps<\/a>, now let\u2019s talk about the top duty stations in the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Marine Corps Base Hawaii<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019re in Hawaii. Nobody else in the entire Marine Corps cares that it\u2019s so difficult for you to travel home. You\u2019re in a tropical paradise with great weather and beautiful people. It\u2019s really not a bad place to be and you make everyone else sick for complaining about it as much as you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Camp Pendleton, California<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force discuss their individual movements during Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 8, 2017. (Cpl. Timothy Valero\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The weather is generally nice and you have a beach literally right across the street from you. There could be far worse places to be in the Marine Corps. If you don\u2019t believe us, take a three-hour trip north to a friendly place called Twentynine Palms. This is one of the top duty stations in the Marine Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Jan. 10, 2018. (Cpl. Jake M.T. McClung\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s like being at Camp Pendleton without having to deal with Oceanside. Also, chances are if you\u2019re at Miramar, you\u2019re in the \u201cwing\u201d and you already enjoy a pretty cush life. You\u2019re not a grunt slaving away in the elements, especially since San Diego weather is pretty great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lance Cpl. Julio C. Miranda Jr. rappels down a cliff during Mountain Exercise 2014 aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Aug. 29, 2014. (Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Yeah, it gets cold here, but the benefit here is you\u2019re in the mountains, it\u2019s a beautiful place to be, especially if you\u2019re into outdoor activities like camping, fishing and the like. You also have the benefit of it not being a huge installation with a ton of higher ranking folks around. If you\u2019re in Bridgeport, you\u2019re pretty much left alone, which is something every Marine can enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Marine Corps Detachment, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Security Force Company Guantanamo Bay, Security Force Regiment, raise the flag during a colors ceremony on Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Oct. 30, 2014. (Sgt. Esdras Ruano\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Yes, you\u2019re technically in this hostile island nation. But aside from the occasional hurricane, the weather there is pretty sweet and you\u2019re only a hop skip and jump away from Florida. You\u2019re kind of in the same boat as Hawaii, except you don\u2019t have to go to the field. You\u2019re just chilling on a tropical island. It\u2019s not like Cuba will ever attack Guantanamo Bay Naval Base anyways, it\u2019d be suicide. You\u2019re safe and you\u2019re in the tropics, count your blessings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally published by <\/i>American Grit<\/i><\/a>. Read more from American Grit here:<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n