Marine's going rogue?

[jcustis]

Having just now passed through Leatherneck, and Bastion (which is just next door), as well as COP Dwyer, I can relay from first-hand experience that the reason those sites are where they are has everything to do with the old airfields that they were sited on.

And although Leatherneck is big and a dizzying warren of ISO containers and life support areas, there aren't a lot of amenities. The Danes have a nice exchange over on Bastion, and I almost bought a Snugpack jacket at the British exchange for a steal, but there isn't a whole lot of comfort (besides ice cream) there either.

[JMA]

Having just now passed through Leatherneck, and Bastion (which is just next door), as well as COP Dwyer, I can relay from first-hand experience that the reason those sites are where they are has everything to do with the old airfields that they were sited on.

And although Leatherneck is big and a dizzying warren of ISO containers and life support areas, there aren't a lot of amenities. The Danes have a nice exchange over on Bastion, and I almost bought a Snugpack jacket at the British exchange for a steal, but there isn't a whole lot of comfort (besides ice cream) there either.

What? No Burger King? No McDonalds? No Pizza Hut? But we were told...

[Ken White]

Different rules from the US Army...

Plus it is not completed -- all the amenities come after everything else is finished. Well, theoretically anyway.

[jcustis]

Yep, it is not finished yet. As I tried to stay up with my PT, I could see flat acreage being levelled for as far as the eye could see.

The emphasis is on ASNF though, from what I can tell, and all of their requisite training, support facilities, and such.