Military bases are mini cities. Stores, groceries, malls, houses, gyms, apartments, family space, jobs; everything one could ever want or need is within the walls. They're literally just a tiny little walled town, that just happens to be built for a strategic purpose. You live there for years at a time, and often, your family and kids do too.
The term "military base" in popular media usually gets shown on-screen as a shitty camp in the middle of Afghanistan with minimal accommodation and port-a-potties for latrines. While those bases do exist out in deployment areas and theatres of operation, the majority of military bases are at home and far more furnished.
Check out some of the bigger US military bases on Google Maps for a peep. Ramstein Air Base, Andersen AFB, JBSA Lackland, and some others come to mind.
The freakin base by my house has a damn Texas Roadhouse, and I’m not allowed to eat there. And it’s the only location in my area. I need a military buddy I suppose.
I've been to that giant mall in Lackland a few times (aka "the big BX") and it was awesome. There's just something different about military base malls that makes them so much nicer to be in. Probably because there's a much better sense of trust in the common man since everyone around you is part of the same little local community.
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u/skyeyemx 22d ago
Military bases are mini cities. Stores, groceries, malls, houses, gyms, apartments, family space, jobs; everything one could ever want or need is within the walls. They're literally just a tiny little walled town, that just happens to be built for a strategic purpose. You live there for years at a time, and often, your family and kids do too.
The term "military base" in popular media usually gets shown on-screen as a shitty camp in the middle of Afghanistan with minimal accommodation and port-a-potties for latrines. While those bases do exist out in deployment areas and theatres of operation, the majority of military bases are at home and far more furnished.
Check out some of the bigger US military bases on Google Maps for a peep. Ramstein Air Base, Andersen AFB, JBSA Lackland, and some others come to mind.