My BIL is not going to Iraq after all YEAA he is going to Ft. Lewis

[greenbriar]

http://www.lewis.army.mil/





what do they do there???

[opiate69]

1. Awesome news! He'll be my neighbor more or less!

as for what they do here, I think it's mostly training.

[uppityperson]

2. Excellent, congratulations. I'd rather be in WA than Iraq.

[pscot]

3. Ft Lewis is the home

of the stryker brigades, which have been in the thick of the action in Iraq. A lot of those guys are due for rotation, so don't get your hopes up too soon. Hopefully we'll be winding this mess down. In the meantime, we keep them all in our thoughts and prayers.

[greenbriar]

4. at this point, he is coming home in July for a month

then Washington for one year

[pscot]

8. Sounds like he's home free

if they keep their word. What'a his MOS?

[greenbriar]

11. what is MOS?

sorry, I don't know much of the Army jargon


when he joined last year I was so angry...there are so many back stories

he is divorced has two kids under 4 ect ect...

The war and everthing with that

I was like HOW can you do that...

Now, I am just praying he stays out of the Middle East during his time

[chknltl]

5. GREAT base, GREAT area to live in.

Not sure what they do there anymore...they have facilities for lotsa stuff though, infantry, armour, artillary and etc. have all found homes there over the years. Ft. Lewis used to be one of the most requested bases a service man could wind up at...I don't know if that has changed. Have your BIL bring his outdoor gear for his days off...we gots lots of outdoorsy stuff to do up here. Obviously I am a fan, I grew up on Ft. Lewis and I live not too many miles away in the city of Tacoma.

[greenbriar]

7. he will like that

he grew up in the country


he is being trained in satellite communications

[pscot]

9. That should take a while

and seems unlikely to put him in harms way.

[chknltl]

12. Back in the day, North Ft. Lewis had a MARS outfit...

This was some sort of communications outfit, not sure what the acronym M.A.R.S. stood for though.
If your BIL is at all into frisbee golf, let me know and I will be more than happy to take him out on our Steilacoom course. :http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/parks/discgolf.htm That is my preferred form of recreation. There are thousands of disc-golf courses in America and at one point ours was rated at ninth best in the nation! (There is a course on Ft. Lewis, 18 holes I think but I am not sure how maintained it is these days)

Hiking, boating, kayaking, skiing and camping are all common recreations up here. Tacoma has some fine restaurants and a bit of a nightlife, Armed Service folks are encouraged and welcomed in all. Ft. Lewis has McChord Air Force base on its north-eastern boundary and Bremerton Naval Shipyards is not so far off either. Tacoma gets visitors from all three with many retirees calling this city home.

I suspect your BIL will come to love it up here.

[greenbriar]

13. sounds neat

I am sure he will like those things

[SeattleGirl]

6. Yay!

That's just down the road a piece from me.

[Snarkoleptic]

10. Great news...must be a major relief.