I will be moving from NY to FT. Campell in a few weeks. My bf is in the army and we will be living off bas in an apt. I have never been to Tn and I was wondering if any one can give me some info on the base itself and the surrounding area of Clarksville.What were your experiences? Thanks!
2006-09-02 06:02:54 · 14 answers · asked by ♥ missing a soldier in Iraq ♥ 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I hear it's beautiful country,,,
2006-09-02 06:06:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live a few hours from there and was stationed there a long time ago. Clarksville is very nice and just an hour from Nashville. To the other answer Ft. Campbell headquarters is in KY but the majority of the base is in TN and so is off base housing for the most part.
2006-09-02 16:46:50 · answer #2 · answered by David 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'd like to help but the last time I was at Fort Campbell was in the spring of 1956, ( that would be fifty years ago). We lived in Clarksville and it was a nice little town but definitely "country".
I imagine there have been some improvements made by this time. On average, most military-base towns eventually get enough money to make some improvements.
2006-09-09 23:06:17 · answer #3 · answered by Mr.Been there 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Clarksville is nice for the culture; but a nice place to rent, you'll have to search hard.
Guthrie and Herndon, Kentucky are very pleasant, very quiet, no crime practically. Clarksville, you have many areas troubled, some are even "off limits" by order of the Post Commander. Make sure you get the "off limits" list before you start looking. It will save you a lot of grief.
We lived in Herndon. Our neighbours were Amish. We had no worries about thugs, drug dealers, addicts, burglars, or anything of that sort. My commute time to post was 15 min. average. No traffic. Best kept secret of the off post soldiers.
Only off side to that is we could hear the artillery practice. I felt sorry for Lafayette (a small town very close to the ranges).
Guthrie would be the ideal, I think.
You might consider Hopkinsville, but for as far as it is, it's also got more crime than I care for.
2006-09-08 04:33:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
GREAT BASE, You have nothing to worry about, BUT DO MARRY BOYFRIEND SOON SINCE YOU ARE LEAPING IN THE DIRECTION OF A WIFE, You want to reap all benefits a spouse can receive that's ALL BENEFITS that one can not Receive being just a girl friend. I am located here in Nashville,Tennessee, very close to the direction that you are heading. AND A military wife of Ex-Husband and now Wife of a Military ex-boyfriend. If you guys have children together you NEED TO BE THE WIFE BY LEGALLY HAVING HIS LAST NAME. Hope you have a SAFE TRIP HERE, take care
2006-09-10 13:08:52 · answer #5 · answered by sweettoni37 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi Jenna,,,,, Nice place,,, its pretty up there in the mountains ,,, and you are near Nashville also,,,,, and not too far from the Smokey Mountains of Gatlenburg,,,, so go visit when you can...
It usually snows in the winter and is not quite as hot as the rest of the Deep South,,, be glad you did not get assigned to Ft Polk.....lol
good luck
2006-09-02 13:08:14 · answer #6 · answered by eejonesaux 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i was there 3 years and i loved it. clarksville is not a great city but nashville is only 45 mins. away and there is anything and everything there.the base is nice as well and well taken care of with a lot of newer buildings now.,and a lot to do if you choose to
2006-09-09 21:54:58 · answer #7 · answered by rsheets24 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the fact that you've never been to Tennessee won't really come into play here, as Ft Campbell is in Kentucky.
2006-09-02 14:10:26 · answer #8 · answered by DOOM 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i grew up here and oak grove is much cheaper and in the same place on the ky side...look there first
2006-09-10 13:03:44 · answer #9 · answered by am i a mom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I"ve only heard good things about it.
Good luck.
We tried going there and ended up in yuma arizona.
2006-09-02 13:10:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can check out the official site here with lots of information:
http://www.campbell.army.mil/newinternet/main.asp
2006-09-02 13:09:09 · answer #11 · answered by ted_armentrout 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋