Whats the difference between a Fort and a Base?? ie Ft. Benning and Camp Pendleton. I know that one is Army and the other is Marines but Camp Pendleton was the only "camp" I could think of but I know the Army has a lot of them too. Sooooo whats the difference between a camp and a fort??
2007-05-21 05:45:15 · 7 answers · asked by Troy D 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Camp Mackall, Camp Darby, Camp Frank B Merrill, Camp Hovey, ... there are plenty of Army camps too.
Generally, the difference between the two refers to infrastructure and permanence at the time the base was established. BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) has changed the way our military bases are set up, so the names "Camp" and "Fort" have lost some of their original meaning. A Fort was a fortified, larger, and more permanent base. And, a Camp was smaller, with more flexibility. Originally, Fort Benning was Camp Benning... fyi.
Branch vernacular determines the usual name for a duty station too: the Air Force calls it a base; the Army a post. But, I've heard Army personnel refer to "living on base."
Yet another example of the subtleties in our language.
2007-05-21 06:02:27 · answer #1 · answered by DD 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A Fort is Army a Camp is Marines and a Base is Air Force.
2007-05-21 05:48:39 · answer #2 · answered by anch49 3 · 3⤊ 8⤋
Another use for camp in the Army venacular is that it refers to an Army National Guard installiation...for example:
Camp Murray (Washington National Guard)
Camp Ashland (Nebraska National Guard)
...etc.
2007-05-21 06:18:06 · answer #3 · answered by Robert N 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Fort - permant location usually found in the states.
Base - Navy and Marines.
Camp - temp or abroad location.
IE: Ft. Drum - NY (ARMY)
Camp Casey - Korea (ARMY)
2007-05-21 05:54:22 · answer #4 · answered by Diane A 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Marine "Camp LeJune" & "Marine Camp Pendleton" Are definitely permanent fixtures. And fortified.
2016-12-13 23:47:32 · answer #5 · answered by John 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Size.
2007-05-21 06:17:33 · answer #6 · answered by Ray H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
camps are alot less stacked up with military equipment and supplies
2007-05-21 06:39:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋