thanks to those who responded to my question. However most of the responses I got were stating about getting a car. We have a car...that is not the issue. I for personal reasons am unable to drive or get a drivers license and wanting to know if with these circumstances it would be managable for me to live on base or not.
2007-12-24 06:58:20 · 10 answers · asked by Lisa S 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I don't think I needed a car for the first two years while I was in the military and living on base.
It would have made it nicer to have a car so on weekends I could go out but I always found a ride with someone and was able to take military shuttles out to town or get a taxi.
Taxi drivers know when it a military payday because they line up outside of base to take service members out on the town.
2007-12-24 08:16:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can still live on post, to tell you honestly, nobody cares that you can't drive, it is your problem on how you get to your place of duty. You can always link up with someone from your unit or call the free shuttle. When I first came in I didn't have a car and was forced to call a cab because my unit was on the other side of post.
Now if your base has no available housing you might have to live off post, or live in temporary housing, but not having a license will not give you better chances.
2007-12-24 08:14:23 · answer #2 · answered by Jopa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the issue here? If you live on base and don't have a drivers license you won't be driving anywhere and walking everywhere or getting rides. What is your question? Everything you need is located on base so you would never need to leave if you didn't want to but you will be walking a lot to get what you need taken care of.
2007-12-24 08:43:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would most likely be to your benefit to live on base if you are not able to drive. Normally, but not always base housing is located near the base exchange and commissary (grocery store). Duty drivers/base taxi are only available to take AD members to mandatory appointments, i.e. I could get a duty driver to take me to base legal to update my deployment checklist. My spouse could not use the duty driver to the commisary but there's usually somebody who is going and will take you. There's a few bases that still have a base shuttle bus but you won't know until you get there if you have one or not.
2007-12-24 13:34:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I lived on base ( I was a military brat and served in the AF) most of the wife's helped each other out so after you have made some friends you will be able to manage fine just make sure you don't take advantage of the other wife's.
Vet-USAF
2007-12-24 07:02:47 · answer #5 · answered by ฉันรักเบ้า 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It will be difficult, but manageable. Most dependants will be willing to help you out, but you'll probably piss them off after awhile as well. The bus services someone has brought up have been cancelled on most bases due to manning. But, if you live on base, you should be able to walk, or even ride a bike to most places you need to get to.
2007-12-24 07:15:48 · answer #6 · answered by Mac 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Most bases offer a bus service or a base shuttle to like the commissary and BX and housing area. It's manageable but a pain.
2007-12-24 08:29:37 · answer #7 · answered by Time To Go 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All the bases I was stationed at had base bus service, example a bus to take you from barracks to chow hall , the exchange store etc. They also have "duty drivers" that will drive you around in some cases.. I made it 4 years without having to drive a vehicle on base
2007-12-24 07:08:23 · answer #8 · answered by nonya b 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I cannot get a DL for medical reasons, and depending on base and what is available, it can be doable. In Yokosuka, even when my spouse was deployed, it was verye asy to get around without a car. but now that he is at Ft meade, not so much.
2007-12-24 08:03:41 · answer #9 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see how it would be any more difficult living on base than off -- either way, you have the challenges of getting to wherever you need to go.
2007-12-24 07:01:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋