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SVTPerformance's Chain of Restaurants
Road Side Pub
The Chow Hall
Opinions of a few AF bases/surrounding areas
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<blockquote data-quote="mjohns930" data-source="post: 13737934" data-attributes="member: 138669"><p>I have been at Travis AFB for 7 years. I don't like California as a whole but it is a great area to be as far as stuff to do and things to see. You are a few hours from all kinds of places: Tahoe, Yosemite, SF, Sacramento, the ocean, Reno to name just a few. Sacramento Raceway and Infenion (or whatever it's called now) are also close if you are into that. Vegas is a 7-8 hour drive or a 1 hour flight on Southwest for usually about $99 out of Oakland. </p><p></p><p>Local off base housing is nice, and a lot of the on base housing has been redone so it is pretty good too. Your BAH with dependents will more than cover most houses off base, or a mortgage if you buy something. There are plenty of houses close to base. </p><p></p><p>I don't care for the hospital for a few reasons. It is a big training hospital...so that is a big turn off to me. Also, on my last deployment a few of us came home with some problems and the hospital just didn't seem know how to handle it. It was like they hadn't dealt with anyone with a TBI or PTSD.</p><p></p><p>Base facilities are pretty good as well. The gym is nice and some of it is being redone right now. The BX is nothing like Ramstein, but it's decent, although I only use it for big purchases to save on taxes if the prices are competitive. I don't shop at the commissary. Outdoor recreation always has stuff to do, just depends on what you like. Cheap/free lift tickets to Tahoe are nice. </p><p></p><p>If you want to know anything else about the area just ask.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mjohns930, post: 13737934, member: 138669"] I have been at Travis AFB for 7 years. I don't like California as a whole but it is a great area to be as far as stuff to do and things to see. You are a few hours from all kinds of places: Tahoe, Yosemite, SF, Sacramento, the ocean, Reno to name just a few. Sacramento Raceway and Infenion (or whatever it's called now) are also close if you are into that. Vegas is a 7-8 hour drive or a 1 hour flight on Southwest for usually about $99 out of Oakland. Local off base housing is nice, and a lot of the on base housing has been redone so it is pretty good too. Your BAH with dependents will more than cover most houses off base, or a mortgage if you buy something. There are plenty of houses close to base. I don't care for the hospital for a few reasons. It is a big training hospital...so that is a big turn off to me. Also, on my last deployment a few of us came home with some problems and the hospital just didn't seem know how to handle it. It was like they hadn't dealt with anyone with a TBI or PTSD. Base facilities are pretty good as well. The gym is nice and some of it is being redone right now. The BX is nothing like Ramstein, but it's decent, although I only use it for big purchases to save on taxes if the prices are competitive. I don't shop at the commissary. Outdoor recreation always has stuff to do, just depends on what you like. Cheap/free lift tickets to Tahoe are nice. If you want to know anything else about the area just ask. [/QUOTE]
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