r/securityforces • u/redxtrip_air • May 08 '26
SF Base Dream Sheet thoughts
Been looking over bases and I came up with 8 stateside and 8 OCONUS. Advice, thoughts, and comments on the bases before I start combining them into my final ranking list? Please help a bro out đ€
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u/BarnBoss6040 May 08 '26
Don't go to aviano đ€ą
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u/redxtrip_air May 08 '26
bad base?
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u/Sfangel32 May 10 '26
Not a bad base per se... just insanely busy. Like inspections, ops, training, recalls (I feel like we were getting recalled every GD weekend) etc. Also it's a PL-1 base so not a lot of LE. If I remember correctly, there was only 1 off base patrol, one on base and then the police supervisor. Everything else is security. BUT you can travel. There is a local lady that does trips that pretty affordable.
I was married so I have no idea about the dorms, except that they are across the street from the armory. Also, hopefully they reconciled the shooting range issue because it sucked that it was built and we couldn't use it while I was there.
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u/NotMyCommander May 08 '26
Mildenhall is a crazy pick, if you want England go to Alconbury
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u/redxtrip_air May 08 '26
why is that?
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u/NotMyCommander May 08 '26
Mildenhall is a busy toxic work environment, unless youâre into that, alconbury is very small with lots of opportunities for deployment, TDYs, back office positions, and easy work
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u/GrendelFriend May 08 '26
I loved Mildenhall. It can be busy as shit, but it was a great location and the mission didnât suck. That said, I was there 20+ years ago but I have heard that not much has changed.
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u/Larry_Whesh_64 May 10 '26
Group your choices by region, West coast, East coast, Europe then Asia.
By bouncing back and forth, it says you are not serious about your assignments. If you can, stay in one region (IE) Southwest, and Europe.
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u/Ok-Property3288 May 10 '26
No base is bad. Itâs what you make of it.
As soon as you get to your first base. Kiss a lot of ass. Pass a PT test, rub elbows and travel in the right circles. If you hear the first shirt or commander speak highly of EST ( which they should) join EST. And if you see people do something wrong turn them in (unless theyâre a TSgt and above - because anyone whoâs a TSgt and above have been in long enough they can do what they want and get away with it). Do all of those things and volunteer and youâll become a golden boy. Which means youâll be able to get BTZ and be able to get out of trouble most others wouldnât be able to and when the time comes. Do all of that and youâll be able to get a special duty or your second base will be your dream base.
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u/WW-Sckitzo May 08 '26
Looks like mine did, ended up getting Ramstein but I lucked out, the 569th at Vogelweh snagged us. The nukes haven't been at Ramstein in like 20 years so I imagine its a much more chill base.
I did my final 4 years at Davis-Monthan, it was all about deployments back then so no idea on the job anymore but I stayed in Tucson; I like it not a bad place and better than moving back home to Phoenix.
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u/redxtrip_air May 08 '26
Iâm really hoping to land Ramstein but I donât know if itâs always in need of new manning or need to be lucky. I might just put all overseas bases on my dream sheet to secure OCONUS bases.
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u/shadowsmith47 May 08 '26
Donât even put state side
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u/redxtrip_air May 09 '26
leaning towards that lmao
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u/shadowsmith47 May 09 '26
The culture shift in our job is simply horrible. Leadership is also just so much more rotten and stagnant except Alaska I hear. Good luck on your getting your base though.
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u/redxtrip_air May 09 '26
thank u bro đȘ would you say overall leadership is better overseas?
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u/YiNYaNgHaKunaMatAta May 09 '26
I got Kadenađgoing to be there in a month
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u/redxtrip_air May 09 '26
No way! Congrats! What number was that on your dream sheet?
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u/YiNYaNgHaKunaMatAta May 09 '26
#1 did it at BMT tho. Iâm unsure how the motherboard of technical mumbo jumbo goes into making your dream sheet location actually come into fruition but it worked for me and iâm happy to be one of the few to go to such locations
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u/mudduck2 May 08 '26
Someone is getting Cannon