I was at Fort Riley from 2004-2007 with one year of that in Iraq. I was an infantryman. I enjoyed the area which I was not expecting to do. Lawrence, KS, home to KU, is only about 30-45 minutes away and I enjoyed hanging out there. Being infantrymen just back from a combat tour there was a lot of drinking in Aggieville. I remember going to Kansas City several times. Being in the field there was not pleasant at all especially in the winter. I did enjoy the change of seasons though as it gets hot there in the summer and it can be very cold and windy in the winter. There were times when I woke up in my fighting position covered in snow. Manhatten, KS, just outside the gate, is a college town and I enjoyed, as a young man, being in that context. There are a lot of smaller towns over the state which I thought were neat too, small towns that were once industrial areas as people moved west. There was something charming, to me, about the history of KS.
I was there 73 to 75, went on Reforger to Germany where 3/4 of post loaded up on c-141 Starlifters at Salina, KS non stop to Ramstein AFB. Loved Manhattan, KS but GIs didn't get along with college students at the time. Overall a good station at the time. A Co, 34th Eng.
I was at Riley from 2008-2010 (with a deployment thrown in) and I absolutely loved the area. I'm from a rural area so I felt right at home, and I loved the cool weather in the winter. The summers arent that bad if you're used to the heat, because the wind is always blowing. The Konza Prairie Preserve is great, and there are some great restaurants, coffee shops, parks in Manhattan. If you need alot of stuff to do, KC is only two hours away! Really glad I got to hang out in KS for awhile, Loved it
I was at Fort Riley from 96-99. I was in 1st Armored Division 3rd Brigade 4-1FA Service battery. We always had good time doing competitions/rivalries with 1st armored. I loved it out there.
I was stationed there for almost 7 years. I almost got out until they offered me Fort Knox back in 2011. The op tempo was just too high to include the back to back deployments we had to Iraq and Afghanistan. The weather there only stayed nice for maybe a month around July, then it would get bad again. The only time I could enjoy myself was to drive 3 hours to Kansas City on the weekends, but that got to be too much as well.
I was there in the 90's and it sucked...... The Barracks sucked and being in the Infantry our platoon Sargent was worse than Basic training Drill Sargents and we always stayed in the field in the winter!!!! I left the military after my first enlistment I planned on doing a whole 20 years and retire but after the way we were treated I exited immediately with out hesitation!!!
My husband found out that’s his first duty station. He going in as an FA officer, not sure if there’s a difference in house for officers and enlisted? We are trying to figure out our best options. He’s going to be wearing the same of his you’re wearing! We are not thrilled to go to Kansas but we will survive
Plenty of field time, the op tempo is high, if he has trust in his soldiers and is willing to learn from them and respect them, he will be very, very successful
My husband first duty post and I'm already depressed 😢 about everything I heard so far and we not there yet. This base will not be good for my mental health I already know.
>the weather can be very unpredictable As an Infantryman stationed at Riley, this is nothing new. Riley’s weather is very comfortable compared to Benning.
Ahhhh Fort Riley , my first and only duty station lol Was there from March 2016 till January 2019 . MP BN tho lol was 18 when I got there n had no car , so Riley was terrible until i got a car , but either way Kansas was really blah all together
Sam Iam yup once I got to my unit , it took about 2-3 weeks for me to realize that I wasn’t staying in Now I’m using my GI bill for school n BAH for my apartment, the only good thing about Riley was the 4 day weekends every month n the barracks I was in weren’t shared with anyone
Never stationed at Riley . I wear my BIG RED ONE on my right shoulder, and my CIB on my left breast. Out of all the junk I have, my BIG RED ONE and my CIB are the 2 things I value the most. C/2/16 1969
I was there for ROTC Advanced Camp. WWII barracks and good banana splits on AAFES truck that came by every evening. Didn't feed us much there. Wheat fields right across little road from WWII barracks...lots of them. Saw Wrath of Khan ('82) at strip mall in manhattan.
I was Medical support for ROTC advanced training (1986). Lived in WWll barracks ( H. H. C. 1st ID ), first aid station was in the basement of barracks. But pretty much lived outside as medical support for most of the post. Met a lot of good,highly trained and motivated people.
BTW, everytime it rained the Aid station flooded. Remembered that there was 2 times it was so cold the post commander ordered everyone in from field trng. Still feel very grateful to that man for doing that.
@@doriewheeler8040 I was there in '82 and don't believe I need med support during my six weeks...except for lack of caliries. It's the only place or time in the military where I went to bed hungry nearly every night (not on weekends, though). when did they take down the WWII bldgs?
@@teller1290are the WWll barracks not there anymore? I just remember keeping the floors clean and highly shined took a lot of time and energy. And to keep from clomping down the hallways to get to our rooms we had to remove our boots. The company commander's office was in the same building. Very sorry you didn't get fed. What happened to 3 hots and a cot? Remember training in the wheat fields or some really tall grass - the dew in the a.m. had us soaked from head to toe. Mosquitoes were awful.
@@doriewheeler8040 I just assumed 40 yrs later, the then 40-yr old bldgs would be gone by now. Yeh, it's like they were short rations. Eggs had some green in them. Got my first and only case of chiggers (26 of them in a perfect circle along my waistline) and made my first and only use of fingernail polish: the remedy for getting rid of chiggers. And we had done some tactical maneuvering through high grass that morning. By lunch, they were biting. Fortunately, I had a female in my platoon (a bit rarer in '82 than now) and she had clear nail polish handy.
I LIVED THERE IN 78-81 NO HOUSING THEN I LIVED AT 922 NORTH WEBBSTER JC, IT SUCKS ,I WAS IN 76Y10 QURTERMASTER, BUT THEN WITH MPS AT THE USARB OVER BY ODDEN! COLDEST PLACE EVER!
@@YPShaun Fort Riley does it , it was the best part about the place lll Now if you’re at Riley n they’re not doing the monthly 4 day weekend then YIKEEEESSSS
Every other year.. we are here now been here since February 2020 and will be back NLT October-November... the brigades switch from rotation to rotation
We're heading there from Alaska. I'm native to Alaska and have never been to the Midwest. Should be interesting and fun lol. I hope we get into military housing. The housing off post seems questionable 😂👀
Alisha Hunt-Harris There are not many of either but university church or new beginnings and salons are even rarer but embrace hair salon is like the only one I lnow
I have a 5th Con about Fort Riley. It's located right next to I-70 where if a terrorist wanted, they can launch an attack with shoulder fired missles and blow up buildings and Helicopters and especially the hanger that holds the MQ-1C Drone's. Youd think they'd have this area further away from the highway but nope! Not very smart!
I was at Fort Riley from 2004-2007 with one year of that in Iraq. I was an infantryman. I enjoyed the area which I was not expecting to do. Lawrence, KS, home to KU, is only about 30-45 minutes away and I enjoyed hanging out there. Being infantrymen just back from a combat tour there was a lot of drinking in Aggieville. I remember going to Kansas City several times. Being in the field there was not pleasant at all especially in the winter. I did enjoy the change of seasons though as it gets hot there in the summer and it can be very cold and windy in the winter. There were times when I woke up in my fighting position covered in snow. Manhatten, KS, just outside the gate, is a college town and I enjoyed, as a young man, being in that context. There are a lot of smaller towns over the state which I thought were neat too, small towns that were once industrial areas as people moved west. There was something charming, to me, about the history of KS.
I was there 73 to 75, went on Reforger to Germany where 3/4 of post loaded up on c-141 Starlifters at Salina, KS non stop to Ramstein AFB. Loved Manhattan, KS but GIs didn't get along with college students at the time. Overall a good station at the time. A Co, 34th Eng.
I was at Riley from 2008-2010 (with a deployment thrown in) and I absolutely loved the area. I'm from a rural area so I felt right at home, and I loved the cool weather in the winter. The summers arent that bad if you're used to the heat, because the wind is always blowing. The Konza Prairie Preserve is great, and there are some great restaurants, coffee shops, parks in Manhattan. If you need alot of stuff to do, KC is only two hours away!
Really glad I got to hang out in KS for awhile, Loved it
I was at Fort Riley from 96-99. I was in 1st Armored Division 3rd Brigade 4-1FA Service battery. We always had good time doing competitions/rivalries with 1st armored. I loved it out there.
My daughter was their for 7 years she got out. Good luck and God bless you will keep you in my prayers.
A Taylor thank you so much same to you and your family
How does one get to stay that long at one station?
@@teller1290 She did 2 years in Georgia and deployed severL time.s
I was stationed there for almost 7 years. I almost got out until they offered me Fort Knox back in 2011. The op tempo was just too high to include the back to back deployments we had to Iraq and Afghanistan. The weather there only stayed nice for maybe a month around July, then it would get bad again. The only time I could enjoy myself was to drive 3 hours to Kansas City on the weekends, but that got to be too much as well.
I was there in the 90's and it sucked...... The Barracks sucked and being in the Infantry our platoon Sargent was worse than Basic training Drill Sargents and we always stayed in the field in the winter!!!! I left the military after my first enlistment I planned on doing a whole 20 years and retire but after the way we were treated I exited immediately with out hesitation!!!
My husband found out that’s his first duty station. He going in as an FA officer, not sure if there’s a difference in house for officers and enlisted? We are trying to figure out our best options. He’s going to be wearing the same of his you’re wearing! We are not thrilled to go to Kansas but we will survive
Plenty of field time, the op tempo is high, if he has trust in his soldiers and is willing to learn from them and respect them, he will be very, very successful
My husband first duty post and I'm already depressed 😢 about everything I heard so far and we not there yet. This base will not be good for my mental health I already know.
Lmaoooo good luck
Try to enjoy it
>the weather can be very unpredictable
As an Infantryman stationed at Riley, this is nothing new. Riley’s weather is very comfortable compared to Benning.
Ahhhh Fort Riley , my first and only duty station lol Was there from March 2016 till January 2019 . MP BN tho lol was 18 when I got there n had no car , so Riley was terrible until i got a car , but either way Kansas was really blah all together
V R THE WORST EVA ! But that’s my opinion
OCEANWAVE nah it really is the worst lmao
I had to order all my clothes since The whole state lacking
They don’t even got a Macy’s nearby lmao
Sam Iam lmaoooo weak ass Manhattan, mannnnn 🤣 and then Aggiville was nothing but trouble smh 🤣😭
Sam Iam yup once I got to my unit , it took about 2-3 weeks for me to realize that I wasn’t staying in
Now I’m using my GI bill for school n BAH for my apartment, the only good thing about Riley was the 4 day weekends every month n the barracks I was in weren’t shared with anyone
Never stationed at Riley . I wear my BIG RED ONE on my right shoulder, and my CIB on my left breast. Out of all the junk I have, my BIG RED ONE and my CIB are the 2 things I value the most. C/2/16 1969
just your BN? or the whole post? Also are you saying the units there only get one weekend off a month?
The army likes to go outside and play, it would be a little difficult to do in New York City. Kansas, its flat and hot, its a old cavalry post.
I was there for ROTC Advanced Camp. WWII barracks and good banana splits on AAFES truck that came by every evening. Didn't feed us much there. Wheat fields right across little road from WWII barracks...lots of them. Saw Wrath of Khan ('82) at strip mall in manhattan.
I was Medical support for ROTC advanced training (1986). Lived in WWll barracks ( H. H. C. 1st ID ), first aid station was in the basement of barracks. But pretty much lived outside as medical support for most of the post. Met a lot of good,highly trained and motivated people.
BTW, everytime it rained the Aid station flooded. Remembered that there was 2 times it was so cold the post commander ordered everyone in from field trng. Still feel very grateful to that man for doing that.
@@doriewheeler8040
I was there in '82 and don't believe I need med support during my six weeks...except for lack of caliries. It's the only place or time in the military where I went to bed hungry nearly every night (not on weekends, though).
when did they take down the WWII bldgs?
@@teller1290are the WWll barracks not there anymore? I just remember keeping the floors clean and highly shined took a lot of time and energy. And to keep from clomping down the hallways to get to our rooms we had to remove our boots. The company commander's office was in the same building. Very sorry you didn't get fed. What happened to 3 hots and a cot? Remember training in the wheat fields or some really tall grass - the dew in the a.m. had us soaked from head to toe. Mosquitoes were awful.
@@doriewheeler8040 I just assumed 40 yrs later, the then 40-yr old bldgs would be gone by now.
Yeh, it's like they were short rations. Eggs had some green in them.
Got my first and only case of chiggers (26 of them in a perfect circle along my waistline) and made my first and only use of fingernail polish: the remedy for getting rid of chiggers. And we had done some tactical maneuvering through high grass that morning. By lunch, they were biting. Fortunately, I had a female in my platoon (a bit rarer in '82 than now) and she had clear nail polish handy.
I was there in 07-08, MWR had KC Chief tickets and trans. I'm sure you could get tix to Royals games and KC is pretty cool.
Hi Ocean, I know you are in the Army, but is there a navy base located there?
Ashley Ward def not. I believe the nearest is Chicago
Am already here, why am I watching this haha. Good video!!!
I LIVED THERE IN 78-81 NO HOUSING THEN I LIVED AT 922 NORTH WEBBSTER JC, IT SUCKS ,I WAS IN 76Y10 QURTERMASTER, BUT THEN WITH MPS AT THE USARB OVER BY ODDEN! COLDEST PLACE EVER!
Can you explain Four days a little bit more for me?
They are an extra day once a month the base give soilders off pending mission
You’re off Friday to Monday every month
Once a month tho
@@XVNRX a little late I’m In the army now lol but we don’t get 4 days every month
@@YPShaun Fort Riley does it , it was the best part about the place lll
Now if you’re at Riley n they’re not doing the monthly 4 day weekend then YIKEEEESSSS
How often do you guys rotate to Korea? On my way there from here in a few months
Every other year.. we are here now been here since February 2020 and will be back NLT October-November... the brigades switch from rotation to rotation
great video :D..Fort Riley is small town living for sure.
Thank you !!
We're heading there from Alaska. I'm native to Alaska and have never been to the Midwest. Should be interesting and fun lol. I hope we get into military housing. The housing off post seems questionable 😂👀
What unit? I head there in a few weeks
I'm going to Riley in May after a 3 year break in service. Should be interesting.
What exactly did you mean by one weekend a month? Like y’all only get one weekend off a month?
Yes
Can you recommend a hair salon, and a church?
Alisha Hunt-Harris There are not many of either but university church or new beginnings and salons are even rarer but embrace hair salon is like the only one I lnow
OCEANWAVE, thank you!! I guess I’ll have to make some drives to Kansas City for my hair.
Great report. Thanks!
I was @fort Riley in 1972 through 1973
Great video, thank you!
When you said rotation, is that to Korea or Kuwait?
Depends
Isn't this base in the middle of Tornado Alley?
Yes
Do units at Riley still deploy?
Rotations
I've exeperienced negative degree weather there.
Aww my sun name is Ocean ❣️
Beautiful
I have a 5th Con about Fort Riley. It's located right next to I-70 where if a terrorist wanted, they can launch an attack with shoulder fired missles and blow up buildings and Helicopters and especially the hanger that holds the MQ-1C Drone's. Youd think they'd have this area further away from the highway but nope! Not very smart!