Been here for 2 years now and we love living on post. Work orders are getting done fast. We will miss Fort Benning read more

My GPS brought me here by mistake and I had to do a u-turn but the entrance is very beautiful. Thank you very much for your service and God bless America. read more

The day my son left for Boot Camp was one of the saddest days on record in our home. It was emotional beyond any other event EVER as friends, family and neighbors came to say goodbye drenched in tears. We barely had time to celebrate his high school graduation when he was being picked up by his recruiters and whisked off to a new life. There is nothing like seeing you child leave on a new adventure filled with both excitement and uncertain danger. My heart still beats out of my chest whenever caller ID shows an incoming call from his home base area code. I wanted him to choose a safe Army career as far from conflict as possible. One that might keep him out of direct combat. As we argued back and forth @ MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station), he held his ground and chose Infantry Airborne. Well, sometime during bootcamp he got introduced to the idea of becoming a Ranger and for the next few months, he went all out to fulfill this goal... and he reached it. He became a United States Army Ranger last Fall. Fast forward to today, where he has now completed all the requirements of becoming a Ranger including one of the most important... Ranger Leadership School. 13 plus grueling weeks of combat training in the worst of conditions where you are expected to maintain mental focus even when physically exhausted. Hurley Hill stadium was filled with proud parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, offsprings and loved ones as 177 Soldiers earned their Ranger qualified badge today. "I'm the" ... brother, dad, mom, wife, daughter and son of a Ranger shirts were everywhere and the pride for our country was incredible as Hall of Fame veteran Rangers stood to be honored during the ceremony. To my surprise, ALL of the armed forces divisions can take this leadership training, including Navy, Airforce and Marines, as well as NATO allies from other countries. We saw soldiers from Finland and the Middle East here as well. All in all, I have enjoyed the many visited we've had to Fort Benning over these last two years of watching our son fulfill his dream. I have not been to very many Military Installations, but Benning is far more that I ever expected a Military Base to be. I thought it would be small and filled with tanks, bunkers and marching soldiers like in the movie Stripes. Although you will see that in various places, largely it just seems like a normal small town with grocery stores, malls, homes, gas stations, barber shops and restaurants just like any other town. Well, just like any other town that has heavily armed checkpoints... lol Posting pictures of Military Bases is discouraged, so I have very few pics to share. However, I did want to show the absolutely beautiful bridge that was just recently completed as you approach the first checkpoint off I-185: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/fort-benning-fort-benning?select=nXdA0X12KA1JBumNkVgxsg#EVk1-Jy2YcgVD-qaU3PLyw Fort Benning receives 5 stars for being a top facility in producing world class soldiers... one of which I am extremely proud of! read more

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I'm handicapped every time at the commissary at least 10 handicap carts broken, it's a headache for me because I now have to struggle to shop. read more

¨Welcome home.¨ Home of the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) and a whole lot of other schools, so many people have to come to Fort Benning for many reasons--whether it is transient for training, basic training, a school, or as permanent party. I was an Air Force officer and was always impressed coming to this post to see how vast it was and in comparison to other posts, how well taken care of most of its facilities are. The MWR events are always flowing, the PX is pretty good, and the commissary is ok. There are also many restaurants (maybe not the best, but if you are hungry and need to eat, they are there). My husband is stationed here and I have found it to be a very good, very functional post. My husband is stationed here and I am always amazed to find a different part of post each week. There are so many ways to get to one spot. Anyway, Fort Benning has a lot of potential to become even better than what it already is. read more

Love it here! My son turned "Blue" today and will graduate tomorrow! VERY PROUD ARMY MOM! Congrats to all these hard working young men, and thank you for what you have stepped up to do...Serve our Country! May god keep each one of you safe in his loving arms.......Mom of Pvt. Justin C. Williams :) read more

Gotta love airborne school. I guess the guys who have BCT here love it too. It'll be nicer when the construction is done. Oh and if you have AT&T reception is CRAP at the PX. read more

Only the best facilities for Airborne, hooah! However, Airborne's not what I'm doing. I'm at the 641st getting ready to move out overseas. Benning has great facilities; big PX, restaurants, internet cafes, a library and so on. My area has crappy WiFi, DFACs that close on the weekend and no drinking allowed. Plus it's hot enough to cook a hog's ass by leaving it outside. My destination is no better, I hear. read more

This is my second trip to Benning for CRC. First of all, thanks to all our men and women in uniform for all their sacrifices for our country. If you coming to Benning for CRC, bring lots of patience. As a Army Contractor, we are the last ones on the totem pole so if your are a DA Civilian or Military, you results will vary. I was here before in 2006 and it was not this crowded. Got sent back to Benning over the weekend since I'm headed back to the sandbox. After checking in early Saturday morning and hearing the speeches from our cadres about letting them do their jobs since they are the most experienced, we were put in three lines dived into military, DA/DoD civilians and contractors. 1.5 hours later, my papers are marked stand by even though I had a reservation a month ago. Told to come back at 5pm. So we come back at 5pm with about 100 other folks. Sit around for another hour. After calling some more military and some other DA folks, we were then told to go home. No explanation on way, other when other dates are available. Very frustrating since we have been trying to get reservations for over 1 month and now we are back to square one. read more

Oh boy! I had such a great time! You'll have a great time, the Drill Sergeants were very nice and friendly. Always had a big smile. Every morning before PT, our Drill Sergeants had some of the nicest comments to say! Oh man, I do miss it. If I could, I would do it all over again. 10/10! House of fun! Jk, you gon die. Never again. D258. read more

Food was excellent, service was top notch. Lovd thee contractors that would go above and beyond, staying past 1500 to make sure we were satisfied. "Drill Sergeants" were constantly making sure of our well being, if you got injured would be the first and last to make sure you were okay. Loved it. Enlist in the Army of the US of A read more

10/10 would never do it again. Miss it. Kind of. DS murrey, where ever you are. You still give me nightmares. read more

Greatest schools; Ranger, Airborne, Infantry, Armor/Cavalry, etc.

It's the home of the infantry. You'll love it here and hate it here. Just like being in the infantry, times here are bittersweet; seizing the moment of glorious victory one day and struggling in the suck the next. If you're lucky enough to be here for one of the great maneuver schools the MCoE offers or ranger, go visit Iron Mike. Acknowledge his indomitable and intrepid courage that has forged the great legacy of the infantry and your duty to carry it on, unyeilding to any foe. Infantry leads the way, all the way. read more

I had a job offer in Columbus so we researched the area and found that Fort Benning offered housing to military retirees. That has changed now and they are forcing the retirees to move off-post. I'm all for supporting the active duty and they should come first but I do find it strange that we got a discount to move in and they pay referral fees to people to get new residents. How does that makes sense? How does privatized housing really benefit anyone--a little mold, a little lead, and the active duty turn over their BAH anyway so what is the cost savings, though it probably looks good on paper moving funds from one bucket to another. The housing on-base has vacant units but it is unknown the condition of those I cannot believe that there is not enough room to have housing for all that want it and have it be cost effective. I'm all for supporting the local community but take a drive around. Again, I know mission comes first but I do see that Fort Benning does not follow the mantra of "continue to serve" since some clinics at Ft Benning do not take retirees now either but that might be a good thing considering the care that some have, well, have not received. Take a look at some news stories and I could tell a lot too. I do fault post "leadership." Do they not have plans and preparations for forecasts? Evidently not. We all know how that goes. We tried to patronize the Exchange and Commissary though the Exchange, per usual, is overpriced and I do wonder what the hiring criteria is. There would be no reason to shop at either once moved off-post. I enjoyed living in military housing for the safety and availability for walking and biking though. Be aware of service at some facilities. I've had awesome experiences but in general, I do wonder what the hiring criteria is. Overall, the gate guards breakdown that the military ones are nicer than the civilian ones. I would have been content staying on base considering the City of Columbus options. And the Military Police, usually professional but the main goal seems to stop people from driving a few miles over the speed limit. Not the best use of taxpayer funds for all the money spent on security. There are known security issues on post (which I would not post) but nothing is done. We'll probably stay in Columbus for one year to recoup the moving costs, thanks leadership, and then relocate. If you are a retiree realize that you are not valued anymore than DoD civilians or non-US entities and instead of helping those that served, put on a facade to the local community. read more

The post is ok. I was stationed here in 2006-2007 and now again from 2011-present. When I was here in 2006 I was single and lived on-post in the BOQ. Now that I am here with my wife and son, we chose to live off-post. We actually live in Fayette county. We liked the area better up there and the schools are the best in the state. I do have to commute 85 min to work each way, but its worth it for my family. Benning is constantly under construction and is always in some sort of disrepair. I am looking forward to the day of moving into the private sector. read more

I was at Fort Benning in October to attend my boyfriend's RASP graduation. It was my first time in GA and I was quite pleased with my experience. Benning is gorgeous, the graduation ceremony was great, and the soldiers were very kind. I was impressed by the number of great restaurants and things to do in the area (we had previously been at Fort Sill in Lawton, OK, which is a pretty lackluster town). It's large and spread out so I used my GPS to get around post and did just fine, despite the bit of construction being done. read more