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alienmisprint

.....Korea! Report date 12 November, my daughter's birthday.

DSWarmack

Is this good or bad?

MonteWhite

Dude that's awesome! I LOVE Korea. It is my homeland after all. I was just there for 2009-2010 also. Where are you going? Is this vacation or a long-term stay?

dennisking

had friends that just got back. they loved it. he got stationed on the east coast somewhere as a drill instructor. they really liked the area though. hopefully you will have the same experience.

laker1963

alienmisprint:

.....Korea! Report date 12 November, my daughter's birthday.

What!? How long you going for Tony? Hope you have a blast. Will you be online while there? Will we be getting pictures?

alienmisprint

Should be a 12 month tour, I won't be going accompanied. Maybe if the situation were different, but I'm going to Camp Casey (northern South Korea) and I'm pretty sure we are going to be spending alot of time in the field. I don't think it would be the best idea to drop my wife, 2 year old, and newborn off in the middle of a foreign country where I am going to be gone about half the time, lol. As for good or bad, hell, at least its not Alaska.

Knoxca1

I was stationed down in chinhae for a year in 2007. It wasn't too bad. I fell in love with kimchi jjigae while I was there. I hope you like spicy and garlicy food.

stephen_hannibal

ENFIDL

Well Tony, that's pretty awesome if you want it to be if not that sucks...lol, I hope you have a great time over there brother! I'm sure it'll make for some great experiences. Sucks you have to leave your family, but like you said better than you being gone all the time and them stuck in a country on the other side of the world from everybody they know. You better check in here whenever you can!

jsnake

Sucks you have to be away from the family. I spent a year in Yongsan (Seoul) and loved it. I love the food - Yaki Mandu and Kimchee. Up north is a different story though. They used to give you orders without telling you where in Korea you would be stationed. You found out when you got there. Prepare yourself for the coldest winter you will ever experience in your life.

Dude Love

Have a good time and stay safe man! And I'm pretty sure it beats Alaska by a good country mile.

wwhwang

Hope you enjoy Korea, Tony. Sucks that you have to be away from the family though. I hear most units in Korea are pretty chill compared to Hood, Bragg, and Polk. Enjoy the bulgogi, though. Korean food is damn good.

MonteWhite

Sorry you have to be away from your family. But all that aside, I've never met anyone who regretted their stay in Korea. I'm sure you'll have fun. It's a beautiful country with amazing people. If you ever want to know of amazing places that I love in Korea, pm me!

YankeeMan

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The Sniper

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MTuccelli

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Knoxca1

MonteWhite

Knoxca1:

alienmisprint:

As far as the food, I have never been too big on Korean food. Any cultural food that depends on rotten cabbage as a staple of the diet is not okay with me, lol.

You'll have to try it at least once. Before I went I had the same feeling as you do. You'll be surprised how good some of their food is. Now I'll get some Kimchee cravings which is something I never thought I have. Oh yeah it's not rotten cabbage it's fermented.

It is indeed fermented. Fermentation is deeply rooted in Korean cuisine. And Korean food really is delicious in my opinion. But then again, I did grow up with it so my view is biased. But I think it's certainly worth a try. And of course, the Korean food in western countries, is nothing like true native Korean food. So you may be pleasantly surprised

DSWarmack

JCizzle

Was there in 02-03 and you described it perfectly. Worst part of it was some long hours, other than that there is nothing dangerous or hard about the tour.

alienmisprint

MTuccelli