Junior called yesterday, Seems like he'll be spending the next few years in Savannah. I believe he'll be on Hunter, the Army base.

He seemed excited it, on the coast and he loves water.....

Just curious about the area, things to do, fishing, beaches, He loves Scuba. Weather,

How's the humidity in the summer?

Any info would be appreciated, Hope we get to visit him soon and often.

I haven't spent much time in Savannah but have been a couple of times.
It's a nice place. The humidity in the summer will be rough if he isn't accustomed to it.

It’s hotter than balls in the summer

Like everywhere in Georgia there's a bunch of negros.

it's typical of most Georgia cities these days. Racial unrest, Black run, violent.

May be able to find some hog/deer hunting within a couple hours drive? Fishing shouldn't be a problem.

Lots of history, plenty of things to do outside, but it’s miserably hot and humid from May to November.

Sam, you ever consider a career writing gift cards for Hallmark?

Used to be a good place for learning how to fly a Huey. And get drunk.

That was my hunch also.

If you guys think Savannah's hot in summer..

It's running 88-90 here every day now, already. 'cept when it rains for 3 days straight.

Lol.

54% black, population 145,403, 32 murders in 2020.

I thought thats where the Cobra guys went back in the day.

Average month in Chicago.

well pardner you asked

Yes, but next time try a little sweetener on top.

I believe it was formerly used for flight training, Then I believe the Army Rangers took it over.

A lot of history, beautiful old homes, River Street has a lot going on, good eats. The coast is beautiful. Plenty of fishing and water related activities. Tybee Island is a great place to spend the day. Yes it is humid in the summer but the winters are mild.

I have lived about 50 miles west of Savannah all my life. Never noticed it being miserably hot. Can be humid. Lots of history and the area is big into preservation and restoration. Beaches and fishing are close. Hunting isn’t far off with Fort Stewart a large area that provides public access. Several state and Federal areas close too. Lots of charter boats for fishing and public ramps if you bring your own boat.
Back last year when all the rioting and protests were going on, nothing was happening in Savannah. There are areas that are best to avoid, but the tourist areas have people walking all over them all the time. I’ve never had a problem and don’t worry about anything happening when I’m there.
Great little city with a lot to see and do.

Nice, Thanks.

Hinesville is a bit inland from Savannah, think sand and pine trees which is typical of most East Coast Army bases. Hot check, fishing check, diving not really it's a long boat ride out to murky water and nothing to see. The good news, nice places aren't too far away


Mike

Don't you mean average weekend?

Son is on Stewart - not far.

Fishing is good, he likes to wheel his CUCV on the tank trails when he can.

Good golf - lots to do within easy traveling.

I happened to LOVE Savannah. Really enjoy my time there - lots to see or do. Tybee Island, Hilton Head is close.

Some cobblestone streets that will drive you nuts.

A gun shop that feels like a cigar bar.


The coastal islands are a pretty unique spot.

I think Lear is based there

My liberal sister just loves the place.

I'll leave it at that..

upbeat post, thanks.

CUCV?

Not Lear, when Lear was in operation it was in Witchita, KS. Savannah is the home of Gulfstream Aerospace. Largest employer in town in fact.

Mark in GA

I live in the north Ga mountains. Not many blacks here. AAMOF, I did see one the other day in Home Depot.

Ah thanks.

I was thinking Gulfstream was in Melbourne, FL...
Guess that is someone else...But I thought Gulfstream Park (horses) was in Melbourne too?

Keep in mind, it never feels all that hot on the beach. We spend many days a year on the beach in Charleston and never get tired of it. I’m sure there is good salt water fishing and good golf courses down there too. There’s nothing like coastal living IMHO.

I hear good things about the place and had many a friend stationed at Hunter. My unit was there circa '80 . I do not remember what time frame but is was a bit warm! We spent two weeks in a remab site, fenced in, while elements of our sister unit were OCONUS. We never left the site except to do some squad training close by. CSM knew we were bored so he set up a boxing ring one day and we took turns pounding the crap out of each other! One of the last days there they brought in a [bleep] of kegs and we had a big drunken mud fight, I still have pics somewhere, though cameras were verboten. Good luck to your son and thank him for his service!

We lived in a trailer park there for 3 years when I was a kid. Lock your stuff up. Even then.

That’s all I can add.


Oh and Paula Deen’s restaurant is dumpy rip off.

best friend’s younger sister just retired as a public school teacher in savannah, she a fellow conservative refugee from new england. her husband is a retired army helo pilot. despite a nice house and comfortable ties to the area, they are ready to move away from heat/humidity, and a nastier socio-political environment that started with obama and accelerated with blm. her last few years as a public school teacher trying to do the right things were really tough.

Savannah used to host a great St Patrick’s day party.

Lots of fun coastal waters, barrier islands, fishing and crabs.

As mentioned, hot as balls and fulll of dudes named JaQaurious that likely couldn’t recite the alphabet if their nikes depended on it.

My oldest daughter got her Master’s at SCAD. She liked it out there enough that she’s continued to live out there.

They did that at Ft Stewart as I recall.

PS Humidity about 65-100% in the Summer

Still better than many other bases though.


What type MOS is he in?


Mike

ROTR, if your question was directed at me, My Son will be in the Army Rangers..

Awesome!

He's used to the suck so it won't phase him any then.

Tell him Hooah from the campfire.


Mike

Will do and thank you Sir.

Kenneth,

Savannah is a beautiful historic city. I was stationed at Hunter and also at Stewart. There is some decent deer hunting on Hunter. Stewart is absolutely polluted with wild hogs and you can hunt them year round. There is decent deer hunting too. There are at least a dozen ponds for fishing on Stewart and some of them hold some really nice bass. The Savannah National Wildlife refuge is also full of hogs.

I’m not going to lie, the humidity is bad, especially when you are doing physical training. The area is also infested with sand gnats that come out only when it’s pleasant, not when it’s real hot or real cold. The gnats come out in clouds and land on your skin and give you a little bite that itches- but when there is hundreds of them doing it it can be very miserable. Lots of salt water fishing. Tybee island is nice. Beaufort SC is a nice town that is close by as well as Hilton Head- all those places have sand gnats when the temps are right, but he will have much less problems with them in the cities than he will while conducting PT or being out in the field- especially close to any marshy areas. Tell him to take a bus tour of Savannah when he gets there. There is just so much to see in that city and a good start is simply taking a tour.

Tell him thank you for his service. I used to be the prosecutor for the Ranger battalion there and can assure you they are a different breed!

Both the negative and positive posts are accurate in some way, except for the one about it not being miserable in the summer. I suppose a native might be accustomed to it never cooling off and gnats feeding on you, but not me. I try to get everything outside done by 0900. And a change in dress may be necessary. Stuff will grow on you if you do not wear appropriate attire.

I don't live there. I just work there often.

I am surprised that no-one has mentioned Forest City Gun Club. It is the oldest continuously operating gun club in the US. They have held the GA State and SE Regional sporting clays championships there several times. In my view, it is way nicer than the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio. GA State will be held there in June. If he gets a chance yo shoot there, I highly recommend it.
Yes, it is hot and humid, but the beach is not bad. The coastal islands are great places with lots of golf etc. Also, great seafood if you ask the locals where to go. Avoid the touristy places and you can eat very well, fior reasonable. The spanish moss in the trees and the historical parts of town are beautiful. Beats the [bleep] out of Fort Sam Houston, Fort Sill, and several other bases I can think of. South GA has opportunities for bird hunting and deer hunting and the fishing should be great. I think he will be happy there.

regards,

Kris

Thanks,

It's interesting, peoples outlooks, no one right, no one wrong, just different outlooks on life.

Ya. I get it, Sam may get used to the weather, or not...

He's 19 years in Wisconsin kinda convinced him that zero degrees wasn't ideal either...(cant blame him)...

Like many places, You'd prefer to spend about 6 months in a different latitude, He loves the water, and really, He could be deployed a bunch also.

Has a Father, I'm just curious what his surroundings maybe like, His last 8 months in basic have been hell for several reasons, One way or the other, He's ready for a move.

average weekend in Chicago

I'm assuming the ammo shortage will start to affect Chicago also........................

My wife was born there but she hasn't been back in 60 years.

I was stationed at Hunter in the early to mid 80's ,there is a a waterway that runs thru Hunter. at least back in the 80's .if you went thru a class .they had boats right on the base you could rent and run the river to fish or what ever ,if he wanted too . Fort Pulaski a good civil war fort to check out ,8th Air Force World War -2 museum is in I think Pooler .a suburb ,of Savannah ,wish that was there when i was there in the 80's .River street for partying ,.oh yea hotter than crap to this old hillbilly ,could not wait to leave the heat and humidity , never forgot the sand fleas ,.never seen green pollen coat cars till i went there .oh running PT is fun when the paper mills release its smell .in the morning ,makes you want to puke running those 3 -5 miles expetially if you been drinking all night..lol..but it bad even if you sober and gulping air running . he will know the smell when he smells it ,lol..Hunter did have a pistol range back then we could use on our off time for our privite owned pistols ,dont know if they still have that now ..had to go to Stewart rifle ranges to shoot privet owned rifles. back then you could only hunt deer on Hunter with Bow and arrow

Some good points made above.
Slidellkid made some great points.
Savannah has great coastal fishing: speck trout, redfish, flounder, tarpon and shark.
Savannah has great seafood. Big shrimping area.
Forest City Gun Club is awesome if you are a shotgunner: skeet, trap, clays. Very nice facility close to town.
Very close to Hilton Head for great golf.
Lots of job opportunities after military service: Gulfstream and the Port of Savannah is now one of the largest on the east coast.
Economy and job opportunities are wide open in Savannah.
St. Patrick’s Day is a big celebration due to large Irish catholic population and Savannah has one of the largest parties in the country behind NYC, Boston and Chicago. Beautiful old homes. Sherman actually spared the city from the torch because it was so pretty.

Downsides have been hammered in prior comments: hot and steamy in Summer. Large African American population and some low income areas. Pick where to live with caution and everything can be very nice.