Fort Monroe on base closing list :(

[Catchawave]

Hope that doesn't affect anyone here. Still waiting to see the official announcement now......

[TN al]

1. In ten years in the army...

...I never went to Fort Monroe and, more significantly, I never met anyone who had been posted there. Maybe that is why it is on the base closing list. By the way, what goes on at Fort Monroe?

[Catchawave]

2. It looks like prime real estate is more valued than it's

mission. It really is a beautiful piece of land, and a historic civil war site too. I only visited once, for a retirement party at the O'club, and it was fabulous! My husband explained that it's an Army educational facility now, and can be easily be realigned elsewhere.

Here's their homepage: http://147.248.251.93/monroe/sites/local/default.asp

[Jara sang]

3. TRADOC

Training and Doctrine Command

[Virginian]

4. The Chamberlain used to be nice.

I haven't been there in 30 years. Have they kept it up?

I understand it was taken over for military housing by Ft. Monroe during WWII.

I hate to see Ft Monroe go the way of Ocean View amusement park and get turned over to a developer. Ft. Monroe, another bedroom community for Norfolk.