LOL...We had maps too, they were just flawed. One thing that they failed to show, was that officer housing, which was in the middle of Area A, was closed to through traffic. On the map, it looked like I had a relatively straight shot from billeting to work, but that wasn't the case. The first few mornings, I found myself getting to work late because I had somehow wound up taking a wrong turn and going out one of the many gates. That first day, it took me forty minutes to find my way back to my room from the hangar.
One of my first mistakes was getting directions from one of the gate guards. That guy had to have gotten in on an ASVAB waiver. The directions that he gave me were "....follow this road 'til you can't go any further, then take a right. Problem is, that road doesn't end...it goes to a gate on the other side of the base, nowhere near the flightline. A right turn at the very first intersection would have put me right where I needed to be, and saved me several miles of driving and backtracking.
Also, this is the first base I've seen where building numbers have no corelation whatsoever to location. Once you come into the main gate, you encounter buildings no. 1 & 2, but all bets are off after that.
On the bright side, I managed to get a new id card while I was there. I don't know if you've seen the new military id, but they are pretty darn neat. Vital information, such as military medical records, fingerprint, and signature, is stored on the card.
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