Just got orders to St. Louis...

[murfsteve25]

Leaving Japan and moving to Scott AFB just outside St Louis...anyone from the area?

[otismalibu]

Just give yourself some time to adjust to the language. It's similar to English, so you'll probably be able to pick out the odd word. Good luck!

[murfsteve25]

Just give yourself some time to adjust to the language. It's similar to English, so you'll probably be able to pick out the odd word. Good luck!

haha thanks for the tip

[Dach0sen0ne]

Leaving Japan and moving to Scott AFB just outside St Louis...anyone from the area?

Well, I'm sure anything has to be better then Minot AFB. Good luck with the PCS.

[70to66]

I'm a 100 miles north of St. Lou.

[murfsteve25]

Well, I'm sure anything has to be better then Minot AFB. Good luck with the PCS.

I heard Minot is the worst base in the AF.

[murfsteve25]

I'm a 100 miles north of St. Lou.

Cant wait to get back to the states. while looking on google earth, it looks like the area around Scott is nothing but country.

[otismalibu]

Cant wait to get back to the states. while looking on google earth, it looks like the area around Scott is nothing but country.

Plenty o' corn fields in the area still, but the sprawl has moved in. You'll find many of the standard suburbia offerings, close at hand.

Here's the local paper. Study up, there will be a quiz when you arrive.

http://www.bnd.com/

[sportscrazy13]

I grew up about 30 mins down the road from Scott AFB. You are correct nothing but corn fields and farm land. I use to joke with people and say that's where the old scary movie Children of the Corn came from.

The area around there has built up in the last 10 years. And you got St Louis a few mins up I-64.

[murfsteve25]

otismalibu - thanks for the link. That will give me a head start on checking out the area.

sportscrazy - i am very excited to be so close to Stl... ill be catching a lot of Cards games next season. I'm not a big fan of corn fields, especially driving through them at night so dont get me started with all the spooky stuff haha