Will be living in Norfolk,Va come end of June
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Enjoy the 757. I have spent a little time down there and it was an interesting place. VA Driven has a section for the 757 where they host car meets and what not. When I had friends down there they would all hang out on VA Driven for some reason.
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my car has gone 10 years with no front plate--in states that require it. no tickets. holla.
I wonder if you'll get to check out the AVET (Aircrew Virtual Environment Trainer) or AGSSII. I got some play time at a tradeshow in that thing and it's badass.
I wonder if you'll get to check out the AVET (Aircrew Virtual Environment Trainer) or AGSSII. I got some play time at a tradeshow in that thing and it's badass.
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Originally Posted by levnubhin
I doubt I will get on base, so if you can recommend good neighborhoods id appreciative that.
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Yup, unless you've got a hard-on for keeping residency in your state of record (only people who are retarded ******* Red Sox fans and insist it's a point of pride keep their Mass residency.) Every other dude I know is either Florida or Texas. The main benefit, besides no state income tax, is that you get to register all your vehicles through the mail... with ZERO smog requirements.
Nubs... your BAH as for E-4 and below is $1359. That'll actually get you into a small house in many parts of Norfolk/Virginia Beach. I don't think you have kids, so here's what I'd do... head out there by yourself for a month and live in the barracks while you do house-hunting. Take some time to explore the town and figure out what's what. After a month, and when you've found a place, THEN move the wife out and do your household goods move.
Take a look at a website called militarybyowner.com.
And I didn't know you were going FTS... it's actually a career move I've been pondering. I may be picking your brain someday.
Nubs... your BAH as for E-4 and below is $1359. That'll actually get you into a small house in many parts of Norfolk/Virginia Beach. I don't think you have kids, so here's what I'd do... head out there by yourself for a month and live in the barracks while you do house-hunting. Take some time to explore the town and figure out what's what. After a month, and when you've found a place, THEN move the wife out and do your household goods move.
Take a look at a website called militarybyowner.com.
And I didn't know you were going FTS... it's actually a career move I've been pondering. I may be picking your brain someday.
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I lived there for a couple of years when I was in high school. We were on one of the smaller bases around the main navy base. Be choosy when it comes to neighborhoods and school districts because there are some really bad 'hoods in parts of Norfolk. Back when, there were a few nice areas near Old Dominion University and in Ghent. And lots of the city of Va. Beach was good but might mean a little longer commute, but nothing as bad as commuting in SFL so it will probably be no big deal. Portsmouth is wall to wall hood. It has been awhile but I remember- don't live anywhere where your commute involves a tunnel because they are always a big traffic bottleneck.
My mother was a teacher there so we got a break on tuition at a small k-12 school called Ryan Academy that was just down Little Creek Rd from the base toward the east. It saved me from going to Maury HS in the hood and I had a few really good teachers there. IIRC, it wasn't particularly expensive anyway. I know you have a kid to worry about so I thought I'd throw that out there.
Good luck, buddy.
My mother was a teacher there so we got a break on tuition at a small k-12 school called Ryan Academy that was just down Little Creek Rd from the base toward the east. It saved me from going to Maury HS in the hood and I had a few really good teachers there. IIRC, it wasn't particularly expensive anyway. I know you have a kid to worry about so I thought I'd throw that out there.
Good luck, buddy.
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There are A LOT (you wouldn't believe it) of military that home school... and the kids don't turn out all fucked up with zero social skills like you'd think due to all the support groups. Of course he'll miss out on getting his *** kicked a few times, which is a completely under-rated learning experience, but he'll be Chinese smart. Of course that means the wife won't be able to work any sort of normal job, so kiss a second income goodbye... and you're going to want that second income on Airman salary.
Sending the kid to private school frees up the wife to work a regular job to pay for it. Norfolk Academy if I remember right was like $18k a year. There are lots of other cheaper options that are just as good.
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Samnavy,
Yeah, I don't miss a single *** kicking I didn't get anywhere I lived. I had enough of those in 2nd and 3rd grade in Hawaii for being one of the only white kids (haole crap go home!). Aren't these asians cute and peaceful....
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