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My son is in Basic now and will be graduating in November, I have an oppertunity to stay in the hotel (Lackland Inn) on base. Is this advantagous to staying off-base? or do you feel the off-base lodging is better for this week? Additionally his graduation is the same weekend as the air show with the Thunderbirds will this make the experience better? or just more crowded?
Hi Ron,
On Base lodging will not be as luxurious as a hotel off base, but it will be more convenient, and probably cheaper.
If Lackland is having their annual open house/air show the same weekend, you can expect the base to be more crowded with visitors.
But, if you've never seen the Thunderbirds perform in person, this will add to the experience. Nothing can compare.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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