FORT LEAVENWORTH -- Lots of open space at Fort Leavenworth, especially in the winter when the trees are bare. On the other side of the buildings is the Missouri River.
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FORT LEAVENWORTH -- Lots of open space at Fort Leavenworth, especially in the winter when the trees are bare. On the other side of the buildings is the Missouri River.
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CAS3 captains' training
Moving from the wet and windy heat of Hawaii and the dry but still hot heat of Arizona to the cold of Kansas in the February might not sound like the transition most people would enjoy. And we were like most people. Our visit to Fort Leavenworth was necessitated by the captain's Command and Staff something something school, code-named CAS3, pronounced Kass-Kyub. For the six weeks the course lasted, we lived in Hoge Barracks, which provided a sort of a two-bedroom efficiency with a kitchenette and bathroom. The even let us keep our dog there, for a small fee. Having two televisions with HBO and cable was also nice, not to mention the daily room service. Quite a bit of the stuff we brought with us was not needed, we found out. Just about every need has been thought of there, and if it hasn't been, one need only ask and it will be handled. We could even have gotten a crib for the baby. Plenty of laundry rooms are available, and there is a decent workout room, with several treadmills, stationary bikes, and Nautilus weight machines. If you have a baby who is young enough, you can set him in a basket beside your treadmill and tread away. Hoge Barracks is near the PX and commissary, as well as the golf course, although it was too cold for me to get my one club I traveled with at the time out more than once. There are lots of running paths, many of them alongside the Missouri River. The fort is near Kansas City, so there is an abundance of shopping and creature comforts. Our brief stay allowed several such trips before we packed up and headed to Ohio. |
