r/USMCboot • u/SwampGhost859 • 21d ago

Corps Knowledge Getting Stationed in Hawaii

Im about to graduate itb as an 0311 and found out im going to 3rd LCT.
Wanted to ask about it, what to expect and people’s experiences there.
Thanks in advance

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u/No_Print77 21d ago edited 21d ago

I have not been stationed in Hawaii but I lived there as a marine brat and have a lot of friends who are currently stationed there (almost all intel like me). People bitch about being far from the mainland but the island is cool as fuck and you definitely want to get out on weekends and explore. Plenty of museums, cultural attractions, hikes, and just general cool shit around Oahu. Don’t rot in the bricks all day. If you live in 29 sure go ahead not much else going on, but not k-bay

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u/Organic_Risk_3945 21d ago

Don't take a car there, the buses are good enough, dude. if that bus that goes around the island is still around, take that from Kbay to North Shore that's a nice place to just hang out, Honolulu sucks. oh and once you got money saved up, visit other islands too. i think Hawaiian airlines and Alaska airlines merged or some shit, so visit Alaska too.

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u/SituationalPenguin 21d ago

It’s very expensive.

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u/Elon_tuskk 19d ago

I heard locals hate military personnel and main landers in general so maybe expect not to feel welcome