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WE HAVE BEEN AT LITTLE CREEK NAB FOR 4 YRS NOW. IN THE BEGINNING THE BASE HOUSING HAD A 2 YEAR WAIT SO WE BOUGHT A CONDO WHICH ENDED UP BEING IN A DRUG INFESTED AREA SO WE SOLD THAT. WE THOUGHT OF BASE HOUSING AGAIN BUT AT CLOSER INSPECTION SAW IT WAS HORRIBLE AND RUNDOWN. WE BOUGHT A HOUSE. THE HOUSES IN TOWN ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND PRICES ARE RAISING DAILY, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO BUY HERE.
THE ENTIRE AREA IS A HUGE MILITARY AREA WITH ALOT OF BASES. THE LOCAL PEOPLE SAY THEY SUPPORT YOU BUT IN REALITY THEY HATE YOU. THE PAY FOR SPOUSES IS THE LOWEST I HAVE EVER SEEN! I WAS EVEN TOLD BY AN INTERVIEWER WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE LOW WAGES THAT IT WAS DUE TO US! THE INTERVIEWER SAID THAT WITH SO MANY MILITARY FAMILIES THEY FOUND OVER THE YEARS THAT THE SPOUSES ARE MOSTLY WORKING TO AVOID BEING BORED AND WOULD TAKE ANY WAGE. SO BIT BY BIT THE WAGES HAVE BEEN LOWERED. SO TAKE YOUR CURRENT WAGE AND BE PREPARED TO HALF IT!
LITTLE CREEK ITSELF IS NICE. THESE PAST FEW YEARS THEY HAVE BUILT A NEW NEX WHICH IS 2 STORIES AND HAS A HUGE GARDEN SHOP AND FOOD COURT. THE OLD EXCHANGE WAS TURNED INTO A GIANT FURNITURE STORE THAT CARRIES NICE FURNITURE AND HAS GREAT SALES. THERE ARE 2 GAS STATIONS ON BASE AND A NICE REC CENTER WITH POOL TABLES, COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMES. THERE IS ALSO A BOWLING ALLEY AND A MOVIE THEATER, A COUPLE OF POOLS, KAYAK RENTALS AND A BEACH.
IF YOU CAN DEAL WITH UNFRIENDLY PEOPLE IN TOWN THAT DON'T WANT YOU AROUND AND SURROUND YOURSELF WITH BASE FAMILIES YOU CAN MAKE IT. AT LEAST THE CITY OF VA BEACH HAS BEGUN RENOVATING AS WELL AND THERE IS A HUGE MALL IN DOWNTOWN NORFOLK.
I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL WE GET OUT OF HERE THOUGH! OUR NEXT STOP IS STENNIS, MS JUST OUTSIDE OF PICAYUNE. I WISH THERE WERE REVIEWS FOR IT AS WELL.
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