IM HEADING TO RILEY IN A FEW MONTHS AND ID LIKE TO KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. I HAVE A WIFE AND TWO LITTLE KIDS

I did not like Ft. riley too much. There is KSU about 30 min from post so the soldiers tend to clash with the KSU students. Junction city, which is right outside of post is kinda trashy. Alot of strip clubs and bars. I dont know if they are still doing this but when i left in 2002 some units were doing PT in the afternoon insted of at 0630. On post housing is really nice if your E-4 or above.

Never been to Riley, but am told its not too bad, with KSU being there that would leave alot to do wouldn't it? Its what you make of it.

oh ya and if you can, try to get housing in ellis hights. those are the really good ones.

He has 2 children and hisself with his wife, he won't be able to.

They will make him take a 3 bedroom.

AH Ft. Riley. The hell mouth. I agree, I hate it here. And there is NOTHING to do. Im sorry to bust anyones bubble. But Ft. Riley truely is the ETS express.

I am up for PCS soon, lets just hope I don't get attached to anything there.

Two infantry battalions there, both mechanized. 1-41 IN is under the 1st AD and 1-16 is under 1st ID. There aren't so many strip clubs since Junction City re-zoned, and if you stay out of Silverados the college students won't pick so many fights with you. I actually like the lower enlisted housing (Colyer Manor) better than the mid level housing; older, but better constructed.

The facilities aren't the best since it's a smaller post, but it's been steadily improving over the past few years.

The command structure is fairly strange since you have the 1st BDE 1st ID and 3rd BDE 1st AD falling under the 24th ID that runs the post.

There are no light units. As an infantryman be prepared to do a lot of antiarmor, breaching, and tasking out to the engineers for wire detail.

If you have any more specific questions feel free to PM me, I've lived in the area since 97 and have gotten to know it pretty well.

Well i cant tell you much abotu the infantry here but im chemical im in 172nd in ft riley. As a youn gsoldier i dotn care to much for this place like they said Junction City which is righ toutside the gate and manhatten arent that great manhatten is alittle bit cleaner. On post housing though is really nice. And sicne your married and have kids im sure you will get it but ther eprobably will be a waitin glist ft riley is picking up lots of soliders here in the next few months from Germany and th eones returning from iraq. Im sure you will feel ok about the place just make the best of it. Its my first duty station and it hasnt turned me away from th earmy i just pray there is better out there but all n all i dont like this place nto one bit. Hopefully your veiws will be different