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Dave Nosek
Member
Username: Waterman15
Post Number: 36
Registered: 10-2005
Posted From: 134.215.253.245
| | Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2010 - 06:17 pm: | |
Thank you all for your input. I do have plans to call them a little closer to our travel dates and will let everyone know about success or not. I will also look at Little Rock as an alternative. We have stayed there on several occasions when traveling back and forth and I would recommend them to anyone. Great people and very nice quarters. Want to try Barksdale since it is about 3 hours closer to our destination in Texas so we would be a little less worn out when I have to drive through Houston. |
Wanda Seals
Senior Member
Username: Whstravel
Post Number: 676
Registered: 07-2007
Posted From: 69.152.252.238
| | Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2010 - 03:22 am: | |
I have found most Guard/Reserve drill weekends are the 1st weekend of the month - but remember first weekend of some months might be near a holiday and the drill weekend slips to 2nd weekend - such as in January.
Call Air Force billeting locations (1-888-235-6343) and ask. I haven't had problems getting billeting except on drill weekends.
Ciao/Wanda |
Phil Doubleman
Senior Member
Username: Phil
Post Number: 1540
Registered: 08-2005
Posted From: 68.35.26.65
| | Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 07:06 pm: | |
True, Mervin and Sunday night of a drill weekend is when the lodging usually opens back up. So Sunday through Thursday is usually the Space A period.
We have gotten lodging at Dover and Travis both on Sundays. Travis was a drill weekend... can't remember about Dover. |
Mervin J LeBlanc
Senior Member
Username: Merv
Post Number: 468
Registered: 01-2005
Posted From: 74.248.126.191
| | Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 05:41 pm: | |
Phil - The Friday night before a week-end drill is usually counted towards the week-end, because reservist who use the military lodging for week-end drills normally have to drive a long distance, therefore most travel Firday Afternoons or nights to the location in order to get a full night's sleep before early formations on Saturday mornings (I speak from experience) |
Phil Doubleman
Senior Member
Username: Phil
Post Number: 1533
Registered: 08-2005
Posted From: 68.35.26.65
| | Posted on Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 01:43 pm: | |
If your not going to be there on a weekend day... don't worry.
When we plan on staying at military lodging, we avoid weekend travel and have never been denied a room/suite. |
John D.
Moderator
Username: John_d
Post Number: 4175
Registered: 06-2003
Posted From: 193.251.143.17
| | Posted on Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 04:49 am: | |
Dave,
I suggest calling Barksdale Lodging as they should know for sure the upcoming duty weekend schedules. |
Dave Nosek
Member
Username: Waterman15
Post Number: 34
Registered: 10-2005
Posted From: 134.215.253.245
| | Posted on Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 03:02 am: | |
Does anyone know if Barksdale has reserve weekends and which ones they might be. We will be traveling to Houston in mid August and were hoping to be able to spend a night there enroute from Tennessee. I have stayed at Little Rock several times going and coming but in this case it looks like Barksdale may be a bit more convienent.
I have run into the problem with reserve weekends where all of the available rooms are taken up and was just curious if it would be worth trying. Will be looking for one night on probably Aug 13 which is a friday.
Thanks in advance for any input. |
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