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Comment by IDCmom#1 on June 2, 2012 at 11:28pm

Here is some info about lodging on Camp Pendleton.  The South Mesa Temporary Lodging Facility is closer than any off base hotel or the other on base hotel. 

When you drive through the main gate, you would turn left at the light to go to FMTB.  If you turn right at the light, Wire Mountain Road, you drive to the first stop sign, turn left on San Jacinto Rd, drive to the end of the street and you are at the lodge.  

I am assuming that making reservations is similar to making reservations on base at Great Lakes, that unless you are military affiliated or have paperwork saying you are attending a function on base, that your sailor would need to make the reservations for rates based on his rank. 

http://www.innsofthecorps.com/lodging_guest_eligibility.html

http://www.mccscp.com/tlf-lodging

  

 

 

Comment by eurekamom on June 2, 2012 at 8:43pm

Hello all! Our son got home from Afghanistan last Friday and we were at CP for the return! He had 96 hours liberty and I am still on a cloud! 

Regarding hotels at CP: There are a lot of places to stay in Oceanside, and there are also two hotels on the base. Where the corpsmen will have their FMTB graduation, you are closer if you stay at a hotel in Oceanside. However, if you want to stay on the base (I did, because I was traveling alone and just felt safer on the base) you can go to the CP website and get info. I stayed in Ward Lodge and I was right in the middle of things. My son had to go over and show his ID to prove that I was coming to stay for a legitimate purpose before they would confirm my reservation, but it was a very reasonable price, and nice place. It was on the other side of the base from FMTB graduation, but that didn't bother me.

Comment by ddsweety on May 29, 2012 at 9:22pm

Hey navywifenewlywed! I messaged you.

Comment by navywifenewlywed6_25 on May 29, 2012 at 11:15am

Hey all...
I have a few questions and hoping for any help. My husband just graduated corpsman school in San Antonio and he is now going to be at camp Pendleton for FMF training. He has to report there by June 12. He will probably be there until Decommenter maybe even the beginning of next year, since all the schools are back to back there. Will the navy allow my daughter and I to move there also since its over 16 weeks, and will they BAH for living there because we are from Tennessee and we are so tired of living apart and we would really like to move together.

Comment by IDCmom#1 on May 20, 2012 at 9:01pm

kimberlydale - There is a lovely small lake on Camp Pendleton.  You can rent boats and camp there.  There is also a small mini golf course.  I don't know that I would go swimming in Lake O'Neil but I live in Florida so I stay away from most lakes.

The Pacific Ocean is about 6 or miles from the hospital but it is a very nice beach.  I love the view from the playground at the end of my son's street - Pacific Ocean to the west and mountains to the east.  There is just so much on this base.  Counted seven sleeping, black cows today.  I will never get over cows on the base. 

 

Comment by kimberlydale (corpsmanmom) on May 20, 2012 at 6:43pm

Hi all ....just wanted to say my son arrived at CP yesterday and got all situated. When he called he was "stoked" ....could not believe the base had a lake on it !!! He said people were swimming and fishing ..... also said the place was very close to the beach and could not wait to head that way !!! Not sure how things will all play out ...meaning do they start work this week or does it take time to get going?? Just curious!! 

Comment by kimberlydale (corpsmanmom) on May 20, 2012 at 12:22am

Does anyone know if we (as family) can stay on the base any, when we go down to visit, or would you recommend staying elsewhere??

Comment by IDCmom#1 on May 14, 2012 at 10:49pm

I think Camp Pendleton is a very nice base.  I grew up with the Air Force, lived in Army communities for many years as an adult, and now live in a Navy town.  I did not have high expectations of a Marine base and was very wrong.  Brand new MCX, new hospital being built, good commissary, very nice base housing (my husband and I would have been so excited to live somewhere like this when we first married so many years ago), great beach, lake with water sports, and much more.  This base is HUGE!  There is even a tiny Navy base attached to it.  Oceanside is a nice town.  Quite spread out.  Easy drive to lots of interesting places, including San Diego.  

Comment by ddsweety on May 14, 2012 at 4:23pm

I e-mailed my husband to see if he can get more information on where in the base he will be, so hopefully he can get that information sometime soon.

No I havn't been up to Camp Pendleton yet, but this weekend I'm hoping to make the trip :) Some of my friends don't want me to move up there so they tell me bad things about that area.... I hope it isn't so bad.

Comment by IDCmom#1 on May 14, 2012 at 12:32pm

ddsweety, well, that does make a lot more sense to me.  I thought it was just him.  That drive would be a long commute for him when he is able to come home.  I am assuming, since he has orders, it won't be a problem for him to break a lease.  My son had orders to Camp Pendleton for after FMTB but his wife was still stationed in San Diego so she had to pay to break her lease when they moved into Camp P housing.   

It would be a good idea to find out where his second class will be, as well, if it is for a significant period of time.  I know a lot of corpsmen live in Fallbrook but that is quite a drive from FMTB but closer to the hospital. 

Have you come up to Pendleton and taken a drive around this enormous base?  Everytime my son takes me for a scenic tour, I see something surprising.  The cows were probably the biggest surprise but the lush green golf course situated in a valley surrounded by browning shubbery was, too.   

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