Couple questions about Fort Lee ,VA army base???

Question

My husband is graduating from ait in maryland at APG on 8/5 he just got orders to Fort Lee, VA for 9/13. I went to there webpage and it wasnt a lot of info on there. I guess the post is mainly used for ait for quatermaster and culinary. So iwanted to know if anyone has been stationed there before and know any other info about there. Also it didnt seem like it was a very big post or didnt have alot of units there so how often to places like that get depolyed?? And will this be his duty station for his !st tour?? As well there like a 6 week gap between ait graduation and his report date what does that mean??

Answer 1

I am US Army and my family is from Hopewell VA, just outside the gates of Ft Lee.  If you say he about to graduate AIT from APG, then yes Ft Lee will be his first duty assignment.  Ft Lee is located in the Tri-Cities area of Richond.  Its a pretty built up area with plenty of historic sights in the area if your in to that kind of stuff.  If you join him there, which I am sure you will, you can live in base housing or find your own place off base.  They are currently upgrading and expanding the housing due to a huge troop shift that will bring in thousands of more troops to the base.  

As far as the gap in orders, it most likely says on his assignment orders "Early arrival is authorized".  That means from AIT he can go to his unit right away.  He can also put in a leave form (DA31) and take some leave to be home with family until his reporting date or close to it.  After AIT the Army does allow you to go in the hole a bit on leave but it is not recommended.

Feel free to mail me if you need more info on that area.  Welcome to the Army Family.