What's the difference with a garrison, a fort, and a base?

Question

What's the difference with a garrison, a fort, and a base?

Answer 1

actually a garrison is where the army are housed as in living quarters.

Answer 2

nothing, its all really that same thing

Answer 3

Garrison=Not in combat. When you hear "in garrison" it means like back at the unit. Garrison commander, is the commander that stays back on post when they deploys.

Fort=Air force place of duty (actually can be anyone. No one calls it "back at the fort" it's a name for the place

Base=Marine place of duty

Post=Army place of duty

FOB=Forward operating base

COB=Civilian operating base

Answer 4

I looked this up because as an Army wife of ten years it occurred to me that I didn't know! There seems no difference between the definitions but certainly we describe a Town which is predominantly occupied by Soldiers and their Families as a 'Garrison Town'  rather than a 'Base' Town or a 'Fort' Town, so I am still confused!

garrison n 1: a fortified military post where troops are stationed

fort n 1: a fortified military post where troops are stationed

Base: .(Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed, forward movements are made, supplies are furnished, etc.

Answer 5

depends on what branch you're in.

base is air force

fort is army

not sure what a garrison is, maybe marine.

if drammine is right the air force living quarters are barracks.