Originally Posted by
HardLemonade
You're right I haven't....unless you count the 2 tours I did in Afghanistan, the six months I spend in Saudi Arabia, and the 8 months in East Timor. And although I wouldn't consider it "third world" I also spent some time traveling for leisure through most of South America and Europe.
So if you don't count any of that..you're right! I don't know what I'm talking about and Mesa is the cat's meow!!
I haven't had a hotel at Mesa that was remotely as bad as the CHU I lived in while in Iraq or the plywood box in Afghanistan. And I was lucky to be single occupancy while TDY stateside, and for that matter lucky to not be in a community tent while TDY stateside. I don't know how you can begin to compare service in the military to life at a regional, or even be a complainer about life here. My QOL at Mesa is 10x my QOL in the military, by my pay is about 1/5 of my pay in the military. You (should have) known what you were getting into. You won't stay at good hotels at any regional. Some of ours aren't bad (double trees, marriotts, etc), most are average, and a few are horrible. Write enough complaints and we get a new one.
Get in, get your time, and leave. Complaining on the internets won't really help. Most people know Mesa's pay rate and healthcare costs when they voluntarily sign up to work here. There are no surprises.