The military travel option as your ticket to ride!

Join the navy and see the world, a slogan once beckoned young men and women. Since World War II, with the spread of U.S. military bases in 150 countries, military travel is almost inevitable to anyone who joins. For those who would like to live in a foreign country for a year or two, to live in a new culture, to live as they do, the U.S. military might very well be your ticket to ride.

The destinations of today's soldier, marine, or sailor overseas are not only those countries where the U.S. is conducting military operations of war. Even those who do ship to a middle eastern country to fight in war are not totally deprived of the benefits of travel overseas. Iraq and Afghanistan, for instance, are steeped in culture and a history that goes back to the dawn of civilization. You will see for yourself the way man lived thousands of years ago, the way they dressed, conducted business and lived amongst themselves. You can eat foods prepared from the recipes of a first century cook, taste the wines the way they must have tasted in Abraham's day, hear the music of the shepherd and the nomad's chants. Even in war zones, you can find something different from your own hometown and extend the horizons of your understanding of the ways of men.

The premium destinations of military travel are still available to the fighting man or woman today. The U.S. has bases in several European nations, such as Germany, Britain, and France. Millions of Americans have satisfied their travel longings for these countries, using the military travel option. With the superb infrastructure of European transportation systems, you can reach any European state from the one in which you are stationed, easily and quickly. This opens up the northern countries, Norway, Sweden, Finland, as well as the quaint towns of Italy and Spain. Every weekend liberty can be an excursion to some place new and different.

New bases are also being established in some former Soviet bloc nations, bringing you into contact with eastern Europe and its unique cultural expressions. Smaller bases dot the Pacific, from Japan to Hawaii to the Fiji Islands. Military travel can take you anywhere in the world, even to the north and south poles.

Short enlistments will naturally decrease your opportunities for travel, while longer ones will not only increase opportunities, but also increase the time you may spend overseas. Career military personnel with families who are assigned to an overseas post are permitted to bring their families, free of charge, to live with them on U.S. military posts, in military housing with convenient military shops, such as the PX. Through military travel, you can expose your whole family to the wonderful variety of cultures and peoples of the world, all at little or no expense to you.

If serving your country is your calling, and travel is your joy, a military career may be a good choice. Check it out at your local military recruiter, or online. The world and benefits of military travel are waiting for you.