Living in "The Shacks"

[Major_Malfunction]

Apologies if this isn't the correct place to post this. I did a search on "Living in the Shacks" and living and didn't see what I needed.

I was speaking to my recruiter (man, i've been so lucky to get a patient and informative guy) and we were speaking about relocation, living on ships, living on base during training etc... and he brought up living in "The Shacks" if I wanted to save money.

Idiot that I am... I was happy to be getting all this great information, I forgot to ask: What the hell are "The Shacks"?  All I can picture is an alluminum half-cylinder with a front door housing 30 of my closest buddies like in "Heartbreak Ridge"  (exellent movie by the way)

though, honestly, if this is the worst I have to worry about, I think i'm doing ok. I was just curious as to what life after training would be like.

Sorry again if this is in the wrong place.

 

[PMedMoe]

"Shacks" are barracks.  They might be single room, double room, four to a room, shared bath, common room, etc or any combination of those.  Basically, they are accommodations for single military pers on base.

BTW, the search function is kaput right now. 

 

[Major_Malfunction]

Seems simple enough... Thanks!

 

[Strike]

... an alluminum half-cylinder...

That would be called a quonset hut.

 

[Loachman]

Which was a knock-off of the Nissen Hut http://www.search.com/reference/Nissen_hut, designed by Peter Nissen, a Canadian.

 

[Eye In The Sky]

You said living on ship...are you headed to Esquimalt or Halifax?  I am sure some people can give you info on the Junior Ranks SQs (Single Quarters) at each location, such as A Block at CFB Stadacona in Halifax, for example...

 

[Timmy!]

You said living on ship...are you headed to Esquimalt or Halifax?  I am sure some people can give you info on the Junior Ranks SQs (Single Quarters) at each location, such as A Block at CFB Stadacona in Halifax, for example...

Or Warrior Block like yourself..  ;D

 

[Eye In The Sky]

I've been out of there for...over a year now and am currently *enjoying life* in the shacks in YWG.

But WB isn't a bad place at all.  I'd not live-in now though with the mandatory linking of R & Q on the Wings, at least not in Halifax...unless PLD took a sudden nose dive atleast. 

 

[Major_Malfunction]

I know I'll be heading to B.C. for training... but as for whether or not I'll stay there... I've been told I have a choice and I've also been told I have a choice of going where I'm told.

I'm happy with either.

I'm in... I don't give a damn about anything else. All I gotta do now is stay in.

 

[CountDC]

which surprisingly enough is very hard for some people.  Avoid the drugs, control the alcohol and as my mother said - mind your p's and q's.

 

[Major_Malfunction]

Will do.. thanks!