KBYS-Bike Lake Desert Radio Facility (National Training Center)

[Joe Snuffy]

KBYS-Bike Lake Desert Radio Facility (National Training Center): Starting new thread and information on the upcoming hiring.

There will be some positions available soon. Will post it here. There are always pros and cons on every job and location. Any question or curiosity, inbox me., I can help or find the answer for you.

 

[GBDCZF]

Sounds very warm

 

[jamisjockey]

If hell had a zip code….

 

[CF]

If hell had a zip code….

I used to go riding and shooting in this area and we called it Crematoria

When the sun came up in the morning the inside of your tent would turn into a broiler. Had to get the fuck out of there or end up like this guy.

 

[AnyTrafficPleaseAdvise]

The reviews of this place are gold

 

[32andBelow]

Why does this place even have a tower?

 

[CF]

Why does this place even have a tower?

How dare you demean a marvel of engineering such as this.

 

[jamisjockey]

Why does this place even have a tower?

Army needs ATC to separate their 60 ops per day….

 

[Phanatical]

Army needs ATC to separate their 60 ops per day….

HTS is a Level 5 FAA facility and handles 36 ops per day... I don't see your point

 

[jamisjockey]

HTS is a Level 5 FAA facility and handles 36 ops per day... I don't see your point

Thank god I don’t work at HTS ?‍♂️

I did work Laguna AAF for 3 months once upon a time.
I’ve literally never done anything easier in my career.
Our SOP was like 2 pages.

 

[CaptainObvious]

Thank god I don’t work at HTS ?‍♂️

I did work Laguna AAF for 3 months once upon a time.
I’ve literally never done anything easier in my career.
Our SOP was like 2 pages.

Still get a CTO out of it though to scam the FAA into thinking you have prior experience

 

[bradlutz]

Why does this place even have a tower?

It really doesn’t. It’s an advisory control for the restricted area 2502. I’ve toured the facility.

 

[32andBelow]

It really doesn’t. It’s an advisory control for the restricted area 2502. I’ve toured the facility.

Was the tour short?

 

[bradlutz]

Was the tour short?

You could say that.

 

[Joe Snuffy]

Why does this place even have a tower?

For display only.

View attachment 6285The reviews of this place are gold

Great review and factual to a point, however, not sure if that was from a rotational perspective or from a permanent party. There's a huge difference.

 

[Joe Snuffy]

Sounds very warm

It's very warm. Not fit for everybody, but for some others, it's nice and quiet, away from the big city.

 

[bradlutz]

It's very warm. Not fit for everybody, but for some others, it's nice and quiet, away from the big city.

I'm all for away from the city. However Barstow sucks.

 

[CF]

Barstow sucks.

Dictionary example of an understatement lol

 

[bradlutz]

Dictionary example of an understatement lol

Just trying to be a little sensitive to people who may live in that place lol.

 

[Joe Snuffy]

Just trying to be a little sensitive to people who may live in that place lol.

The same for many other small towns close by military installation. I've seen worse