I just found out Im going to Tripler

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I will be graduating in June 08 and will be going to OBC in August. Then My family and I will be going to Oahu for my first station at Tripler. I was wondering if anyone has some solid information about being stationed there and what to expect. My wife is worried for many reasons so I am looking for any real advice about living there, schools (for my kids), and anything else. Please help, I greatly appreciate it. Thanks

Sobi,

Not sure if you are still active on this site, but I am going to Tripler in September after OBLC and am wondering how you like it out there?

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We have been here for 3 1/2 months now and we love it. Like the floor I ended up on (medical oncology), like where we are living (Mililani) and am happy with the schools my kids are attending (Mililani middle, and the Hawaii center for the deaf and blind). If you have school age kids just make sure you are living where they can attend a school with a lot of other military kids.

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How long does it take you to get to Tripler from Mililani, and how far to the beach :) Thanks. What are your thoughts on Kaneohe and Kailua?

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Unless you get on-post housing most people end up in Mililani or Kaneohe. Both are really nice areas. Takes about 20 minutes from either place to get to Tripler (assuming you are leaving at about 0545, later than that and traffic starts getting worse and worse). Kaneohe is on the windward side which is beautiful, close to the Marine Corps base and minutes from some really nice beaches. Again though if you have older kids (junior high, high school) make sure your home over there is zoned for the schools used by the military kids (mainland kids can have a really hard time in schools without large military populations). Mililani is about as central Oahu as you can get (so no beach), but then again it's not a huge island so it really doesn't take that long to get anywhere. literally takes us 15 minutes to get to the North shore (much closer than Kaneohe) and about 30 minutes to get to Waikiki (traffic). There are tons of military kids at the schools in Mililani due to Schofield and Wheeler being here. You can also get more house for the money in Mililani. Years ago Mililani was also nationally recognized as the #1 all American city. Hope that helped. Both places are great areas to live. Kailua is also very nice, but keep the schools in mind if you have older kids. Then again if you can afford to send your kids to private school then that is a non issue.

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Thanks for the info! I'll check into Mililani. No kids to worry about thought!! :)

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