Anyone stationed in Yokosuka Japan or Naples, Italy before. Just wondering which area offers the best quality of life? Any pros and cons?
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Never been to either place but everyone I know who's been to those places had great things to say about quality of life. Of course, that was all pre-pandemic. I bet the QOL everywhere overseas has absolutely sucked since, oh, 'round about March 2020.Anyone stationed in Yokosuka Japan or Naples, Italy before. Just wondering which area offers the best quality of life? Any pros and cons?
Thank you!!Never been to either place but everyone I know who's been to those places had great things to say about quality of life. Of course, that was all pre-pandemic. I bet the QOL everywhere overseas has absolutely sucked since, oh, 'round about March 2020.
With rare exceptions the #1, #2, and #3 cons with any overseas duty assignment is poor case load and skill atrophy. Give some thought to that if you're in a specialty or a stage in your career that can take the kind of professional hit that a small, purely AD/dependent patient population will inflict.
Generally speaking, it is difficult to get an overseas assignment as a first assignment out of residency, especially if it is a popular site. Also, it would be challenging to coordinate in-processing to the military and an overseas pcs when graduating. I have seen it done though. My recommendation is knock out some time in the US, then pcs overseas if you’re still wanting that experience.Kind of related: is it particularly difficult to get an assignment in, say, Japan or Italy? One of the main reasons I joined was because I wanted to go overseas, though I've heard varying opinions on how hard/easy it is to get an assignment like that. I guess the answer would be partly service and specialty dependent (I am Navy for reference), but any general info on the topic would be helpful.
Kind of related: is it particularly difficult to get an assignment in, say, Japan or Italy? One of the main reasons I joined was because I wanted to go overseas, though I've heard varying opinions on how hard/easy it is to get an assignment like that. I guess the answer would be partly service and specialty dependent (I am Navy for reference), but any general info on the topic would be helpful.
It varies by specialty, .Kind of related: is it particularly difficult to get an assignment in, say, Japan or Italy? One of the main reasons I joined was because I wanted to go overseas, though I've heard varying opinions on how hard/easy it is to get an assignment like that. I guess the answer would be partly service and specialty dependent (I am Navy for reference), but any general info on the topic would be helpful.