This is no longer the Fort Bliss Welcome Center its new name is the Soldier Support Center. They…read morehave many different offices available. Soldiers can come here and submit everything to get a drivers license, vehicle registration, vehicle title and transfer. FT Bliss retention office is here and school liaison. Also some sort of in processing finance support . The DMV/Public Safety office inside the Welcome/Soldier Center in Fort Bliss is great for it is not near as busy as off base, you can get about everything done but the driving test part of getting a driving license.

This now the Solider Support Center. It makes life easier for service members and their families to…read moreget a lot of things done like IDs, Driver Licenses, Reassignments...etc. I came here to get my driver license renewed. I'm active Air Force and they still welcomed me as I was visiting in town. I waited maybe 10 minutes and got processed/finished within 20 minutes. It makes life much less stressful for military community members to not wait hours on end at the other off base places. I'd recommend making a sure you have printed copies of all your required documents. They don't accept emailed copies or copies from your smart phone.

"It's A Great Day To Be A Soldier"…read more FBTX is the US ARMY's largest instillation, and a historic one. Situated directly on the border of Ciudad Juarez Mexico, this post was used for everything from border security, to tracking down the local bad guy Billy The Kid. And today, still serves as THE premier MFGI for mobilization, training and deployment of our GFMAP units deploying worldwide. FBTX stretches from its main flagpole in El Paso Texas, all the way to White Sands New Mexico (and, the military installations Dona Ana, McGregor Range Training Complex, Biggs Army Airfield, White Sands Missile Range, and a few others, all belong to FBTX and fall under the Bliss Flag. Hence being the largest installation in the world / Army). Home to THE 32 Army Air and Missile Defense Command (32 AAMDC - provides Air and Ballistic Missile Defense for every single location in the entire CENTCOM AOR, and small portions of EUCOM and NORCON), THE United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (the only one in the world), the Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Center of Excellence (the only one in the Army - NCOLoE), the 1st Armored Division (1AD), Joint Task Force North (JTF-N multi agency CIA, FBI, NSA, DEA, ATF, FAA, CDC, CBP, DHS, USA, USN, USMC, USAF), Joint Modernizations Command (JMC), 5th Armored BDE - 1st Army Division West's premier MFGI host (5AR / 1A) providing the largest OC/T mission in the Army, and a slew of other units from Special Forces to William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC), the largest and newest hospital in the entire south west - civilian and military alike. FBTX is also constantly modernizing. Those that were here 2010(ish) or sooner, will not recognize this place. The shopping center (known as freedom crossing), is state of the art and absolutely incredible. The fitness facilities, the constantly updating and improving housing (honestly in 22 years in the Army, I've yet to find nicer on-post housing), and even the restaurants! There is SO much to do and eat on FBTX. This is a great day to be a soldier, and FBTX, is a great place to be a soldier.

Fort Bliss is a great post with many military school opportunities. For the past 6 years Fort Bliss…read morehas gone through several renovations including housing. Because housing does Rock there is a long waiting list but calling at least 3 months before PCSing here and patience it is not impossible to get a home on post. Day Cares and Before and after program for kids are top of the line. The PX Rocks. The PX has BWW, Nice New Cinema, Texas Road House, Under Armor, 3 different places to get a hair cuts, bank, Orange Julius, Smash Burger, Bars, biggest class six I have seen, pretty decent clothing and sales (if it wasn't for their sucky costumer service) game stop, wide variety of other restaurants to get a quick bite to eat during lunch .. etc etc. Fort Bliss is large, it is in the corner of Texas so you must drive for hours if you want to change the scenery a bit. Soldiers and their families complaint but as humans thats what we do. Fort Bliss has an affordable golf course. The soldiers activity center in east Bliss has a rock wall, Eats Bliss also has a large indoors pool for you and the family to enjoy. Two USOs, Two libraries, plenty of green like areas yet Below are the complaints but regardless of them I have seen plenty of people getting out of the military and stay here lol - Its so Hot, During the Summer, Yes it is. - Its so dry, Of course! its the desert. - Looks just like a Afghanistan, Yes it does why do you think our training remains to be here. - The traffic lights on post take forever, Mainly on main post. - FORSCOM sucks - Of course, here and everywhere. - Its so windy during spring, this is my only legit complaint, yup.. Mid Feb to April the combination of wind and sand .. oh my, you better wash your face. - There is nothing to do, This is no tourists city but there is plenty to do in the area, specially if you are open minded, like hiking, and you are planning to drive. - The barracks suck, most barracks buildings have been renovated, many barracks in east Bliss has a large kitchen and a dinning room/living room like area. Now, if you are on main post yes your barracks will suck, but hopefully this gets fixed soon. - DFAC Food - Its not terrible. Fort Bliss and White Sands are the largest training area in the Army. Its Medical facilities need improvement, currently a new and large hospital is being built in East-east Bliss but til that opens they need improvement. Overall, With the money the DOD provides Fort Bliss is doing fine.

Nurse was extremely nice and professional . Made me feel super comfortable and made the visit…read morepleasant overall, however the lady at the front desk was rude, dismissive and blatantly disrespectful. Her tone over the phone was arrogant and bossy. I didn't quite catch her name but it was very upsetting, given the fact that in this clinic they deal with victims of sexual abuse. You would think that, to even be in this type of field, you would have a sense of empathy or basic human decency, but that wasn't the case with this lady.

On 06/21 I accidentally parked here because I am new to town and Texas tech. The security guard…read morethat came up to talk to me at 11am was rude, classless, and incredibly abrasive. She was threatening to tow me and took unauthorized pictures of my car. This experience was horrible and laughable, and I hope your department hires better employees in the future. You are a security guard, get over your power trip. You literally don't have the power to issue a parking ticket. I could tow you too if I wanted to. It doesn't matter what is happening at home for you that has made you into this unpleasant person, but you don't get to treat people like this. What's interesting is that there's no master sign at this parking lot that doesnt allow non-employees to park, which I double checked before I parked.

So much respect for these fine men and women!!!! You are all brave and defend our freedom, our…read morechildren's freedom and freedom for all. PLEASE respect the brave men and women protecting us all. Respect those who serve our wonderful country. When you see a soldier, thank them for their service to us all! We love you and are proud of what you do for us all. I have so much respect and admiration for people like you. Thank you for all you do.

I've been using this port of entry since I was a little girl living in Juarez and is honestly the…read morebest out of the three in the Juarez metropolitan area. What makes this the best out of the three? This port of entry has like 12 check points and more than half of those are "ready lanes" which makes it faster than the other bridges. The only bad thing about it, is that once in a while the US Border side decides to close half of all the lanes and then chaos comes into place. Pro tip #1: Before you cross the border, please do yourself a favor and get the visa card that allows you to use the ready lane. If you only have a passport, you'll have to use the other lanes that take at least twice the waiting time. Pro tip #2: There is a website online called "reporte de puentes" which gives you a better idea of how long the line is. Pro tip #3: Don't come here without snacks. You'll be here a while and you'll start craving the chips that people sell at the bridge. Pro tip #4: Use the bathroom before you get here. There are no restrooms and no way you can stop to use one. Final and most important tip: IF you have the visa card that I mentioned on tip #1, always use the lane on the left side. This is the longest one, but this lane covers half of the bridge so it moves faster.

Why do people risk swimming rivers and traversing deserts to get to the US. This port is just as…read moreslow, excruciating and painful. By the time you hit US soil you'll be retirement age and wanting to return home anyway. Borders are a joke. They serve no purpose but to impose misery and inspire Total Recall films. Eff this border.

As I was on duty, I had to go to the Welcome Center (Bldg 500) to pick up a new Soldier. I over…read moreheard another new Soldier that had just arrived with his family, asking where things were like the PX etc... I showed them using Yelp how to find Freedom Crossing. He then asked by chance if I knew where his unit was, but of course I did not. So it dawned on me, while I'm on duty, why not create and check in at the BDE and BNs I have to go do security checks at?! That way the location will be saved, and if by any chance a new Soldier uses Yelp (or Google searches their unit and a yelp link shows up on google) they can then use the maps to get them to their location. Now I won't have everything on here, Ft Bliss is huge, but I'll at least be able to add a few of the ADA spots to help out (potentially) incoming new Air Defenders and support Soldiers. As far as the review goes... Well, 11th is the best damned Air Defense Brigade in the Army! #ImperialBrigade #WelcomeHomeAirDefender #WhereItAllBegan #ADA #Army #FtBliss

Army Community Center better know as ACS offers a number of different programs for military members…read moreand their dependents. From financial classes to copies and a computer room with a fair number of printing privileges. Their costumer service is exceptional.

VES is a service that conducts C&P Exams for the Department of Veterans Affairs for Service Members…read morethat are seeking VA Compensation for disability and injury that occurred while serving in the military. When a service member is wounded, injured or has other, non physical wounds after separating from service, the VA will often give you care, financial compensation, or both (or neither - let's be honest). But prior to that happening, the VA schedules several exams to compare what they actually see (find), vs your medical records, vs what you're actually claiming is wrong. To do this, they have vetted and approved doctors all over the world that conduct these screenings for them, and the findings and recommendations are sent to the VA for review and decisions. Here in El Paso, we have a VA Hospital, a company called LHI, and for me, I was assigned to the VES - Veterans Evaluation Services. Due to having served 22 years, and being in combat 11 times (deployments), there's a lot that broke on me. My hearing, my back, my arm, my knees, my brain... I had about 20 different claims. Not all of them are ones I'm seeking financial compensation for - some of them I just simply want fixed (like my 3x operated on broken back lol). However, in order to verify what's wrong, if it's wrong, how wrong it is, the VA does contract service providers like VES to conduct comprehensive assessments. This particular one is very nice. The office is nice. When you arrive, they check you in. They politely thank you for your service, and offer you snacks and sodas and waters while you watch movies and wait on a very clean and comfortable waiting area. The doctors (real doctors at that), also great you respectfully and thank you for what you've done. They listen to you as well - it's not just a base level exam where the docs don't care what you're saying. I appreciate that too. For 22 years I sucked up every broken bone, explosion, cut and scrape and bruise ... and now, it's time for the Gov to give back (financially) or fix (physically), the pieces of me that I gave to the country. And I want to note that THIS place and THIS staff is incredible. I say that because I was at another location for another type of VA Exam in El Paso - yea, let's just say I had to initiate a formal complaint. I was disgusted in the behavior and lack of professionalism towards veterans, wounded veterans, or even just as "medical providers" period. To be fair, it wasn't the doctors - but their scrub-wearing-but-never-even-went-to-college-let-alone-medical-school staff that was doing the admin stuff. anyways... this place is not that place. I actually like coming here. They do an incredible job and they truly do a service and credit to our nations warriors... after their war is over.