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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 3875429" data-attributes="member: 7900">Prior to being sent to Pakistan back in the &#039;60&#039;s with the Army, I had 3 weeks of TDY training near Warrenton, VA to learn a new system.&nbsp; After the training, we (6 of us) had to sit around waiting for our passports and visas to come through.&nbsp; (Because of our security clearances and the initial Mideast war, we had to fly commercial jet instead of military that would have touched down in Saudi Arabia.)We were waiting for 5 or 6 weeks for the visas and passports, so I spent a fair bit of time in DC seeing the sights.&nbsp; As a low ranking enlisted man, my lunches in DC at that time was two McDonalds 19-cent burgers.&nbsp; But, I got to see a lot of the city back then.&nbsp; It is definitely worth going to see, but be sure to stay outside of the city.&nbsp; While I&#039;ve not researched things, I would probably use some form of public transportation rather than drive my own vehicle into town.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 3875429, member: 7900"] Prior to being sent to Pakistan back in the '60's with the Army, I had 3 weeks of TDY training near Warrenton, VA to learn a new system. After the training, we (6 of us) had to sit around waiting for our passports and visas to come through. (Because of our security clearances and the initial Mideast war, we had to fly commercial jet instead of military that would have touched down in Saudi Arabia.) We were waiting for 5 or 6 weeks for the visas and passports, so I spent a fair bit of time in DC seeing the sights. As a low ranking enlisted man, my lunches in DC at that time was two McDonalds 19-cent burgers. But, I got to see a lot of the city back then. It is definitely worth going to see, but be sure to stay outside of the city. While I've not researched things, I would probably use some form of public transportation rather than drive my own vehicle into town. [/QUOTE]

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