Review Detail
4.3 134
South Carolina
171398
2016-2017
Overall rating
2.5
Location
5.0
Cleanliness/Hospitality
1.0
Amenities/Facilities
4.0
Value
4.0
Overall Experience
1.0
We are a retired (USAF 30 year) couple who stayed at JB Charleston Air Force FamCamp in long term. The following is a short review of our stay. The camp itself is fine – and many of the long term sites are very good. However, some are way in the back, under heavy tree cover and poor drainage causes them to stay wet after it rains. The location is great in relation to commissary, airport and the Charleston area. We have camped for years in many different places and this director and her office staff are some of the laziest, rudest people I have ever encountered. And, if I read one more comment about the greatness of Connie and Vic, I might puke. Connie is in everybody’s business! If you stay a few days, they are probably great, but long term is very, very different. There are no written guidelines for campers and the director refuses to provide any such guidelines. She makes up the rules as she goes along and is furious if she is questioned about ANYTHING! She lies outright. You can’t depend on the website. If you refer to it, she will tell you it has not been updated. When we left, she openly gloated that she had seven IG complaints on her desk and they meant nothing! If that’s not a lie; then obviously, the IG Office needs to be investigated, too. In the year we were there, there were six different hosts. Everything we read states that active duty members are not supposed to live in the campground. When we left in the late spring, the hosts were a young active duty Coast Guard member and his wife. He claims to be retired Coast Guard. He is not retired. He wears civilian clothing and changes at work. Jmann is right, management and especially hosts Bob and Gwen Diamond who return every fall have their favorites and if you don’t have a $200K-plus motor coach, are not a member of the American Motor Coach Association and/or do not participate in the 4:00 o’clock cocktail hour, you will not be in one of the better spaces. If you go to Bob with a question and he does not like you or the question, he will literally beat his chest with his fist and scream in your face that he is “running the place.” And make no mistake, he is! The Director allows him to do as he pleases. She cannot be bothered with the people who stay there, even though it is why she has a job. If you want to stay in long term, be ready for all to know your business and your comings and goings. It is a gossiper’s delight! Military campgrounds like this were built for the enjoyment of veterans who have served their country and retired! For the commander and his staff at JB Charleston to turn a blind eye to the rude and disrespectful treatment that the FamCamp Director, staff and hosts show to veterans and their families is shameful!
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I have read some of your posts and you make some good points on various topics.
However, Could you please clarify your comment about "a lady with 3 dochsund dogs all dies because they got bit" ??
Are you referring to the dogs getting snake bitten and dying?
If so, I am happy to let you know that the three snake bitten dachshunds did NOT die and are alive, happy and healthy. The owners incurred tremendous vet bills to save the dogs.
This is just a caution to you about posting a comment based on campground scuttlebutt.
Yes there were two incidents regarding snakes: the one event where the three dogs were bitten; and another when a snake was found under a camper and it was removed (no one nor dogs bitten).
Hope this helps.
Mr? Mrs? Etc?
Your first mistake in your expose' is to insult Raiche0727 of" alleged facts and perceptions". She indicates being there long enough to witness, observe and be subjected to problems there.
The "jury is NOT still out about the ORC director. Raiche0727 stated several problems with the ORC and her staff. Raiche0727 did not ask for someone to judge whether she was making factual comments. She knows already. This is the reason she is telling her experiences in the review.
There are several routes to take problems (and solutions): chain of command; IG; and Interactive Comment Evaluation cards (used to be Comment cards back in the day).
The Famcamp hosts are who they are and want to be.