11-05-2009, 04:38 PM
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Found this on Yahoo...
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Generally, the difference between the two refers to infrastructure and permanence at the time the base was established.
BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) has changed the way our military bases are set up, so the names "Camp" and "Fort" have lost some of their original meaning. A Fort was a fortified, larger, and more permanent base. And, a Camp was smaller, with more flexibility. Originally, Fort Benning was Camp Benning... fyi.
Branch vernacular determines the usual name for a duty station too: the Air Force calls it a base; the Army a post. But, I've heard Army personnel refer to "living on base."
Yet another example of the subtleties in our language.
Fort - permant location usually found in the states.
Base - Navy and Marines.
Camp - temp or abroad location.
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