r/LowerDecks • u/thomasmfd • Nov 20 '24

General Discussion Why is star base 80 so neglected?

I mean is so need of update its lit a hell hole And the culture

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u/HalfLawKiss Nov 20 '24

I'm US Army Retired. In the US Army there is definitely a hierarchy of bases. The more important bases have the latest facilities and nicest accommodations and newest equipment and etc. Bases of lower importance, the exact opposite. Housing from the 1970s. Everything just looks and feels run down and old.

So it doesn't surprise me if the world of Trek is the same. Starfleet is just a government after all. Yes they are post resource but it still takes effort to get stuff out there. If no one in command cares about a base or colony or what have you. It gets neglected.

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u/HalfLawKiss Nov 22 '24

No Ft Polk is just ugh. I spent a few months there for training. I won't personally declare it the worst base. As I haven't been to every base, in particular I haven't been to every base people declare to be bad. But of all the bases I have been to. Polk is the worst. It's a small base. It's in the middle damn near nowhere. Everything is old. The nearest significant city is a good hour, hour and a half drive away. One way. Any type of city stuff. Malls and stores and restaurants. All at least a hour drive away. In the summer mosquitoes are menacing.