Camping, Golf, Tiki Bars: Military Bases Are Vacation Spots for Some Retirees

By Texas Standard

Published April 5, 2018 at 9:47 AM CDT

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Rhode Island resident Tom Peters regularly vacations at the MacDill Air Force Base RV park.

Capt. Jessica Brown/U.S. Air Force

Ex-military personnel pay far less to use these facilities than they would at a commercial campsite or resort.