I never lived there but I had a friend in the Navy who was stationed there for I think 4 or 5 years and he couldn't wait to leave it once he got out. They were originally from texas but said the culture there was everything he wanted to escape, and he lived off base. He also told me the food fucking sucks there, like it's just chain after chain, worse than average america.

I mean when it really comes down to it, if you're gonna make more money and think that will make you more happy, or at least cause less stress, you might as well give it a shot. I'm sure you can find some people who aren't in the military on a meetup.com group or some shit and just hang out with them if you want to make friends.