Originally Posted by
missydarlin
I volunteer regularly at the Sea-Tac USO, which is one of the nicest ones in the country, and unless you consider boiled hot dogs, day old pastries, and tuna fish sandwiches akin to a BA J lounge, its probably not for you.
But for young service members and families being sent across the world without much money, it's a life-saver.
I was on a mileage run last week; arrived SEA at 1030pm Wed and had a 755am Th departure ... what used to be a fairly out-of-the-way section of the South Satellite was packed with people waiting for the 210am EVA flight to Taipei, and it was impossible to sleep
around midnight I heard an announcement for the USO that said it was open 24 hrs ... it was fairly crowded with young servicemen since there was an AMC charter departing for Yokota at 730, but I was able to find a seat in the darkened TV room (where the TV was actually off) and slept reasonably well until the staff members came around waking folks up at 4 when the AMC counter opened
got back to sleep until about 6, bought a $25 one-visit pass to the SkyClub, took a shower, changed clothes, had some juice and oatmeal and a self-service cappuccino, and went to the gate for my next flight
I'm a retired O-5 and this was the first time I have ever set foot in a USO ... yes I left a generous donation in the jar at the front desk, and yes I will very likely take advantage of this facility again