Chapter 4
b. Population Served
post near the administrative center. Its location should
not favor one area of the post over another. Locations of
existing major facilities, such as a main exchange or
Main Post Centers serve the entire population: all mili-
partly developed post community center, may provide the
tary personnel, on-post and off; families and dependents;
logical starting point for the Main Post Center develop-
eligible civilian employees; and retired military in the
ment (see figure 4 - 2).
area. Main Post Centers for larger installations are dis-
cussed and illustrated in this section. For posts of mili-
tary strength under about 3,000, Main Post Center facili-
d. Size
ties may be similar to the Local Centers described in
section 4 - 4.
The size of Main Post Centers varies widely, depending
on the population served and the functions and facilities
c. Location
provided. A typical space program, illustrating a range of
sizes for component facilities, is found in table 4 - 2.
The Main Post Center should be located central to, and
conveniently accessible from, all major areas of daily life
functions - post administration, mission operations, hous-
ing for all user groups, main off post access. It should
be highly visible, perhaps on the main entry road of the
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