Anyone know

[mandragora]

Of some place where there's a US military base near a university? Preferably with a decent maths department (yes, I know Americans call it math *g*). Oh, and both must have been around in the early 1970s. And located actually in the US

I want John Sheppard's father to have been posted there, in case anyone was wondering. I don't think we know canonically whether John's father was in the military at all, but for story purposes I've decided to make him a military officer. I'm undecided whether he should be air force or army (although not navy) so either an air force or army base works.

Many thanks in hope. *g*

ETA: Location of the base must be in the US for plot purposes

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San Diego

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Having graduated from Georgetown, I'd have to say that it's not known for its math program -- the most prestigious programs for Georgetown are the School of Foreign Service and its pre-med program.

On the other hand, UC San Diego is well known for its sciences, and close to several military bases:
http://home.sandiego.edu/~tmetcalf/index.html (Miramar is where the Top Gun school is located - http://www.geocities.com/merlin_topgun3000/topgunschool.html)
http://math.ucsd.edu/people/index.php?category=by_discipline

Georgetown's only offered an MS in Math since 2006. Its faculty doesn't compare to UCSD.
Hope this helps! (though of course the Washington, DC location gives opportunities to describe a variety of weather situations - cherry blossoms, snow, fall leaves -- whereas San Diego is mostly sun, sun, and more sun)

Re: San Diego

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

Ooh, many thanks for the clarification - very useful. I think I'll scratch Georgetown from the list. Ditto my thanks for the suggestions - very welcome.

As for sun, sun, sun, well you know that sounds rather appealing to a Brit. *g* Snow, autumn leaves, cherry blossoms - we have all of those. It's just sun we're lacking in... *rueful smile*