The good news for you is that they had already begun to clean the place so hopefully your exposure is minimized. Be hypervigilent about your health and get everything checked. Better to be on top and get early treatment if anything comes up. If enough people refuse training there they will be forced to relocate it to somewhere safe.
Be well and pass the word along.

Say what? I was at McClellan AND Greely......

I want too say THANKS for your service to Country and Community!

Prayers inbound!

Small update: We all know the larger than normal numbers of cancer and respiratory issues for the veterans of Ft McClellan. New and interesting twist here though. Apparantly, many of the vets have been reviewing their old SMRs (service medical records) as well as subsequent treatment records. If you had any chest xrays, read the report yourself. Many of the vets are showing "lung" abnormailities. The hitch is that the doctors never advise you that there was anything found so you don;t know to follow up or watch closely. Since you didn't know you were exposed to toxins, neither you or your providers are watching it. This is evidence in itself if anyone has to file a claim with the VA for disability. Make sure you review your records so you can be informed. They do not have to tell you it was abnormal in any way. Quite disheartening.
Ask for a copy of all smrs and VA treatment if you had it. Its free and you may need them.

http://www.10news.com/news/31278755/detail.html
This link is to a news story about it although it focuses on Agent Orange. This is a multi chemcial exposure issue, but at least the word is getting out.

Well now thats impossible because I am looking at a goverment report that says its all up to specs. Serious but sarcastic. Yes, there are crews still working there to clean it. Read this and it will chill you to the core as well. The "burial mound" is that but we all thought it was for people. It was for nuclear material that the governement "cleaned". This is the info for AFTER they cleaned up. If it weren;t a tragedy I would laugh. They LOST nuclear material and had to ask for help finding it. Guess what? They can't find it all. We have started some facebook groups so people can download some documents to file disability claims. We veterans are barred from suing as I understand it because of the ferres doctrine. Basically the military gets to kill, injure or do whatever and you can;t do anything. Not even for incompetent medical. The families may be able to. Not sure. NUCLEAR LINK BELOW
http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1008/ML100850454.pdf
There is also a bunch of info out there about VX nerve agent that was live tested there. They dumped 500 gallons of some crap into Cane Creek while I was there and contemporaneous with my bivouac (we drank from that creek!!!) It killed fish for a mile and a half. (Nov 84) Radioactive spill in 1984 (in addition to report above) Look at some of the studies. They are long and you will be depressed but they will help you if you file a disbility claim with social sec and or the VA.
There are a lot of people that have families that are sick. A spouse is awful, but the children are the heartbreakers.

A lot of folks on the facebook threads have been saying they are screening in standard xrays for interstial lung issues which is at least indicative of chem exposure.
Take a look at this as well. http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1008/ML100850454.pdf Nuclear material was buried all over the base. They cleaned it up and asked for help finding the rest.

I was born there.

The specific radiation that is admitted in the government reports is Cs-137, Co-60, and Sr90. Chemicals are insanel;y numerous. Excerpt from my draft of paper to the V.A

U.S. Army Environmental Hygiene Agency, Industrial Radiation Consultation No. 27-43-EU66-99....Ft. McClellan, Alabama, 30 March - 2 April, 1993 indicates that Building 3182 is the Military Police Museum, offices, and M.P. classrooms. It is a former radiological facility that was contaminated in the 1970s. “ Regarding the status of surface contamination of outside areas, Cs-137 was spread into concrete expansion joints along the apron behind Building 3182. Cesium-137 and Co-60 contamination was apparently spread over the soil around Building 3192.” C-137 increases a persons risk for cancer and other health issues. The study further indicated that even though clean up efforts had been made, there were ongoing radiation issues which required “decontamination or removal and radioactive waste disposal of radioactive material. The report further recommended that after removal of the radioactive material that the ground should be tested at a depth of 12 feet, and all underground pipes and manways. As of the 1993 Report, Building 3192 was still contaminated and cleanup efforts had been unsuccessful. The building, insulation, air conditioner, roof, soil, vents, and similar were still contaminated as of 1993. The contamination spread to the surrounding areas and soils to include Building 3182.
Moreover. Building 3180 showed persistent “low level contamination” from radiation in 1985. The contamination was adjacent to building 3180. Reference 9 indicated that a source well next to Building 3180 had a radioisotope buried in it.” The floor of building 3180 was removed in November of 1989 and monitored for contamination.” The report indicated that the floor had a high reading and the entire building, floor, and outside concrete pad area has been removed and disposed” as radioactive waste or in a landfill. The radioactive source believed to be Sr-90 (Strontium 90 has a half life of about 28 ½ years) was removed from the well adjoining building 3180 and the well itself was monitored after the source was removed.” Sr-90 is associated with a variety of health conditions to include cancer, anemia, fatigue, decreased resistance to fight disease.
All of these radiation sources cause increased risk for cancer.
Additionally, gross beta gamma radiation, Bi-214, Th 234, and Ac 228 were found at very high and dangerous to human health levels at Ft. McClellan in 1996, several years after cleanup efforts had begun.