Monitor your pulse. 1  Put the second and third fingers of one hand on the inside of the wrist of the other hand, just below the thumb OR on the side of your neck, just below the corner of your jaw. 2  Feel for the pulse. 3  Count the number of beats in one full minute.
Fort Bragg (population: 238,646, area: 163,000 acres) Fort Bragg is the largest US Army base in terms of population. Located west of Fayetteville in North Carolina, the base is home to the 82nd Airborne.
The Air Force and Coast Guard have some medium-sized bases in North Carolina, but Air Force bases in Nevada and Florida are significantly larger, and the Coast Guard only says its Elizabeth City base is is one of the busiest and even then, just in terms of air operations.