Ah, Special Duty and I Was A Short Timer Too

Being a Short Timer meant that I had about less than 100 days left in
Germany. A lot of decisons were to be made, re up, ot get out. I re uped
for a different job classification, more of that later. But now, I was
on SD, Special Duty. My Post was so small that we didn't have Militray
Police, we had our own Police Squad, 5 soldiers. Like I said so many
days on, and so many off.

I still slept in my room, in the same bed and everything. But whatever
the unit sis, I was not a part of it. We they went to the field for 3
days, and twice a year for 30 days each... oh, I forgot all about that
part, man !! Promise to mention that next entry. So when they went to
the field, me and my crew stayed back on post. Now you have to
understand something here, when the husbands are off making like war,
the wifes are left behind to PARRTY !!! And they did.

I don't want to hear any of that BS about, oh we woman don't
cheat...EVERY wife cheated on their husbands. I know, I saw, I
particpated. Yeah, I did. Half the wifes cheated because they were
bored. Bored with their husbands, and with nothing to do in Germany,
which I couldn't see how that was possible. The other half cheated, and
I quote, 'cause that's what I'm use to doing'. They cheated before they
got married, and while stateside. They knew of nothing else. The
husbands had they lil flings on the side too. But most of them hung out
in the barracks with us single guys, actin@l like they weren't married
and shit. But it was uncomfortable with them around when we did things
cause you could see that look in their eyes like I shouldn't be doing
this...ah fuck it.

First time the unit pulled out to go to the field, I was holding all
traffic so that the vechiles could leave the post. It was cute to see
the wifes with children waving to their husbands, daddies, leaving for
30 days, or 3 days for the field. Me, the sooner they left the better,
it was quieter on post, so I thought. See, when my Battalion pulled out,
Baumholder, 11 kics away, knew that they were gone also. And the dogs
rolled on post. First time for me, young and stuff, I had my hands full
at the NCO Club.

Wifes having a Girls Night out, soldiers from Baumholder on the prowl,
me, getting fed up with all the madness. All I had was a night stick,
and a pair of handcuffs, that's all. Would have been better if I had a
.45, got one later on after the first time the soldiers from my post
left for the field. But right then and there I didn't have one but would
need one.

The more drinks you have, the rowdier you become, that's what happens to
me. So, with that in mind, things got crazy in the NCO Club. One wife
decided that she want 3 soldiers at the same time...in the parking lot,
not happening on my shift. She tried to pull the rank of her husband's,
and I didn't even know her husband, but that didn't stop her. Went
inside, and it was a madhouse. Music blasting, wife's with soldiers
doing what comes natrually, but with their husbands. Shit was out of
control. Now I'm not the one to rain on anyones parade, but it was left
up to me to restore some order. I got punched in the face what, I don't
know how many times. I closed the club down, threw everyone out. That
made matters worse, cause everything inside, went outside, and around
the post. The barracks weren't locked and most of the rooms weren't
either. So I had to check 4 buildings and countless rooms. Wasn't bad
though, only a few were being occupied. When the guys came back out of
the field, nothing was mentioned, so I held a lot of secrets.

My present duty consisted of me working sometimes 3 days on 4 days off,
and then 2 days on and 5 days off. It was a win win situation. I had
crazy free time. Slept late when I wasn't on call. When I was, worked 16
hours straight, 4 hour break, then another 16 hours straight. You get
used to it. With all this free time, I did a lot of traveling. I used to
go to the banhof, train station, close my eyes at the map, and point to
a place. Buy a ticket and just go. Its nothing like pulling into a town,
not knowing anyone or the town and just exploring. You would be suprise
on how many people just walk up to you and just start trying to speak
english with you. It was one of those times when something strange
happened to me.
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