Wanderer wrote:...NAS Corpus...
I tried so hard to get stationed there. Got Portsmouth VA instead. That pretty much ruined my remaining four years.
Will wrote:...barracks....
At the Naval Hospital in ----- California we had rooms like a dorm. The whole building was shaped like the letter "H". Women on one side and men on the other. Nobody gave a hoot who went back and forth nor what time of day. Pretty cool place. No inspections. Only once in 14 months did the Chief in charge do an inspection. Some new officer was put in charge of the Chief in charge and wanted to tour the barracks.
They toured on a friday night. The following week the Chief and the Lt. Jg. had a mandatory meeting of all barracks residents.
Those who weren't on duty gathered for the meeting. Apprehension filled the air. This was it. Our fun days were going to be over. The Chief rose and stood before the shifting throng.
"Last Friday, Lt. Whatever and I did a tour of the barracks." He paused, we shifted.
"This place smelled like a burning rope factory. There were empty beer bottles in the hall, stereos were loud enough to wake the dead and women were running in and out of the men's rooms in nothing but bathrobes."
Oh no. Party's over. We've had it.
He paused again. The Lt. sat staring straight ahead, firm determination in his countenance.
"From now on we will have periodic tours of this facility. You will be notified 24 hours ahead of time. The notice will be posted on the bulletin board at the MAA desk. It is your responsibility to see to it we have no repeat of last Friday. That will be all."
What a great place to be stationed!!!!