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Some units, such as the 3rd Inf Div, had roving "Courtesy Patrols" to help "maintain order and discipline". We also used to have them at Atlanta Airports during holidays...although they helped more soldiers than they chastised....are such Patrols positive or negative? What did you learn from them?
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We had them regularly (weekend nights) in Bamberg, Germany. I think they were a good thing, and gave the Army a way to police our own and get them back to post and turned over to their CoC when not doing so might have ended up in an off-post arrest. I think that many times CPs resulted in a minor punishment instead of a full-on incident/article 15.
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We got to tag along in 3rd Inf Div when I was a teenage boy scout. A very humbling experience to observe...as you state, many a good senior NCO used common sense and solved problems at lower levels. A few draftees were a bit prickly and couldn't care less. They spent much of their time fighting any rule, any policy.
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In my case, it was positive.
When a few of us SNCOs and Officers went out "on the town" one Saturday night at Fort Polk, LA...I imbibed a bit too much tequila and beer. In my disoriented state, I hadn't realized that one of the LTs had secured a ride for us back to camp with the Courtesy Patrol.
At some point during the ride back I noticed uniformed driver and shotgun rider, then realization that I was in the back with the LT. "What did we do?" was the question I asked every couple miles. Bless the LT and the Courtesy Patrol for their patience :D
When a few of us SNCOs and Officers went out "on the town" one Saturday night at Fort Polk, LA...I imbibed a bit too much tequila and beer. In my disoriented state, I hadn't realized that one of the LTs had secured a ride for us back to camp with the Courtesy Patrol.
At some point during the ride back I noticed uniformed driver and shotgun rider, then realization that I was in the back with the LT. "What did we do?" was the question I asked every couple miles. Bless the LT and the Courtesy Patrol for their patience :D
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