What to do with the 43,000 troops and dependents from Going Home?

[agrikk]

I've been struggling with what happens to Norfolk and places beyond when the 43,000 combat-weary troops and dependents come home from Europe at the conclusion of Going Home.

All we really know about Norfolk VA is that it was nuked (per Howling Wilderness) and that orders come from there at the beginning of Armies of the Night sending them to NY.

We know that the area around Norfolk "currently supports a small (and shrinking) Milgov enclave, consisting mostly of troops brought back from Europe in late 2000."


What happens to the troops who arrive? Who was there to greet them?

I assume a lot of folks don't want to stay in the Army and want to return home. What happens to them? Are they disarmed and escorted to a gate with a "have a nice day"? Are any convoys organized to get folks back to the West Coast? with what fuel?

The logistics of the sudden arrival of 43,000 people can't be overlooked, and yet the modules and all the source material treat them as if they vanish into thin air as soon as they get off the boat.

Never mind that the majority of these 43,000 people are combat veterans and who are basically broke and gearless (thanks to the 100kg limit imposed). Unless something is done about these folks in an organized fashion, the surrounding countryside is about to get blasted with a nomad population who all know how to use a firearm.

Does anyone have any ideas about what to do with this mob?