Going Home: The Handout

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Originally Posted by raketenjagdpanzer

I feel like it petered out towards the end, honestly.

This happens to the best of us.

Originally Posted by raketenjagdpanzer

what do troopers who show up at Bremen with serious illnesses do? (Quarantine tent, then on to a specially designated vessel staffed with medics in MOPP gear, I'd guess)

One wonders how many seriously ill soldiers are going to survive the trip.

Originally Posted by raketenjagdpanzer

What about foreign nationals? I think v1.0 answers this for us - a "US Division" might consist of Germans, Canadians, Poles, Englishmen, etc. etc.; I'd almost be tempted to say that if a CO gives them their bona fides and they wanna go to the US, they can board.

Agreed.

Originally Posted by raketenjagdpanzer

What about defectors or POWs?

All former Pact foreign nationals will need someone to vouch for them. Ideally, this will be the unit commander. However, since many of the formations disintegrate en route to Bremerhaven, this might be a challenge. Doubtless, a J2 detachment will be responsible for locating officers or senior NCOs from the appropriate unit and getting their feedback.

POWs? Who is going to lug an EPW from Austria to Bremen? EPW in American hands prior to the move to Bremerhaven will be handed off to someone who isn’t about to depart for CONUS, released (yeah, right), liquidated, or co-opted. No foreign nationals are going to arrive at Bremerhaven in handcuffs, so to speak.

Originally Posted by raketenjagdpanzer

Alcohol? No way. Idiot oil in the hands of bored soldiers is a recipe for disaster.

To say nothing of troops with PTSD and anxiety about what awaits them in the US.

Originally Posted by raketenjagdpanzer

Shipboard stuff is being done by the navy. Wanna help out to kill boredom? Knock yourself out. See a deck officer.

Gambling? Again, knock yourself out. Get stupid, get thrown in the brig.

I like this thinking.

Originally Posted by raketenjagdpanzer

Prostitution's a no-no. Men and women are gonna be men and women but for the duration of the trip, no. I myself am not hyper-puritan or anything but in-game I can see the brass looking at the situation with a gimlet eye and worrying about the fact that where there's whores there are pimps and all the problems that could potentially come from a shipboard racket.

Gambling and prostitution are close cousins when it comes to inspiring stupid behavior and racketeering. I’m on the fence about this one. If there is anything of value going back in the pockets of the men, there will be gambling and prostitution. The real question is whether these things are open therefore regulated or forced to operate in the shadows. It all comes down to ship captains, since at sea they are the law.