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[Zulu 36]

Working PMO at Pendleton was pretty busy. Lots of fights. Some really wild domestics too. Some NASTY accidents on base in the fog, and much excitment going out onto I-5 to backup CHP on a couple of big chain-reaction accidents. I felt safer in Vietnam than on I-5 in the fog.

Back at Division MP Co, life was dull, dull, dull, except when we went to the field, set up a small POW compound, and chased illegal aliens for tactical training and POW handling practice. That was fun. Didn't often get to do "training" with live-loaded rifles. We'd spend five days in the field and catch about 300-400 illegals and watch at least that many more get away.

A 30-day trip to 29 Stumps was interesting as we policed a camp full of Marines placed next door to a camp full of Air Force, plus a stretch of MSR. Most of the MSR work was getting the Army MPs out of trouble with Marine truck drivers along the Army-policed stretch of road.

Civilian police work can be equally dull, depending on where you work. Where I worked was not dull when your next-door-neighbor was Detroit PD's busiest precinct.

[konman1]

Yeah there was a lot of down time, but Ill tell ya what, i dont know if it was the moon cycle or what, but there was always a couple nights a month where it seemed like everything happened at once, like everyone went retarded for a few hours.

[Zulu 36]

Yeah there was a lot of down time, but Ill tell ya what, i dont know if it was the moon cycle or what, but there was always a couple nights a month where it seemed like everything happened at once, like everyone went retarded for a few hours.

There are many scientists who insist there is no empirical evidence that a full moon causes people to go stupid, but I don't know a cop, firefighter, paramedic, ER Dr/nurse, who will agree.

Perhaps there isn't enough "empirical" evidence, but there is one **** load of "anecdotal" evidence that I believe.

[davecerami275]

That full moon was always shining BRIGHT on the first of the month and the fifteenth. you could always count on a full moon them two days.

[rvillac2]

Funny. Isn't that about the same time all the hot looking mini-skirted sales girls work at the men's stores in the mall?