Basic at Ft. Ord, 1971, beer machine, pool table, and TV in the day room.
New program being tested: VOLAR, all volunteer professional army!
A joke..... 1/2 of Bravo Company was told by a judge, "Jail or Enlist", yesssir, they wuz inspired volunteers that would make up a more professional army. And no I wasn't one of them. I got drafted but my sister dated the local recruiter....who told me a free weekend courtesy of himself & his Uncle in Juarez Mexico, chasing "me love you long time" wimmen, would be awarded to me so the recruiter could bingo a bonus.
I"m going anyway, might as well take the offer. Yeppers....Imma volunteering, sir.
Hell, if you were a good boy, shined your shoes, and didn't talk back to the DI, you could get a weekend pass to go home...
Weird shit that.