Due to the remoteness of our unit (40+ miles from battalion hq), I was staff duty officer 1-2 times each week, plus every other weekend.
All that for the princely sum of $666 a month. I was lucky to have several great NCOs working with me, but we were dealing with the growing pains of the all volunteer force in the late 70s.
BTW, I was pretty good as NBC officer, too (lol). My first NATO Tac Eval, I was briefing the wing commander on our positions when an NBC input came in. Although a lowly butterbar (an Army one at that!), I spoke up when the Wing NBC officer, an AF Captain, erred in his recommendation. The Wing Commander agreed with me that the input did not require the base to go red, i.e. full NBC gear...I recommended yellow, because the "attack" was 60 miles away.
15 minutes later, I heard the Wing Commander bellow from the "Eagles Nest", "as long as I'm in command, I want that Army Lieutenant here whenever there's an NBC input!" lol
A couple of years later, as a 1LT, I was the Supply Officer (S-4) for our battalion, and played a small role in turning a C3 battalion to a C1 in 18 months. I was perfectly suited for the job, as my college degree was in Public Accounting.
I thoroughly enjoyed my 8+ years in the Army, and it was an honor to serve my country.
Sounds like you and I were in about the same time (1978-81 active for me) and we have similar stories, including being NBC Officers. That course at Vilseck was interesting and challenging, to say the least. The Carter/post-VietNam years had to be among the most difficult transitions ever for a large organization.