True story: Vietnam 1967, January or Feb. LZ (landing zone) Phu Cat. I was part of the security team covering the engineers as they destroyed the bunkers and remaining supplies, etc. as the 1st Cavalry Div. was pulling out to move to another LZ. Exchanged shots with snipers. Fast forward 8 months. Coming back South, we were patrolling in the area and ducked into Phu Cat Air Base (USAF). Went to the gate and asked if we could overnight there. The USAF guys were very hospitable. They offered us a choice of hot meals, wooden barracks, flush toilets, concrete sidewalks, beds, I was amazed. I know then the USAF was the “gentlemen’s corps :-)
Now you know why we were called the “smart branch” of the military. :-)