I used to be a Navy doctor. When the men came back from sea duty all hell would break lose on base due to:
1. Men who had been screwing around while abroad.
2. Women who had been screwing around while their men were abroad.
3. Lots of fresh VD cases due to numbers 1 and 2 above,
Ha! You must have been stationed at 32nd Street in San Diego. You could here the domestic fights all the way from National City.