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The “repo-depots” were supposedly dreary places, where guys just kind of hung around, leaderless, until they were sent to a particular unit.

I understand that the combat troops ended up with a pretty fatalistic air, they figured they'd have to grind on until they were either killed or wounded - or the war ended.

15 posted on 06/04/2009 1:48:44 PM PDT by Fido969 ("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)

17 posted on 06/04/2009 1:53:05 PM PDT by Fido969 ("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)

The core ‘business’ of repo-depots (Replacement Battalions) was to ship personnel to and from the USA. As part of that Battalion, one of the Replacement Companies, depending on the theater, would handle in-country or in-theater transfers. As for morale...Sending people to the USA was the ‘best’ job in the Army! (the 3 big Army ‘power centers’... supply sgt, MARS, repo-depot...) On base entertainment (officers club, enlisted club) would often care for the morale of the transferrees as well. It is possible that being stuck in a repo-depot too long may have led to the ‘life of Riley’ connotation of army life!