To: franksolich
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)
To: Fido969
repo-depots Also called "Repple-depples."
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)
To: Fido969
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!
26 posted on
06/05/2009 1:25:53 PM PDT by
CRBDeuce
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