I can tell you all the best Military Police duty I had and the one every Marine wanted as their gate duty was The Naval Officers Club in San Diego... Now let me tell you why... Every officer would come to the club with his date if he had one... I would say in my day most came with their wives... The lifers always did as far as I knew and they came to socialize and dance.
The lower grade officers as I recall lieutenants unmarried would bring dates... They would drive up in luxury fancy sports cars and the ladies they brought... Take it from this Marine they were Drop Dead Gorgeous... A lot of them were probably college girls because there are quite a few Universities in San Diego... These weren't any riff-raff, these ladies were high class, well that's what I thought at the time.
So as the night rolls on I had to keep my composure but inside I was drooling... Thinking why can't I get a woman like that?... I also thought as I looked at the Officers Club, I wonder what goes on in there?... No one ever told me... Those officers sure are lucky... That evening I was about to find out.
Earlier that evening the one that really made me drool was a Drop Dead Gorgeous Blonde driving a Red Corvette... This woman could cause a Marine to lose his rank... So I saluted the officer she was with and watch as they made their way to the officers club
Fast forward two hours... I see this same Corvette with the blonde only racing to the gate... When I motioned, she slammed on her brakes and skidded to a stop... I could tell she was as mad as a hornet and asked her why are you leaving so soon?
She said I bought this new dress, sat in the salon hour after after hour getting my hair done and my nails, bought beautiful jewelry, and a new purse, plus new shoes and put on my best perfume... And what does that do for me?... Nothing!!!... I tell you NOTHING!!!... Then she let me know what went on in the Officers Club, her experience anyway.
She said before we came here we went out to eat and to extend the evening we came to drink, socialize and dance... As soon as we got here we grabbed a drink and we had one dance then he disappeared... I could see all the older couples dance one dance after another... So I went to sit with the other ladies, whose dates had also disappeared... We waited and waited and waited talking to each other... Where did our dates go?... We finally found them gathered around this Old Officer... Telling war stories... I'd had enough and left and their is group behind me that are leaving too.
After listening to her story (and you brethren that have not been Marines don't tar and feather me)... I said well I'm available and Marines know how to treat a lady... I hear you all saying, Brother Glen that's a load of BULL!... Hey I'm being honest... Let me finish my story
She looked at me if she was ready to kill
... And said I wouldn't date you or any Marine... In fact I'm through with the military and I'm never going to date a man in uniform again... I've never been so humiliated in all my life
... And with that last statement revving up her vet, and pealing rubber from the gate, she hit the road and I never saw or heard from her again... Brother Glen
