Going Home: The Handout

[Rainbow Six]

Please be aware that the United States Military and "Civilian" Government advise in the strongest possible terms that you do not remain in Europe.

Minor nitpick...given that the Military and Civilian Governments each see themselves as the sole legal Government of the United States I think it's unlikely there would be any reference to CivGov in any official documentation as doing so might be interprested as giving it a degree of legitimacy.

[ArmySGT.]

Orders to Bremerhaven

We're out of here!

[Webstral]

My favorite part is the tone. You've captured the Army bureaucratese very nicely. The tone also suggests that things are basically under control. I like that. That's exactly the tone SACEUR would want a document like this one to project.

[agrikk]

My thoughts exactly.

I love the part in the "Who is in charge at home" that doesn't mention at all the whole CivGov / MilGov rivalry at all and just says it's been hard to reestablish a civilian government.

Nothing to see here. Move along.

[ArmySGT.]

Wouldn't an Order like this state what you need to bring to the G1, G2, G3, etc

[raketenjagdpanzer]

I'm not military nor have been so I've no idea. But by all means, this is a "living" document to a degree! Suggest away!

[Chris]

Consider this stolen. Great piece of work.

[Webstral]

Chris, I love both the honesty and the unapologetic idea piracy. As an unabashed idea pirate myself, I sweep my hat to the deck and give ye a hearty "Y'har!"

[Targan]

raketenjagdpanzer, this is such very good work. Thanks for your efforts.

[raketenjagdpanzer]

Not a problem. I feel like it petered out towards the end, honestly.

And as others pointed out there are some vital questions that need asking:

what do troopers who show up at Bremen with serious illnesses do (Quarantine tent, then on to a specially designated vessel staffed with medics in MOPP gear, I'd guess)

What about foreign nationals I think v1.0 answers this for us - a "US Division" might consist of Germans, Canadians, Poles, Englishmen, etc. etc.; I'd almost be tempted to say that if a CO gives them their bona fides and they wanna go to the US, they can board.

What about defectors or POWs G2 would probably shake POWs down for information and turn them over to the FRG - it's not "our" war any more. Defectors would require bona fides from a DIA officer and be under isolation/scrutiny the whole way (oh sure he says he traded a Dshk machine gun and a belt of ammo for that walkman but how do we know it's not a Soviet submarine signalling device!).

Military dogs, pets and livestock would be left behind. I know it's heartbreaking but the already devastated US ... eco-whatever doesn't need another push from a totally foreign disease.

Alcohol No way. Idiot oil in the hands of bored soldiers is a recipe for disaster.

Uniforms - you've probably been wearing what you have on since you arrived in Europe, especially after '97, so odds are that's your issue.

Stowage is whatever you can fit under your bunk or in the footlocker. The ships are big and space is plentiful (at least most of 'em) so I don't see that being an issue. Guys aren't taking anything big anyway. Nobody's hauling their lucky 106MM recoilless in their back pocket or anything like that...

All weapons are treated equally, regardless of them being US or not. Engineer's tape tied off, period.

"Contraband" is anything you can get stupid with (drugs or unsecured weapons). Shit, given the "Drugs in t2k" discussion I could see hefty rewards being paid off for turning in useful drugs. That's about all the contraband I can think of. European national treasures, large amounts of salable items (gold, gems), that sort of thing...eh, that's going to be up to G2, ultimately. God help the grunt with a rolled up Botticelli stuck down a spent LAW tube, though.

Shipboard stuff is being done by the navy. Wanna help out to kill boredom Knock yourself out. See a deck officer.

Gambling Again, knock yourself out. Get stupid, get thrown in the brig.

Prostitution's a no-no. Men and women are gonna be men and women but for the duration of the trip, no. I myself am not hyper-puritan or anything but in-game I can see the brass looking at the situation with a gimlet eye and worrying about the fact that where there's whores there are pimps and all the problems that could potentially come from a shipboard racket.

I think that covers that.

[Legbreaker]

With regard to personal weapons, I think there'd be a concerted effort to only take US issued weapons on the ships.
"you hve an AK-74 instead of an M16 Here, take one that was in the stores of another unit."
The reason is commonality of ammunition and as has been mentioned many times before in other threads, M16s, etc wear out and need to be replaced. Once back in the US, those troops who are demobilised will be disarmed and their weapons reissued to replace combat losses and worn out weapons in the remaining active units.
Those foreign weapons are better off left in Europe where ammo and parts can be found for them.

This isn't to say PCs can't bring their much loved G11 with them if they REALLY want, just that it would be discouraged as much as possible.

[Sanjuro]

As for foreigners...
IIRC the V1 briefing for Going Home specifically says that foreigners serving with US units will be given provisional US citizenship, and can be evacuated with everyone else.

[raketenjagdpanzer]

As for foreigners...
IIRC the V1 briefing for Going Home specifically says that foreigners serving with US units will be given provisional US citizenship, and can be evacuated with everyone else.

I thought I remembered something like that.

[Chris]

Chris, I love both the honesty and the unapologetic idea piracy. As an unabashed idea pirate myself, I sweep my hat to the deck and give ye a hearty "Y'har!"

Monday was "talk like a pirate" day!

@raketenjagdpanzer

Again, great work. I forgot to save your first post and then couldn't find it again. Yay! Just cut and paste into a word and use a typewriter font. I will be handing this out to my players once we hit going home.

[ArmySGT.]

The Military writing style loves the Appendix. The additions to a written document not the vestigial organ.

So you will find Appendix A, Appendix B etc.

Appendix A - Restricted Access / No Go Areas.

Appendix B - Weapons Locker / Arms Room procedures.

Appendix C - Medical Services Underway.

Appendix D - Chaplains Services / Worship Services

Appendix E - Chain of Command.

Etc.