Quote History Originally Posted By DvlDog:
Can't help you but I will say that RSO's are usually the only people besides the Marines worth talking to at an embassy. Lots of bad experiences with foggy bottom careerists in my decade or so OCONUS. Hope someone comes along that can help you.
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+1 ... They are like the "fun police" at a mission and can quickly turn it into not so fun... Marines thought it was paradise compared to where they had been. :)
Fridays -- DS vs. Marines in regular basketball games followed by pool parties (civilian invites encouraged, especially if you had +2/3 co-eds...). One game got too rough and someone ran into a poll -- concussion and stitches. Court got closed for like six months after a Deputy Head of Mission made a safety report and it was deemed not up to safety regs.
Now, it's probably the nicest "PT" facility in that part of the world. I'm typically against unnecessary spending, but they could have my tax dollars for that!
ETA: Pole, not poll. But there might have been some "poll play" elsewhere! I kid, don't cancel me!
(An Arfcommer has reached out to my initial query regarding RSOs... Mod feel free to delete if this subforum is only for .mil and I've tainted it as a civilian.)