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I don't remember any actual fights at any of the clubs. There was a good amount of unofficer like behavior at NASNI. At the Downwinds it was strictly civvies, some beer throwing. The Marines were sweethearts compared to the SEALS from the Amphib Base nearby.

One Sunday evening with festivities in full swing, the CDO was stupid enough to walk in in full regalia, which led to being drenched in beer, the Marines security called to close the place. I was Chairman of the O Club board when that happened but was in the hospital at the time, so was spared the hollering that the base CO inflicted on whoever got called.

There are a whole bunch of great stories arising out of the Downwinds operations, few of which would be entirely suitable for this dignified gathering, some of them actually true!

ScottDLS wrote:Best thing about Navy Exchange for me was being able to buy beer, wine, and liquor on Sundays and get kegs cheap in Newport, RI... The Naval Air Station Oceana Virginia officer's club was a great place to meet ladies, who needed an unmarried officer to sign them in.... Even for Marines, and surface pukes like me.

That sounds awfully formal.

When I was at NAS North Island, it was Sunday nights at our Downwinds, an informal venue behind the much more formal O Club, and Wednesday night at NAS Miramar and Thursday night at MCRD O Clubs. Ladies could come on the base those nights, if they dared without any formalities, permissions, etc. and did they ever! The rest of the time you were on your own.

This was a long time ago, when the limits of tolerable behavior were much more confining and departures were dealt with much more severely.