Speaking of base, I'm sure we all have stories of running from MPs.
I remember one time my friends got caught surfing Zombies. We used to swing around the fence and walk to the channel. Well one day the MPs were hiding out and caught my friends. The MP told my friend he was going to cut them a break and not take them to jail since they were just teenagers. He put them in his Jeep and drove them to the back gate and told them to walk home. No shoes, no shirts, and just boards. lol. My one buddy asked what he was supposed to do since he lived far away and the MP just shrugged and said to figure it out. They were stocked though that no phone calls to parents were made.
Could you imagine if a police officer did that today??
Another memory is they used to take your boards. Caught trespassing? They would impound your board for 6 months. An eternity when you were a grom trying to get by with whatever board you could afford by working at fast food places during the summer. Now I just shake my head when I see 10 year olds with quivers worth more than my car and their parents videoing taping them from the beach.
I remember one time my friends got caught surfing Zombies. We used to swing around the fence and walk to the channel. Well one day the MPs were hiding out and caught my friends. The MP told my friend he was going to cut them a break and not take them to jail since they were just teenagers. He put them in his Jeep and drove them to the back gate and told them to walk home. No shoes, no shirts, and just boards. lol. My one buddy asked what he was supposed to do since he lived far away and the MP just shrugged and said to figure it out. They were stocked though that no phone calls to parents were made.
Could you imagine if a police officer did that today??
Another memory is they used to take your boards. Caught trespassing? They would impound your board for 6 months. An eternity when you were a grom trying to get by with whatever board you could afford by working at fast food places during the summer. Now I just shake my head when I see 10 year olds with quivers worth more than my car and their parents videoing taping them from the beach.