Jim, lonely wasn't the problem, I was one of 3 single women at BK with several hundred single GIs. 2 of us worked at the clinic. We didn't really associate with the other woman because of our shifts. At the clinic because of under staffing ( imagine that in the Military ) we worked 36 hrs on 12 hrs off. We got 1 weekend a month off.Military service can be pretty lonely at times especially when the sense of isolation sets in
It was a mad house in the EM club when we'd stop in to have a drink. After a few months, we got special permission from the base commander to go the NCO club. Imagine PFCs in the NCO Club!
Not that there was any sexual harassment but after a 36 hour shift the last thing we wanted to do was dance all night! We just wanted to sit, relax and have a beer. Sometimes the boys just wouldn't take no for an answer and we'd have to leave before things got out of hand. I say boys because I was 8-10 years older than most of them. I was a late bloomer, enlisted at 25, at BK I was 27-28.
However we did go to the EM club about once a month when we actually had a weekend off and danced with every boy who asked and some who were to shy to. We had a blast and never paid for a drink. We actually had to tell the bar tender to stop sending us drinks because we couldn't keep up even if we wanted to. Oh to be single and 25 again! LOL!