(1) When an Armed Guard crew completed its deployment on a merchant ship and was relieved by a new crew, did the Armed Guard crewmen return immediately and directly to their assigned Armed Guard Center? Or were you given leave, possibly long enough to make a trip to your home or elsewhere?
(2) If you were initially assigned to one Armed Guard Center (Treasure Island, let's say) and your voyage ended on the East Coast, would you be sent back to San Francisco or would you be reassigned to a different AG Center, either Brooklyn or New Orleans?
(3) While at an Armed Guard Center awaiting assignment to another vessel, how did you spend your time? In training? Were you assigned work at the Center and, if so, was much of it "busy work"? Did you have extra liberty? If so, for how long at a time? I would think keeping hundreds or thousands of idle Armed Guard sailors occupied would have been quite a challenge.
(4) Assuming there were no unusual circumstances affecting you (for example an injury or illness), how long did you typically spend at an Armed Guard Center before being assigned to your next ship?
Inquiring minds want to know. Or at least one inquiring mind.
Ron Carlson, Webmaster
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