Point to note! Those swimming pools mentioned earlier were located at the NCE and NSE camps only. The rifle companies at the Haitian Hotel and in Gonaieve had no such luxuaries. Come to think of it there were a lot of thigs we didn't have.Like laundry services,access to the postal clerk, ice cream,popsicles,regular servicing of our blue rockets. It seems supporting the sharp end was too much work for some. The postal clerk came to Gonaieve once in six weeks. She said she had medical problems that prevented her from travelling with the supply convoy or flying when flights were avaliable. My question is why was she on operation if she could't fufill all job requirements.
So when not on patrol,camp security,or QRF we were doing laundry the old fasioned way, digging latrines, loonging for the ice cream that we knew others were enjoying.( ha! ha!)