They didn't start carding at the on base clubs until the late 80's early 90's when those rules went into effect. By that time the junior NCO club and the EM club had been combined into the NCOEM club. Senior NCO's were allowed/welcomed in the officers club after that. Those changes were largely due to the club playing politics running off soldier who then found places off base to party.
Muleboss: Lot of guys who served in the military joked about it being like doing time. After all, you don't have much say as to where you live plus on time off you are restricted in how far you can go off base. A civilian in NYC can hope on a plane Friday afternoon, fly to CA and return Sunday evening. A service member is generally not supposed to go more than 150 miles off base, 600 on long weekends. Not a job that you can give your 2 week notice either. You have restrictions put on what is some basic freedoms in the very Constitution and Amendments that you swear to protect and defend like your freedom of speech. It is a chargeable offence to say anything derogatory about the president and your officers and NCO's over you. Sure you can say you don't like them. You can say you don't think they do a good job. You cannot say they are a "draft dodging, gay loving, dope smoking, long haired, womanizing, indecisive wimp". Saying you don't like your Sgt is OK, calling him an idiot isn't. You are also committing an offence should you lie in line of duty. So if you lie about to a Sgt or officer when they ask you a question and they can prove it they can charge you. Plus any NCO or officer can order you to shut up, the correct command is "at ease" and it's an enforceable order.
So "I did my time" refers to both that and your time as a young man fulfilling a commitment to our country.
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