not terribly new
My father was in the Navy in WW2, when he received his discharge papers he asked the Navy if he re-enlisted would they send him to Germany, They said "No".
So he walked down to the Army enlistment office building and he asked them the same question and they said "Yes" So he took a couple of weeks off before reporting for service.
He spent the next two years in Germany. He told me "It Was The Best Two Years Of His Life".
Thanks for your service Navy!

