# Military Discipline Camps in The US during The Vietam War
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**Created:** [April 26, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-discipline-camps-in-the-us-during-the-vietam-war/620031 "2012-04-26T16:04:14Z")
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### Author:  [@GoffMyCloud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoffMyCloud)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-discipline-camps-in-the-us-during-the-vietam-war/620031/1 "2012-04-26T16:04:14Z")
Does Anyone have any Info or Research about Military Discipline Camps
in The United States that American Military Criminals, Screw-ups, Druggies
from Vietnam and The States were Sentenced? It wasn’t Leavenworth.
And The Prisoners basically Ruled and Governed themselves.
I think there was a Camp in New England possibly.
Thank You for Reading and Any Info You might have.
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### Author:  [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-discipline-camps-in-the-us-during-the-vietam-war/620031/2 "2012-04-26T17:33:18Z")
Most major forts had a prison section for short-timers but the one I remember being used as a “stick” was Fort Polk. With Polk also being an advanced training site for folks headed for Vietnam the sight of troopies being led through in chains the other direction was overplayed as a sort of object lesson. "Don’t screw up or ---------- "
As for “prisoner run and governed” I very highly doubt it. The closest you may (and that is a big “may”) have had is a platoon or company within a Unit that got the rejects and “company punishment” types. There was rumors about the one company at Bragg being “everyone just short of the stockade” but I cannot confirm it. Either way the Army was under control and woe to anyone who ever forgot that no matter what their rank.
Check
> **[United States Army Corrections Command](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Corrections_Command)**
>
> The United States Army Corrections Command (ACC) exercises command and control and operational oversight for policy, programming, resourcing, and support of Army Corrections System (ACS) facilities and TDA elements worldwide.
> On order, ACC coordinates the execution of condemned military prisoners.
> Prior to its establishment in 2007, prisons operated under the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine
> Command, U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army Europe, and U.S. Forces Korea.
and follow some of the links around there.
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### Author:  [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-discipline-camps-in-the-us-during-the-vietam-war/620031/3 "2012-04-26T21:18:57Z")
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