This story involves severe physical disciplining and involves bodily functions. If you find this bothers you, please read no further. All characters are over 18. My thanks to Susan Greenway for her kind permission to use one of her characters.
1SG Wendy looked at her master list and saw that the senior of the three classes moving through the Corrections Service retraining unit was almost ready for their graduation ceremony. First, however, she had to brief the entering class.
She had already lectured them and 1LT Kate had also performed the intro function. Now she was checking to see how they had responded to wearing the vinyl panties with the vaginal and rectal dorks. Each of the women was summoned to Wendy's office and even with just the First Sergeant there, they were all embarrassed when Wendy unlocked the panties and told them to pull them down. She then had them sit up on the worktable in her office.
Then Wendy had MAJ Nancy, the surgeon, come in to conduct a quick pelvic exam of each. This was a surprise to most of them, but they had realized that they would not have any kind of privacy during the retraining program. Nancy had them lift their legs and hold them apart as she probed into each woman's vaginal opening. She then had the woman move back and hold her legs up so that Nancy could insert a finger into her rectum.
All of the women had been administratively reduced to the grade of PFC during the retraining. They would regain their former rank upon completing the program successfully. After Nancy had finished her exam of one woman who looked a bit older and surer of herself, this retrainee asked Wendy if she might be able to see 1LT Kate.
This was an unusual request. Wendy asked her what the purpose of her request might be. The woman blushed a bit but then managed to tell Wendy in a low voice that she had been a classmate of Kate's in the officer candidate program.
"So, you're a commissioned officer and you were sent here?" Wendy asked, as it was quite unusual for such an officer to be referred to this remedial program.
"Yes, First Sergeant," Helene, for it was she, responded to Wendy's question.
"I graduated with `1LT Kate and was assigned as an adjutant in a reeducation camp in the second city of the Republic, where I know she is from. I hoped she might at least see me so I could explain my presence here to her."
Wendy was not sure if Kate wanted to see this already shamed woman, but she told Helene to wait outside and she would check to see if 1LT Kate was available. Then Wendy walked down the short corridor to Kate's office.
Entering, she saluted as of course, and Kate smiled and told her she didn't need to do that because they were working so closely together.
"I do want to show you the respect you deserve, Lieutenant," Wendy said with a smile.
She explained the purpose of her visit: that a classmate of Kate's from officer candidate school was in the new retraining class and asked if she could see Kate. Wendy described her and mentioned her name.
"Wow," Kate said, "she's a commissioned officer like me and she's been sent to us? I don't intend to allow her any special consideration based on my having known her, but I do want to see her to find out how she must have screwed up. Do send her in, please."
Wendy nodded and rose and went back to her office.
"Come with me," she told Helene, who followed her, and Wendy pointed her into Kate's office.
"Hi Helene," Kate said brightly. "I'm going to say I'm sorry you're here but perhaps you want to tell me how this came about."
"Lieutenant," Helene responded "I'm very pleased that you agreed to see me and I'm not asking for any special treatment. I just wanted to let you know I was here and that I have heard how well you have been doing in the service. I wish I could say the same for myself.
"As you may recall," Helene continued, "I was a lawyer before I joined the service. The powers that be decided that I had good credentials and like you, did well in the program we were in, so I was commissioned as a First Lieutenant, like you. It sort of went to my head. I was assigned to a remote reeducation camp. I hated the whole place. It was nowhere.
"I began to get behind on my work," Helene admitted. "It seemed so ridiculous. When a required report turned out not to be completed, and it had been assigned to me, the commander took me over the coals and said she should cashier me for my attitude, or lack of positive attitude."
"I'm wondering if I know this camp and the commander," Kate suggested.
"You might," Helene answered, "because the commander has a good reputation. She's good people and she likes being in such a remote place. No one ever comes to second-guess her because I suspect that they are very happy she likes her job, mainly because no one in their right mind would want to have it."
"You're at Helgovia, aren't you?" Kate asked, "so your commander is CPT Elaine. And you're right, she has a superb reputation."
"I'm amazed that you knew that," Helene replied, "but I saw how sharp you were when we were in the candidate program, Kate. I hope you don't mind me calling you by your first name."
"I don't," Kate answered coolly, "but please don't do it in front of anyone."
"You made a big mistake, Helene," Kate told her, "but now that you're here, you can turn yourself around. We specialize in that. Just try to revamp your attitude enough to make things work for you. Do your work. I know that sounds juvie, but if you try while you're here, and really do well, I'll get you a certificate that will really turn your career around. Are you game to try?"
"Why would you go to that trouble for me?" Helene asked. "You're on your way to the big time."
"It was good being with you and Ginger and the rest when we were in the candidate program," Kate conceded. "I feel we stuck together and got through that little version of hell. I'm sorry to say that you've got yourself into just the same situation, and it may be worse. The noncoms here are going to put you through it and I can't and won't interfere. In fact, I'm not trying to scare you, just to prepare you: it will be worse than it was for us in the officer candidate program. But if you stick with it, then I can do things for you."
Helene was almost now in tears because she felt Kate was being so nice to her, and no one had for quite some time.
"Don't cry, sweetie," Kate said very gently. "You will always be a friend, Helene. I just hope you will grin and bear it here, as well as bare it, if you get my drift."
"Yes, I know that I'm going to get caned and put through the wringer," Helene said, "but you've gotten through to me, and I'm going to take you up on your generosity."
"What have you been through already here?" Kate asked. "They do know that you have a commission but so long as you don't act proud or superior, Wendy won't hold that against you. She's a real vet and knows everything about the service. Listen to her."