[This story includes bodily functions as well as significant discipline. If any of this offends you, please read no further. This chapter will make more sense if you read the previous chapters first, but you don't have to in order to enjoy it. All characters are well over 18. My thanks to Leslie Jones for encouraging me to use her Women's Republic characters.]
Nicole woke up early and felt disoriented. Her position as Commandant of the toughest reeducation camp in the Women's Republic Corrections Service was going swimmingly. She had promoted her two old veterans from her days as a barracks sergeant to the top noncom spots and they performed as well as she might have expected.
Now she awaited COL Rachel's report of her review and unless she was wildly dissembling, Nicole knew she would get high marks. She was starting to feel comfortable in her rank as Captain and Commandant. The male inmates of the camp, usually sent here because they had behaved very badly to the woman in their family, or their wives or girlfriends, were still amazed that this beautiful, young woman was in charge and highly adept at getting to accept that they were here to undergo major change in the way they regarded and treated all women.
She looked over at the other bed in her suite's large bedroom. She and her deputy, 1LT Cynthia, had been close friends from their days in the cadre at the Disciplinary Unit back at the headquarters of the Service in the capital. Fortunately, when the Commandant there, LTC Kate, had arranged for her to get a direct commission after minimal officer training, aiming to get Nicole selected for this camp's command post, she included Cynthia, intending for her to become a commissioned officer as well to serve as Nicole's next in command.
She and Cynthia decided to room together as they had at the old unit. They balanced each other deliciously. Nicole, the gorgeous and lithe blonde, did tend to be aggressive and impulsive; Cynthia was reserved and skilled at planning out any situation. Of course, Nicole, who was defiantly bi, as was Cynthia, auburn-haired and svelte, literally loved Cynthia's being in the same room and often in the same bed.
Linda duly reported to the Disciplinary Unit per LTC Kate's orders reinstating her as a Sergeant First Class several weeks ahead of when her suspension for bad conduct was scheduled to end. Linda had been reported for having sex with a man sent to the unit for retraining, which itself was unusual. When he was released from the unit, Linda was brought in and suspended for two months as a penalty for her bad behavior.
Kate, however, wanted her back. She summoned her and spoke to her about behaving properly; then she surprised Linda by reinstating her as of the beginning of the next week, took her to lunch at the officers' mess, and spent a few hours in her own bed with Linda.
Kate duly filed the paperwork and was herself taken aback when she was summoned to the office of General Annette, the Chief of Staff of the Corrections Service. This was very unusual, and Kate reported to the top uniformed officer's office on the top floor of the headquarters complex.
She was escorted into the inner sanctum and Annette greeted her formally but pleasantly, with a smile on her face.
"I suspect you're wondering, Kate, why I asked you to come here now," she began, as she saw the perplexed look Kate had on her attractive face.
Not needing Kate to respond, Annette proceeded. Kate knew that Annette did like her, as she had gleaned from her visits to the apartment Annette occupied with her wife Eleanor, who was also a close friend of Kate's.
"I saw the paperwork on the disciplining of SFC Linda," Annette began, "and I understand you have reinstated her ahead of schedule. I have no problem with that, but I feel that Linda has crossed the bad behavior line too many times. I'm not going to throw her out, because she's a good person and very competent noncom. However, I hope you won't be upset that I'm going to send her to Hergolia for a while so she can get her bearings back before she returns to your unit. You have an elite unit and I want her to understand that she has to re-earn her privilege of being part of it. Do you have anything I should know at this point?"
Kate knew she had no chance of changing Annette's mind on this case and wasn't about to extend herself so far as to try to keep Linda on board in Kate's unit now. She figured that if Linda behaved herself, she'd be able to get her back. And she did find the idea of Linda having to submit to the leadership of CPT Nicole and 1LT Cynthia a bit delicious to contemplate.
"I understand why you're doing this, General," Kate responded. "I hope you don't think I erred in what I did but I agree that Linda may well gain some benefit from your assignment. If you permit me to send a note to Nicole with your orders, I think I can help maximize Linda's reception and ultimate success there."
"That's fine, Colonel," Annette replied with a smile. "Please send me your note and I will have it dispatched to CPT Nicole. The orders to SFC Linda will be given to you to issue to her."
"Thank you so much, General," Kate smiled. "I'm glad to be totally in agreement with what you're doing, and I think all will benefit, including Linda."
"Thank you for your cooperation, Kate," Annette said, becoming more personal. "You know that I have great regard for your leadership of your unit, so I am especially pleased that you are on board here. And I appreciate your reporting here promptly." She stood, as did Kate, who saluted her and reversed herself and walked out calmly.
This indeed was a surprise for Kate, and she knew Linda would not be happy. However, she would be quite straightforward with Linda and hope for the best. She sat down when she returned to her office to draft her note to Nicole that would go with Annette's orders.
"Dear CPT Nicole,
"Please recognize that SFC Linda is being assigned to your camp cadre per the enclosed order issued by GEN Annette. The Chief of Staff believes that Linda needs to spend time serving in a camp. She was disciplined for misbehavior in our unit for improper conduct with a man whom she was supervising here. As it happens, she is now married to him.
"The Chief of Staff believes that SFC Linda will benefit from serving in your camp for a designated period. She and I both are of the view that we may rely on you to determine when SFC Linda should be returned to my unit. I will go so far as to state that I have total confidence in whatever decision you reach on that, including a possible decision on your part to retain her in your cadre for an indefinite term.
"I reinstated SFC Linda because I felt she understood her error and merited being brought back promptly. I think she will definitely gain from being under your supervision. Please do not hesitate me if any questions arise during her stay.
"Yours,
LTC Kate
Commandant, Disciplinary Unit"
Kate proceeded to have Linda report to her office. When Linda entered, she saw that Kate had a serious look on her face.
"I'll be very direct with you, Sergeant," Kate began. "The Chief of Staff called me in to tell me that she wanted you assigned to Hergolia Camp as a reorientation assignment. This was not my idea, but I was not inclined to protest because I generally feel the Chief of Staff knows what she's about. I know this will make your life more complicated because of your recent marriage, but this is the way things happen in the Service."