Carl stood among the crowd, watching the three soldiers, his expression constantly changing.
His "indecisiveness" prompted one of the soldiers to casually shove him again, then drag the girl towards the room.
No one around spoke up or intervened, and there were no officers here—
It's not that officers don't need to solve stress issues, but officers have their own quarters.
The girls here are those left over after officers have made their selections, then brought to the regular soldiers' quarters.
Those picked by officers first live long-term in the officers' quarters; their lives are relatively better, needing to host fewer guests, usually just one at a time, and their income isn't low.
They earn about a thousand dollars a month, and with good luck, even more.
So when issues occur in the soldiers' quarters, no officers stand up.
Here, it's all soldiers; no one wants trouble.
