The times when I lived and worked in close quarters large groups of men--the Army and Teamsters loading docks. One lament common to both places was, "Can't I take a shit in peace?"
And even men I have known who care little for privacy would occasionally want "to shit in a latrine with a door."
When I was on German gunnery ranges in the 1970s, some of the ranges had a place we called a "Make A Buddy" Shitter. It was an outhouse with two boards with three holes connected by a narrow floor space. When it was full, three men sat on each side facing each other with interlaced knees. The inside guys had to wait until the outside guys were done to get out. Sometimes men would wear their gas masks to use that latrine.
I have a lot of good memories of my military service, but "Make a Buddy" Shitters is not one of them.
