If you do a little search on this site, you'll find some interesting discussions on both these issues. Lots of varied opinions, but I don't see too many willing to actually support the idea that a 'long-term' stay without sharing facilities are the correct policy, but it happens and some do it.
Most often that happens in the warm winter states, and creates crowded and 'unshared' facilities, and in some cases violates the recreation policy. But as stated above, depends on the CO as CO has the final say in recreation policy.
Some CO's like to camp, some CO's like to golf, and the MCG policy usually indicates a CO preference - and, like all military policy, the CO rules, and tho' some believe it unfair (policy, that is) the CO is last word, as in all military situations and is based on discipline and following orders, as it must be.
We don't vote on whether we follow orders, we just follow orders because it saves lives and creates order and balance in the military community.
