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Old 01-22-2018, 02:27 PM   #87 (permalink)
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I am glad to say I did not see that semi overturned in a ditch.

The Army would have shipped my car to Germany and back had I not sold it already and would have stored it for the year I was deployed. Can you imagine finding an old Egg McMuffin after all of that time?

One of our Sergeants said his hood was damaged in transport and nobody would accept responsibility. I always heard horror stories of Soldiers changing duty stations and having their stuff stolen. One roommate had them pack up a thousand CDs. The cases arrived empty. I had stuff stolen from my duffel bags in Afghanistan, gear disappeared en-route back to Germany, and stolen from the storage room where we were ordered to keep our gear. When I came home the Army kept $1,550 of my last two paychecks to cover stolen inventory. I bought three large rolling duffel bags to have my most important belongings on the plane home with me, but supposedly the Germans were honest, it was the employees in the U.S. and whoever handled my stuff leaving Afghanistan.

Eventually I found the Fighting Load Carrier that cost me $75. Amazon has it for $12.49, plus free shipping: https://www.amazon.com/SDS-Official-.../dp/B004IURGGY

Someone stole one from a female Soldier in my Guard unit and they did not charge her for it.
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