Operator v Logistician Conflicts

[dwa]

fob mchenry 04-05 then fob mchenry again 06-07 163 was the NG unit right? they relived me.

[kermit315]

Navy is the same way....if it isnt a part for an F-18, they dont give a damn, and it will be here when it gets here. I work on E-2's and we are already hated on the flight deck because we use up two power cords at a time, then when we break, we have to wait on parts to get to us from the states instead of through supply.

ugh, I hate supply.

[MrSlippyFist]

fob mchenry 04-05 then fob mchenry again 06-07 163 was the NG unit right? they relived me.

Yeah. 163rd with 145FA in 04-05, not sure about 06-07. Aside from the crappy DFAC I loved that fob.

[dwa]

Yeah. 163rd with 145FA in 04-05, not sure about 06-07. Aside from the crappy DFAC I loved that fob.

lol it went mainstream and sold out my second tour, i spent most my time at the JCC inside of al haweja.

[lcpl. huynh]

Damn S-4, thinks Motor-T doesn't need sleep because convoys are soo easy, then they go ahead and authorize a night convoy just to deliver ice cream to a FOB. Can you believe a logistician authorized a convoy for ice cream? I risked my life to deliver ice cream. Amazing S-4 and all of its infinite Marine Corps wisdom. Ice cream.

[JerryM]

96R?

LOL, are romeos still the hell raisers that I remember?

That was my first MOS while on active duty. We had the highest percentage of drug users and article 15s in the Brigade. LOL, I miss those days.

6 seconds to hell!!! LOL.

Back on topic:

When we invaded Iraq, I was begging and stealing everything. Our supply was pathetic. They had a "no questions asked" credit line of 2mil and they were balking at anything we asked for. I ended up buying level IV plates and encrypted radios for my THT team out of Ebay!!! LOL. Pretty sad actually.

[MrSlippyFist]

LOL, are romeos still the hell raisers that I remember?

That was my first MOS while on active duty. We had the highest percentage of drug users and article 15s in the Brigade. LOL, I miss those days.

6 seconds to hell!!! LOL.

You better believe it. Not so much on the drugs, but the alcohol and women, yes. As the smallest platoon in the brigade (there were more lawyers than GSRs) we probably had the highest average for reprimands per platoon. Mostly for getting in fights or caught with female air force officers (in their CHUs of course) Our CO hated us, but the 1SG knew that if anything needed to be done, it was us he went to first. Outside of 11B, and SF - we are probably the sharpest contrast to logisticians.

[chris]

LOL, are romeos still the hell raisers that I remember?

That was my first MOS while on active duty. We had the highest percentage of drug users and article 15s in the Brigade. LOL, I miss those days.

6 seconds to hell!!! LOL.

Back on topic:

When we invaded Iraq, I was begging and stealing everything. Our supply was pathetic. They had a "no questions asked" credit line of 2mil and they were balking at anything we asked for. I ended up buying level IV plates and encrypted radios for my THT team out of Ebay!!! LOL. Pretty sad actually.

i was on a THT. hell we could not get incrypted radios. hats off to ya for that one.

[B-Onebag]

It's a little bit different with me but...

In the South Dakota winters the wind cuts through some of the layers of clothing you've got to wear to stay warm. A lot of times the nice insulated coveralls or good gloves and winter boots aren't always forthcoming when you ask for them. Some guys get fed up and run off to the local sporting goods stores or Cabela's to grab thermals and watch caps which always seem to be in short supply, especially after you've been soaked in JP-8 or hydraulic fluid for the third time this week and just want something clean so you can rotate things out for washing. Gloves and boots especially you practically have to beg for.

What really kills me is when we go deployed. At the end of shift we're usually the dirtiest, grimiest folks on base and a lot of higher ups hate the sight of someone with DCU boots that are black with brake residue and engine oil occupation be damned. So they send a nasty-gram to our OICs to tell them to send us in to get new stuff. At the rate we'd go through things if we did that the DoD would probably go broke in 8 months.