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Sad news for sure. He also spent some time in the PEIR as well. I often remember the story of the "Brigadier" as was his nickname that he earned one exercise. I worked for him more than a few times. He was definitely a character. http://www.oromoctofh.com/Obituaries/34686/

I do not need to adapt to new SOPs. I need to adapt to restricted space in an aircraft. It is simple. The bigger the box, the less I can fit in the aircraft. The less I can fit means it takes longer for all of the equipment to get to those in the field who need it. New pallet loads? You...

I think Mover1 was making comments about the size and weigh of these POS boxes. We can build less of them into an aircraft pallet due to their size, there are also weight restrictions for UAB and these new boxes will reduce the amount of gear you can send due to their weight. I have lugged a few...

Not so much any more. There are just a fraction of them left compared to last year. I wish they still did the food services though, the new guys suck. Or better yet I would love to see a Canadian Military cook here, that would be nice.

Yes I have. Although they are nice Pelican cases they are completely impractical for UAB. The weight is one issue that has already been mentioned and their size is ridiculous. Far too big and far too bulky for UAB as far as I am concerned. What was wrong with our standard Barrack Boxes? I have...

Well, if you like travel then Traffic Tech is a good option. We do many different jobs and work around the globe.

To add to what Mover 1 said about DC. There are more than one pub that we use depending on the situation. We use ICAO, IATA, IMDG (sea shipments), TDG Act(Road shipments), The AL-M-117, and to a lesser extent the AL-M-258-4, there are more but these are the most commonly used pubs for DC. Also...

12. Ticket Punchers. 13. What I refer to as "Tourists". These are the people here (KAF) who like to travel around the country and take up space in the aircraft just to snap a photo and to say they were there.

There were other factors involved that I would not feel comfortable discussing in an open forum. But you do raise some good points with sponsorship and the right iinfo required for the issue of kit.

I have run across a similar problem in Trenton with regards to the scale of issue. We had one of our Pte that was not being given her full issue. I went to get a few items for myself and asked to see our scale of issue for our unit, they gave me a copy of it and once we confronted them with it...

This statement is even funnier than the cartoon was. I think that maybe, just maybe some people are reading a little too much into this. As a member of the military (for the last 16 years or more) I do not find it offensive in the very least but that is just my opinion. Cheers.

It is amazing what people find offensive. If you dont like it then dont read it. Big Deal, a political cartoon. I could find about 100 things more important to get upset about on a daily basis.

They can be a pain. Of course not every crew is like that just the ones I get to deal with both in Trenton and in KAF.

Or how about when the winch cable breaks an they decide to tie it in a knot to fix it, then act surprised when it breaks again.

That would be nice. Then I would not have to put up with a certain few who like to yell for no reason, point at their watch as soon as the ramp opens and blame us because they did not have the intelligence to ask for a power cart. I cringe every time I have to deal with at least one of their...

I am shocked and amazed. You mean the guys who wear those open toe safety sandals, who smell of stale sweat (and booze) and smoke wherever they please, may not be the professionals we thought they were?

As far as I know it is more of a concern for take off weights but as I understand it the warmer air also has an effect on the MPL for landing as well. I am sure some of the pilots that post here can shed much more light on this than I can.

Okay, this statement is completely off the mark. There was one LeoII in the aircraft with all of the extras that come with it. You can take that as fact as I was one of the poeple overseeing the unload. There is more to it than there simply being more equipment for the tank onboard as well. An...

Do not take this as fact. I would suggest not passing this off to your significant other as fact until you have it on paper from your OR. There are things in that post that are not concrete for every serving member overseas. For exapmle we were informed we earn 2.5 days per month for HLTA (and...

Alright, thats enough out of you. Back to work now.