Posted on Jun 22, 2016
Does Anyone here have extra class VIII supplies or know where I can get free issue?
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Need some help! I'm in Korea with a rotational unit, needing medical supplies.
Been in South Korea now for a few weeks, my challenge is class VIII supplies. From what I am hearing it takes months for orders to come in. Anyone here have extra supplies or know where I can get free issue? Need help getting situated until late our supply chain is set up.
Been in South Korea now for a few weeks, my challenge is class VIII supplies. From what I am hearing it takes months for orders to come in. Anyone here have extra supplies or know where I can get free issue? Need help getting situated until late our supply chain is set up.
68W: Healthcare Specialist (Combat Medic)
Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B)
92Y: Unit Supply Specialist
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SFC (Join to see), I don't know what installation you are located on. There should be an Air Force medical facility close by though. I'm sure if you make contact with them, they can help out until your supply chain catches up.
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You should engage the 65th MED BDE, they have a MEDLOG Company that should be supporting you. I'm not sure who in your BN/BDE messed that up, but if you hope on facebook you can find a lot of info out about them. Also look on outlook GAL for 65th, perhaps you can get lucky and get someone's attention. What you should do is contact the BDE you're working under and their BMSO/C. CO should have something and it's easy to set up accounts with them to have the MEDLOG send you items direct through the ways they are dispersing. Was a Log Sync or rock drill not completed for logistics before yall hit the ground or did y'all not read up and look over conops and opords?
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SFC (Join to see) - there was no oversight. Apparently from what I'm hearing, narcs were ordered and supplies weren't tracked appropriately. Just the excuse I received. Hoe legit that is, not too sure.
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If supplies were ordered then someone had a tracking system in place. I'm guessing that perhaps an S4 got involved some where about what it was costing. That was the biggest problem starting out a rotation at JRTC when I was an OC there. Units would come in and never look over their Sets/Kits/Outfits (SKOs) before coming. First thing a doc wants are meds and the money ($10,000 for a whole BDE rotation) dries up fast when a unit tries to refit their meds.
Did your unit or BDE you're attached to do any USAMMA draw before y'all went on a rotation? Where the SKOs pulled out and went through before y'all packed.
The thing I see about a Korea rotation is your not going to fall in on a lot of TPE when arriving, at least not yet. If I'm wrong about that let me know.
It just seems like higher accountability standards and not a large threat for causalities in the Army now, while we're rotating to Korea. Medical TPE was left in Afghanistan and Iraqi for those reasons.
Did your unit or BDE you're attached to do any USAMMA draw before y'all went on a rotation? Where the SKOs pulled out and went through before y'all packed.
The thing I see about a Korea rotation is your not going to fall in on a lot of TPE when arriving, at least not yet. If I'm wrong about that let me know.
It just seems like higher accountability standards and not a large threat for causalities in the Army now, while we're rotating to Korea. Medical TPE was left in Afghanistan and Iraqi for those reasons.
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Bring we are a small company, only 110 personnel, we didn't bring a kit or kits. The TF we replaced didn't leave us with anything. I didn't get much information from the Battallion we fell under as to what we should bring. Poor communication from the get go. When myself and 2 medics arrived, 1st thing from the SGT was, titled weren't tracking medics coming on this rotation.
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Okay, so you're a ENG Company attached to a BN, but are you a BDE asset or just the BN? The BN you're attached to, is it a infantry BN and if so have you built a relationship with the BN's MED PSG and PA/DOC.
These guys should be responsible for helping you out and you could have a subnet address under theirs for ordering, so you can track and order easier and have it shipped straight to you, if you're off away from them.
If for some reason that stuff's not working out, then go through your company XO/1SG to work the system as you need it worked. They should be able to talk to the BDE SPO office to get resupply pushed straight to you.
If you need supplies sooner, and you have some freedom of movement; the 65th has medical assets at Camp Walker, Stanley, Casey, Humperhies, Carroll, and Red Cloud.
It's worth a shot to get small things like tape, bandages, and any bulk type items they receive, just talk nice to them and explain the situation.
Additionally, you should talk to the BDE Doc or BN PA/Doc to see what type of injuries and primary care they are wanting y'all to treat. You're in a grey area right now as far as treatment/evac goes.
I'm guessing y'all are in barracks and go to field and training areas during the week and a fair amount of hanging out. I heard these rotations are nicer then the ones going to Kuwait or other spots in the pacific. Any truth to that?
These guys should be responsible for helping you out and you could have a subnet address under theirs for ordering, so you can track and order easier and have it shipped straight to you, if you're off away from them.
If for some reason that stuff's not working out, then go through your company XO/1SG to work the system as you need it worked. They should be able to talk to the BDE SPO office to get resupply pushed straight to you.
If you need supplies sooner, and you have some freedom of movement; the 65th has medical assets at Camp Walker, Stanley, Casey, Humperhies, Carroll, and Red Cloud.
It's worth a shot to get small things like tape, bandages, and any bulk type items they receive, just talk nice to them and explain the situation.
Additionally, you should talk to the BDE Doc or BN PA/Doc to see what type of injuries and primary care they are wanting y'all to treat. You're in a grey area right now as far as treatment/evac goes.
I'm guessing y'all are in barracks and go to field and training areas during the week and a fair amount of hanging out. I heard these rotations are nicer then the ones going to Kuwait or other spots in the pacific. Any truth to that?
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Had I seen this earlier I'd have suggested you check your local (or all) CIF facilities. They sometimes hold extra crap from turned in IFAK's.
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