Posted on Jan 24, 2016
What non-issued luxury item would you take to the field ?
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MCPO Roger Collins
CAPT Tom Bersson - I've only had the chair and TV for a few years, the wife 53 years. Priorities, priorities.
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PO1 John Miller
MCPO Roger Collins
Master Chief, I would go on deployment to GET AWAY from my wife, LOL!!!
Master Chief, I would go on deployment to GET AWAY from my wife, LOL!!!
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SSgt Terry P.
SN Greg Wright - I have a friend that uses Kindle and is the same way--would not be without it. I come from less modern technical background and never even think about these things.
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and a solar charger for it
SPC Lyle Montgomery
Sgt Mc Connel I am an old fart. they didn't have Kindle back in 1970 but nowdays a Kindle would be a good idea.
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Maj Mike Sciales
1stSgt (Join to see) - I also brought small zip lock bags so I could barter. I got caught early on without in Scotland 1988, Saudi 1992 and after that, I never left home without them.
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SSG William Jones
SGT John " Mac " McConnell Cascade powdered laundry detergent works quite well, too. Great for burning large brush piles. We have a lot of trees and this is a great way to torch 'em!!!
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baby wipes.....and if your really looking for comfort, those baby wipes with (some kind of preparation H) on it, those things are $
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I don't know what it's called...but it's sold at family dollar...it's wipes with the stuff already in it.....best thing ever
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MCPO Roger Collins
CPT Pedro Meza - There are many a**holes that could be confused which end to apply it to. Certainly not you CPT.
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CPT Pedro Meza
MCPO Roger Collins - Preparation H is also used my well trained Medics because it can help speed up healing of wounds, as well as by make artist that use it on aging artist. Roger, See you learned something new.
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I went and bought a boot drier after my first tour in Afghanistan. I took that with me to Iraq. By my second tour in Afghanistan we had boot driers issued so that no longer counts. I brought a mini coffee pot. I would strap it down inside the JERRV and make coffee first thing every morning.
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MSgt John Carroll
Leave it to the Air Force to have hot, non-military issued coffee on deployment! :)
Leave it to the Air Force to have hot, non-military issued coffee on deployment! :)
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Well, that bar in that picture...and my camper... A 32 inch flat screen, two leather lazy boy recliners and a queen-sized bed. Don't forget the corion countertops...
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SN Greg Wright
SCPO Charles Thomas "Tom" Canterbury - Senior, in case you didn't know (sorry, if you did!) you can edit your post to fix things like that if you want. Look for a little 'edit' link on the bottom left of your post.
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SCPO Charles Thomas "Tom" Canterbury
You had no way of knowing... Heck, I might have it and just don't know... Big D'OH!!!
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SN Greg Wright
Sgt Todd Van Dyke - Ah, good points. But I was coming from the perspective of the Navy, where none of that would be an issue. I can see how it might not work so well for Soldiers lol.
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I am not sure that a Kindle or other electronic device would have held up in the wet jungles of Vietnam. I had my book wrapped in plastic.
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SSgt Terry P.
Sgt (Join to see) - Lot of things are different now,Sgt.
Really hard to imagine being able to call home or text family during that time period.
At least the troops of the present do not spend 12 or 13 months completely out of touch
with everything in most situations.
Really hard to imagine being able to call home or text family during that time period.
At least the troops of the present do not spend 12 or 13 months completely out of touch
with everything in most situations.
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On board a submarine underwater for 85 days with the same air?
Fabreeze. A metric cubic butt-tonne of Fabreeze...
Fabreeze. A metric cubic butt-tonne of Fabreeze...
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