https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-regulations-prevent-or-allow-the-use-of-rolling-military-style-duffel-bags-or-cases <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Are you allowed to use a rolling duffel bag? What regulations dictate what rolling luggage, duffel, or case is acceptable for a deployment? Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:29:00 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-regulations-prevent-or-allow-the-use-of-rolling-military-style-duffel-bags-or-cases <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Are you allowed to use a rolling duffel bag? What regulations dictate what rolling luggage, duffel, or case is acceptable for a deployment? CPT Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:29:00 -0400 2019-08-01T10:29:00-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-regulations-prevent-or-allow-the-use-of-rolling-military-style-duffel-bags-or-cases?n=4870676&urlhash=4870676 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have some soldiers asking this question and as far as I am concerned, if the colors/patterns are in regulation, the luggage is able to be palatized on a military transport, and it is not extremely abnormal, I don&#39;t have an issue with it. The Roller bags some of the soldiers use make me jealous, but I don&#39;t think they are wrong to use them, they are smart. CPT Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:32:38 -0400 2019-08-01T10:32:38-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-regulations-prevent-or-allow-the-use-of-rolling-military-style-duffel-bags-or-cases?n=4870678&urlhash=4870678 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Sir, there are no real regulations that I know of. What I do know is what you will take on the plane/put under the plane will be determined by the airline. For example, flying out of the Killeen airport right outside FT Hood only allows 2 checked bags weighing no more than 50 pounds, and of certain dimensions. MSG Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:33:09 -0400 2019-08-01T10:33:09-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-regulations-prevent-or-allow-the-use-of-rolling-military-style-duffel-bags-or-cases?n=4870959&urlhash=4870959 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="1162692" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/1162692-35d-all-source-intelligence">CPT Private RallyPoint Member</a>, having served on various baggage details as a PVT and as an NCO unit movement teams, anything other than the standard duffle bag is a real PITA. It complicates stacking, loading and unloading and the commercial variants are sometimes not as resilient to abuse.<br />I have seen disgruntled details treat nonstandard bags with a little extra disdain, perhaps to test those limits. On a personal note, I have often thought of getting a rolling duffle when doing the double bag shuffle to the load point.<br />Bigger picture though, is personal convenience enough to justify allowing the use of non-standard bags during a unit movement? Even if it is no big deal for the loadmaster, non-standard bags present unique problems. Young Soldiers tend to waste money already, and a wave of non-standard bags can invite the financially disadvantaged to splurge on something cool. And where is the line drawn? If, as a Commander, you authorize a non-standard bag for shipment, do you specify which type and make or do you let the Soldiers decide for themselves what is a reasonable deviation from the norm?<br />I have seen Soldiers go so far as to pack everything in footlockers, extra large duffle bags, and even civilian luggage for unit movement. All of which can certainly be palletized, but present problems down the road.<br />Take for instance combat load plans for vehicles. Traditionally, Soldiers&#39; personal gear is allocated space based on their clothing bag items, so if they choose a non-standard size and shape, it may throw off load plan calculations.<br /><br />If this is a case of what you want to personally take and not a Command decision, I would test the limits of the UMOs patience for my own personal convenience. Nothing I would take on deployment is anything I would mind not bringing back if it doesn&#39;t fit in my patrol&#39;s load plan anyway. CSM William Everroad Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:26:30 -0400 2019-08-01T12:26:30-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-regulations-prevent-or-allow-the-use-of-rolling-military-style-duffel-bags-or-cases?n=4871427&urlhash=4871427 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Actually a lot will depend on the Cdr, if you will be allowed to have/use non-military gear. Plus as said by others will it stack uniformly on a pallet, will the airlines (commercial) allow it, etc. Bottom Line Sir just why do you want to be special? SGM Bill Frazer Thu, 01 Aug 2019 15:16:27 -0400 2019-08-01T15:16:27-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-regulations-prevent-or-allow-the-use-of-rolling-military-style-duffel-bags-or-cases?n=4871894&urlhash=4871894 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I ve worked in Air Cargo in the Air Force and never told a Captain what or what he could not do. But I&#39;ve seen detachable wheels for duffle bags. I used wheeled bags myself CPL Gary Pifer Thu, 01 Aug 2019 18:25:24 -0400 2019-08-01T18:25:24-04:00 2019-08-01T10:29:00-04:00