Joe Biden: If you were a quartermaster, you can sure in hell take care running a, you know...

I am surprised that some of the older folks haven’t commented on this. CIF were a bain when I served. You would be issued gear. Way more than an arctic explorer would need for an extended stay. Of course half the gear was to small and half was two large. After storing the stuff for a few years you had to return it to clear post. Despite the fact the gear had never left the far corner of a closet those inspecting the items determined one third of it was unfit for future use and you needed to pay for it. This involved getting a statement of charges and then driving across post to the finance office, ussually closed when you got there for a civilian training day. After repeated trips eventually the items were paid for, to raise the money you need to pawn something like a child or your car title. Then you went back to the CIF to discover they had closed for civilian training . The civilian training involved improving grilling techniques in back f the CIF. So a day or so later you returned and if the CIF SGT was in a good mood you could clear. Now if quarter master folks from the old days ran a ladies clothing department panties would hang to the knees and bras would choke an ant. Returned items would be minimal because items being returned would be deemed irreparably damaged and the whole system would make as much sense as Joe’s babbling.