Sorry, this is just really pissing me off. My home unit, good ole' McChord in Washington state...I had to pretty much argue to get uniforms and shit for my deployment. After printing off the reporting instructions, I was able to get a sling for my rifle.
On top of that, I was issued 1 pair of boots. Even though the reporting instructions I showed said 2 pairs. They tell me my old, almost worn out pair I have on, counts as a pair.
When I went in to pick them up, they were out of my size. 10.5 reg was on backorder for who knows how long. They said I can special order this other style of safety-toe boot in(I'm around heavy equip, need the toe). I order a 10.5, they come in the day before I leave. I try 'em on, they don't fit. They say regular, but I think a tag or something was swithed with a wide, cause my foot bounces around in them with the laces so tight, the eyelets are overlaping. I ask if they can just send the regular ones whenever they come in from backorder. I'm told, just wear a couple pairs of socks and deal with it, we already spent money on your boots and since you wore them outside, they cannot be returned or exchanged. Well, just to be nice, I tried this. The result was one of the biggest blisters on my heel I've ever seen and me not being able to walk for a week, plus my foot drenched in sweat walking around in 120oF with 3 pairs of socks on.
Now, my old boots that I've been wearing, are toast. The liner inside the boot is ripped, the sole on the toe is coming off, and there's no tread left. The jackasses here, say it's my home station's responsibility to get me boots, not theirs. I call my home unit, and ask about sending me boots, again, no, we already issued you a pair.
Usually, I'd just say fuckit, drop $160 on some Danners and buy a pair, but they don't have any here(no safety toe of anykind), and, on top of that, I've got $5 thanks to a soon to be, ex-wife. I just made a payment on my gun being built so it will be a while before I even have it to get....sorry, I should be asleep right now, but this shit's been eating at me and keeping me awake.
Think I'm going to go talk to the Col since nobody else here can get anything done. I've been on a lot of deployments before where we were taken care of, but this is some bullshit! Well, wish me luck this week on trying to get SOMETHING accomplished with this crap.
On top of that, I was issued 1 pair of boots. Even though the reporting instructions I showed said 2 pairs. They tell me my old, almost worn out pair I have on, counts as a pair.
When I went in to pick them up, they were out of my size. 10.5 reg was on backorder for who knows how long. They said I can special order this other style of safety-toe boot in(I'm around heavy equip, need the toe). I order a 10.5, they come in the day before I leave. I try 'em on, they don't fit. They say regular, but I think a tag or something was swithed with a wide, cause my foot bounces around in them with the laces so tight, the eyelets are overlaping. I ask if they can just send the regular ones whenever they come in from backorder. I'm told, just wear a couple pairs of socks and deal with it, we already spent money on your boots and since you wore them outside, they cannot be returned or exchanged. Well, just to be nice, I tried this. The result was one of the biggest blisters on my heel I've ever seen and me not being able to walk for a week, plus my foot drenched in sweat walking around in 120oF with 3 pairs of socks on.
Now, my old boots that I've been wearing, are toast. The liner inside the boot is ripped, the sole on the toe is coming off, and there's no tread left. The jackasses here, say it's my home station's responsibility to get me boots, not theirs. I call my home unit, and ask about sending me boots, again, no, we already issued you a pair.
Usually, I'd just say fuckit, drop $160 on some Danners and buy a pair, but they don't have any here(no safety toe of anykind), and, on top of that, I've got $5 thanks to a soon to be, ex-wife. I just made a payment on my gun being built so it will be a while before I even have it to get....sorry, I should be asleep right now, but this shit's been eating at me and keeping me awake.
Think I'm going to go talk to the Col since nobody else here can get anything done. I've been on a lot of deployments before where we were taken care of, but this is some bullshit! Well, wish me luck this week on trying to get SOMETHING accomplished with this crap.
