Posted on 06/29/2013 4:53:16 AM PDT by Big_Harry
I try to ignore the stupidity that seems to rush in waves from our, so-called, government, but the following email from my daughter has really set me off. Yesterday, she told me that my son-in-law, (along with every other soldier and Marine in Afghanistan), was working in 125 degree heat. Now this morning I get this report:
"Just got an email from_____. He said they just received communications saying in an effort to cut costs, they want them to turn their thermostats in their living areas up to 77 when they are there and 81 when they aren't. Are you kidding me?! It's 125 degrees there! It's a crappy place! The one luxury they have and enjoy is air-conditioning!
Sorry. It makes me so angry how the guys doing their jobs are being treated in an effort to "save money." Considering all the cuts that can be made elsewhere.
I love you, Daddy. We're just going to have to keep praying these guys home."
As much as I dislike our present administration and have never had high regard for the brass, in this they are right. You’re much better off acclimating to your environment than attempting to hide from it. I’ve spent enough time in the jungle and desert to know that running into air conditioning doesn’t help.
Sorry but 77 or even higher isn’t a hardship
Livin the dream since 05!
Iraq, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, South Sudan, Afghanistan!
But it's a dry heat, except for Sudan...
Well, we have to cut costs somewhere. How else are we going to pay for Tesla subsidies, Mooch’s lobster dinners, and plastic fish for the IRS?
Our troops deserve better treatment, period. That being said, we have never had air conditioning (west Michigan). When it does get hot I live a siesta style life. Get up early and work outside in the garden, siesta in the hot afternoon and then work again in the evening. We never open our downstairs windows and have a dehumidifier down there when we need it so when it’s 82 upstairs closed up (90 outside), it’s 72 downstairs. All I am doing is living. Our troops our defending our country and this news is just the latest that pisses me off.
Exactly. Seems most of these people envision Afghanistan as being "garrisoned" by 9-5 workers who commute to work each day from their luxurious home.
I’ve never met a Marine yet that was a “whiny wuss”, plenty of other service branch members, but never a Marine!
LOL! Thank you for your service!
We manage the natural convection breezes by opening/closing windows on the sunny/shady side of the house and upstairs/downstairs.
You don’t have massive sandstorms, barbarians (well, maybe to the south of you), poor food, 125 degree heat, etc. Except for Detroit, I don’t think that you have to worry about your neighbor slitting your throat when your back is turned. Just saying.
Sniveling? Possibly, she is due with her third child in a few days and would like her Gunny to be home for the birth. This mandate has nothing to do with the generators. It is in the same vein as the recent reduction of hot food rations, removal of the crosses on the chapels, and the restraints on the chaplains not to mention Jesus in their prayers or sermons. It is a well orchestrated attempt to cow the military into absolute submission to the communists in charge.
Semper Fi
What you say is true. I live in SW Colorado (high desert country). Swamp coolers are far more effective than AC.
FMCDH(BITS)
From a purely logistics standpoint, how does a chaplain do that?
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While it's easy to be "offended" by anything that takes something away from the military, I'm all-in with you on this one Gunny (God but I have respected the Gunny's I have met over the years - thanks). The hotter it is outside, the "warmer" it needs to be indoors to prevent shock (in both directions) and 77 is perfectly comfortable down here in a Mississippi Summer.
Our soldiers deserve so much more, pray for their welfare and safety,
Its increasingly clear this is being done intentionally in a passive aggressive action from this administration, there was also a recent story about hot meals being taken away and replaced with MREs due to budget cuts, someone must’ve needed the money for a 100 million dollar kenyan vacation,
Yes, it is the spirit of antichrist at work in this country,
Believers have authority to bind that spirit and push it back, but few seem to know this or even try,
“Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Matthew 18:18
He will keep his promise,
We keep our thermostat set between 82 and 85.
I’m sorry to tell you, but the creature comforts like air conditioning and food, are hardly their biggest problems. The Rules of Engagement are what keeps those guys at the “pointy end of the spear” awake at night...and rightfully so.
Check the annual US death count through the duration of the Afghan war, and see when the annual average US death tolls more than tripled.
The stupidity is that they waited until now to do what should have been done a long time ago.
High heat w/humidity to match, and plenty of reasons to think someone is lurking around to slit your throat. The food is good though!
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