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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 12:48 pm
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Originally Posted by chrisny2
This is what's goofy about the whole thing. These are (supposedly) professional men and women traveling for their employer. They would be reimbursed when they submit their travel vouchers based on their authorizations for four bags each. These professionals should have submitted their travel vouchers ("expense reports") and been done with it.
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Many of these kids didn't have credit cards, not really useful in a war you know. Their LTC had to foot the bill. Floating $200 for these kids IS A BIG DEAL. Their orders also specified up to 4 free bags, while this is not a CoC, I can understand why the soldiers were upset.

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