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Troops pay baggage fees on way to war zones

RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
edited August 2008 in A Moving Train
haha...what a demented reality...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/08/13/troops.baggage/index.html

Some airlines are charging U.S. soldiers extra baggage fees to take their military kits with them as they set off for war.

Military personnel carry large, heavy kit bags containing boots, clothing and gear. In the past few months, airlines have instituted fees for all travelers ranging from $15 for one bag to $250 for a third bag.
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  • BetterThanYouBetterThanYou Posts: 853
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    haha...what a demented reality...

    http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/08/13/troops.baggage/index.html

    Some airlines are charging U.S. soldiers extra baggage fees to take their military kits with them as they set off for war.

    Military personnel carry large, heavy kit bags containing boots, clothing and gear. In the past few months, airlines have instituted fees for all travelers ranging from $15 for one bag to $250 for a third bag.

    they should have listed what airlines are still charging that so they could get flooded with emails. that's complete bullshit.
    "Have you ever.........pooped a balloon?"
    ~D.K.S.
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    Shocking!!! I'll bet they even had to pay for their gas on the way to the airport. Or their lunch at the snack bar.

    Point is - where do we draw the line at what they receive free?
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • BetterThanYouBetterThanYou Posts: 853
    know1 wrote:
    Shocking!!! I'll bet they even had to pay for their gas on the way to the airport. Or their lunch at the snack bar.

    Point is - where do we draw the line at what they receive free?

    i don't think letting them off the hook for extra baggage charges is asking too much.
    "Have you ever.........pooped a balloon?"
    ~D.K.S.
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    BetterThanYou wrote:
    i don't think letting them off the hook for extra baggage charges is asking too much.

    If you own the gas station they shop at, would you feel like giving them free gas was asking too much?
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • In My DreamsIn My Dreams Posts: 299
    Uncle Sam can give them per diem.
    A real possibility I may meet you in my dreams ~ I go to sleep
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    know1 wrote:
    Shocking!!! I'll bet they even had to pay for their gas on the way to the airport. Or their lunch at the snack bar.

    Point is - where do we draw the line at what they receive free?
    ...
    If they have to DRIVE their own cars to WAR.. then, YES we should pay for their FUCKING GAS!!!
    We... OUR FUCKING NATION!!!... is the one who is sending them off to a FUCKING WAR!!! The very FUCKING LEAST we could do is PAY FOR THE FUCKING FLIGHT!!!
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    know1 wrote:
    Shocking!!! I'll bet they even had to pay for their gas on the way to the airport. Or their lunch at the snack bar.

    Point is - where do we draw the line at what they receive free?


    people drive cars and get snacks all the time.....all around the world all the time... from young to old..... imagine that?

    How often do people fly off into war zones to risk their lives in the prime of their lives?

    Apparently just as often in your neighborhood...
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • unsungunsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    Cosmo wrote:
    ...
    If they have to DRIVE their own cars to WAR.. then, YES we should pay for their FUCKING GAS!!!
    We... OUR FUCKING NATION!!!... is the one who is sending them off to a FUCKING WAR!!! The very FUCKING LEAST we could do is PAY FOR THE FUCKING FLIGHT!!!




    You get your point across so well with the f-bombs. :rolleyes:
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    unsung wrote:
    You get your point across so well with the f-bombs. :rolleyes:
    ...
    Damn straight, Mother Fucker... Fuckin' aye.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • BetterThanYouBetterThanYou Posts: 853
    know1 wrote:
    If you own the gas station they shop at, would you feel like giving them free gas was asking too much?

    no, not free gas. but i equate the free gas with a free airline ticket. now if you asked if i, as a gas station owner, would feel like giving them a free carwash when gas has been purchased by them, then the answer would be sure.
    "Have you ever.........pooped a balloon?"
    ~D.K.S.
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    know1 wrote:
    If you own the gas station they shop at, would you feel like giving them free gas was asking too much?
    ...
    If I was ordering them to drive where I wanted them to go... then, YES... I would feel obligated to pay for their gas.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • unsungunsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    I agree the troops should not have to pay for their way to battle.


    Kind of a messed up country where we pay for illegal aliens to have things such as health insurance, print government documents in their language, give their kids free education, and also have so many able bodied society draining pondscum animals on welfare. Yet we can't pay for the extra luggage for those that volunteer to defend this country.


    Calling any politician who wants to change this, you have my vote.
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    BetterThanYou wrote:
    no, not free gas. but i equate the free gas with a free airline ticket. now if you asked if i, as a gas station owner, would feel like giving them a free carwash when gas has been purchased by them, then the answer would be sure.

    And that's your prerogative. But how would you like it if you decided not to give them the car wash and the media blasted you for it?
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    Cosmo wrote:
    ...
    If they have to DRIVE their own cars to WAR.. then, YES we should pay for their FUCKING GAS!!!
    We... OUR FUCKING NATION!!!... is the one who is sending them off to a FUCKING WAR!!! The very FUCKING LEAST we could do is PAY FOR THE FUCKING FLIGHT!!!

    I mainly hope that reading stories about how the government doesn't treat them so well will keep people from joining up and therefore make it a lot more difficult to fight wars.

    That being said, it wasn't the airline that ordered them off to war.

    For that matter, nobody could order them to war if they didn't volunteer to go.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • BetterThanYouBetterThanYou Posts: 853
    know1 wrote:
    And that's your prerogative. But how would you like it if you decided not to give them the car wash and the media blasted you for it?

    then i'd feel like a cheap asshole for not offering it in the first place.
    "Have you ever.........pooped a balloon?"
    ~D.K.S.
  • Strangest TribeStrangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    who foots the bill when they come back as a body in a box in a cargo compartment? Do they throw in a free flag?
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    who foots the bill when they come back as a body in a box in a cargo compartment? Do they throw in a free flag?

    You how this works they keep known fact hidden. They sure don't want to bust up our precious moral.

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  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    know1 wrote:
    I mainly hope that reading stories about how the government doesn't treat them so well will keep people from joining up and therefore make it a lot more difficult to fight wars.

    That being said, it wasn't the airline that ordered them off to war.

    For that matter, nobody could order them to war if they didn't volunteer to go.
    ...
    If they didn't voluenteer... the Pentagon would draft people.
    Like it or not, the reality is Man will wage war. That is Man's nature.
    The only way Man will not wage war would be if greed, selfishness and needs did not exist... along with the abolishment of all Governments, Religions, Monetary Systems or Nations. Good luck with that happening soon.
    In the meantime, those things do exist, so man wil wage war. And if we, as a nation, are going to ship our soldiers off to fight in our name, we need to be responsible for them. But, we are not.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    Cosmo wrote:
    ...
    If they didn't voluenteer... the Pentagon would draft people.
    Like it or not, the reality is Man will wage war. That is Man's nature.
    The only way Man will not wage war would be if greed, selfishness and needs did not exist... along with the abolishment of all Governments, Religions, Monetary Systems or Nations. Good luck with that happening soon.
    In the meantime, those things do exist, so man wil wage war. And if we, as a nation, are going to ship our soldiers off to fight in our name, we need to be responsible for them. But, we are not.

    Blah, blah, blah. The point is, why should a private company be denigrated for not offering them services for free?
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • unsungunsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    The Chicago Sun-Times claims this was American Airlines.
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    know1 wrote:
    Blah, blah, blah. The point is, why should a private company be denigrated for not offering them services for free?
    ...
    Who said anything about a Private Company footing the bill? Not me.
    I want YOU... as a motherfucking taxpayer to foot the goddamn bill. Use our tax dollars to cover whatever the costs. This is OUR war... whether you support it or not.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • OffHeGoes29OffHeGoes29 Posts: 1,240
    You can file a travel voucher when you get back state side and get your money back. Now the military gives troops "government travel cards". Basically its a credit card that you use to travel for offical trips, and the gov. pays the bill. As long as the card holder is not an idiot and buys a big screen with it......like so many people have done before. They usually get in A LOT of trouble for shit like that.


    Now enough with the neg. and hate, the conversation can end.
    BRING BACK THE WHALE
  • OffHeGoes29OffHeGoes29 Posts: 1,240
    Cosmo wrote:
    ...
    If they didn't voluenteer... the Pentagon would draft people.
    Like it or not, the reality is Man will wage war. That is Man's nature.
    The only way Man will not wage war would be if greed, selfishness and needs did not exist... along with the abolishment of all Governments, Religions, Monetary Systems or Nations. Good luck with that happening soon.
    In the meantime, those things do exist, so man wil wage war. And if we, as a nation, are going to ship our soldiers off to fight in our name, we need to be responsible for them. But, we are not.

    Good point....
    BRING BACK THE WHALE
  • OffHeGoes29OffHeGoes29 Posts: 1,240
    Heres another question, not to get off topic. Is there any way to go back and see any anti-war threads prior to March 17, 2003?
    BRING BACK THE WHALE
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Cosmo wrote:
    ...
    Who said anything about a Private Company footing the bill? Not me.
    I want YOU... as a motherfucking taxpayer to foot the goddamn bill. Use our tax dollars to cover whatever the costs. This is OUR war... whether you support it or not.
    Amen....well said.....I also enjoyed your "Fuck" post. :cool:
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • OffHeGoes29OffHeGoes29 Posts: 1,240
    know1 wrote:
    Shocking!!! I'll bet they even had to pay for their gas on the way to the airport. Or their lunch at the snack bar.

    Point is - where do we draw the line at what they receive free?


    Oh, I forgot....the gov. pays for your gas to the airport or a taxi...what ever works. ANYTHING travel related is covered.
    BRING BACK THE WHALE
  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    know1 wrote:
    And that's your prerogative. But how would you like it if you decided not to give them the car wash and the media blasted you for it?

    Dude, I'm a total free-market guy, and on the whole I think corporations get a bad a rap. Hell, I've even defended Exxon-Mobil on this forum before.

    But there's just no fucking defending this. Let the soldiers carry their war supplies for free, for God's sake. It's the right thing to do.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    I hope that issue gets brought up next time the airlines march up to Congress begging for another trillion dollar bail-out.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    tybird wrote:
    I hope that issue gets brought up next time the airlines march up to Congress begging for another trillion dollar bail-out.
    ...
    If we, as a collective whole, had to shoulder some of the work in a war.... such as feeling the financial pains of the costs of war... then, maybe we wouldn't be so quick to support a war of choice made by our government leaders.
    And if little pansie civilians had to pay for the costs of the bullets, bombs, laser guided missiles, jet fuel burned by F-15s and medical costs for our wounded veterans... then I bet they would be so damn Gung Ho about going over to bomb someone on the other side of the planet... just because we can.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    OffHeGoes29 wrote:
    You can file a travel voucher when you get back state side and get your money back.
    Assuming they come back.....

    I just think it's ridiculous it even gets to that stage, but i don't see any point in blaming the airlines. I'm guessing the military organize the flights for the people, they know what items they will be travelling with. Everyone will taking similar amounts of gear. It's not like they are going on vacation and taking their x boxes and guitars. Pay the extra costs at the time of making the booking. Surely it's not that hard.
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