Daily Routine of Quartermaster
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Because I was a quartermaster,
my daily routine was quite a bit
different than the soldiers.
The soldiers themselves were patrolling.
They would have areas of responsibility to be
responsible to patrol to make sure that they
maintained security and a presence in our
area of operation which helped to keep any
nastiness down that may interrupt the
supplying of aid to the local population.
My job was to keep the troops supplied.
As a quartermaster, that’s what you do so
I pick up, so my day would be picking up rations,
picking up water, ordering kit and
equipment to replace stuff that was
damaged or broken, maintaining
the supplies of weapons, ammunition.
So anything to do administratively
with keeping the commando combat ready and
the soldiers fighting fit
was the job of the quartermaster.
So beans, bullets, all that stuff,
maintenance of vehicles, ordering new tires,
just about anything you needed to do to
keep the commando running.
And then you were also responsible for
the upkeep of the camp.
Make sure the tents were maintained and
functional, the generators worked.
So all of that background stuff,
everything that the soldiers needed to
do their job and the commando needed to
function was your responsibility so they
could focus on the operational mission.
So you kind of look at it as a sword.
So the soldiers are the pointy end and the
quartermaster is kind of the hilt that holds it
all together and pushes them forward.
So that’s kind of your day.
Kind of mundane stuff but very,
very important stuff to get done.
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