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Daily Routine of Quartermaster

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Daily Routine of Quartermaster

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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