Do You Think Logistics Is Boring? Here's 14 Reasons You're Dead Wrong

Having grown up as an armor officer and serving as an ordnance officer and multifunctional logistician; I understand fully the importance of logistics to success on the battlefield. Having said that, it's like comparing being on the football team vs. stadium ground crews, equipment managers, etc. All vital to a successful mission or football game, but some roles are just more exciting than others.

Even the roles of a tanker; refueling, rearming, routine maintenance, and recovery operations pale in comparison to the excitement of gunnery and maneuver. But we all know we require beans, bullets and fuel.

And just like members of a football team, some positions are more exciting than others; running back vs. tackle, wide receiver vs. center, etc.

Logistics are without question every bit as vital as a well trained door kicker... But the question of whether it's boring or not, in my opinion, as a former 92A is yes. The monotony of a daily routine of reports, SSA runs, issue parts, order parts, get me this get me that. God I hated that about the job.

Logistics took me to countries and tours I would have never seen otherwise. Remote to highly prized, exciting to mundane, my career as a supply specialist allowed me tours that were awesome. I managed to get in HALO jumps, area 52, riding into protests, war zones and exotic locations.