---
title: "Smooth talking your way through gear turn-in is a stinky proposition"
date: "2019-01-28"
modified: "2020-10-22"
authors:
  - name: "Logan Nye"
    job_title: "Senior Contributor, Army Veteran"
    link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/logan-nye/"
url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-movies/smooth-talking-your-way-through-gear-turn-in-is-a-stinky-proposition/"
categories:
  - "Join the Military"
  - "Military Culture"
---

# Smooth talking your way through gear turn-in is a stinky proposition

![](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/assets.rbl.ms/17313634/origin.png>)

Army Capt. Rebecca Murga had the same goals as anyone else at gear turn-in after deployment: get rid of this sh\*t and get back home. But she made a rookie mistake when she left Afghanistan without double-checking her gear against her clothing list.

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![](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/assets.rbl.ms/17313635/origin.png>)
*Capt. Rebecca Murga tries to find a missing Gore-Tex item while turning in items at the Central Issue Facility. (Go90 No Sh\*t There I Was screenshot)*

That's how she ended up at the Central Issue Facility with a desperate need to go home and no Gore-Tex. And since Army property values never match civilian price points, she's left with the option of paying hundreds of dollars or weaving a Gore-Tex from cobwebs and unicorn dreams.

Anyone who has dealt with DoD civilians knows that it's a recipe for frustration, but Murga manages to smooth talk her way through the facility only to find herself faced with something worse.

![](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/wp-content/uploads/legacy/assets.rbl.ms/17313636/origin.png>)
*Something much, much worse. (Go90 No Sh\*t There I Was screenshot)*

See how Murga's conscience clouds her homecoming in the No Sh\*t There I Was episode embedded at the top.

### Watch more No Sh\*t There I Was:

### [This is a perfect example of how ridiculous boot camp is](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-movies/watch-this-soldiers-story-about-the-ridiculousness-of-boot-camp/>)

### [This is why the military shouldn't completely outlaw hazing](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-trending/this-is-why-the-military-shouldnt-completely-outlaw-hazing/>)

### Why you should never run through smoke you didn't throw

### [That time Linda Hamilton asked a Marine to the ball](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/watch/that-time-linda-hamilton-asked-a-marine-to-the-ball/>)

## Author
Logan was an Army journalist and paratrooper in the 82nd. Now, he's a freelance writer covering military history, culture, and technology. He has two upcoming podcasts and a Twitch channel focused on basic military literacy.

### Author social links  
[Twitter](<https://twitter.com/JustLoganNye>)  
[Facebook](<https://www.facebook.com/ProfHarlequin-111921498198749>)