FOB PX and DFAC 1

11 Oct 05

One thing I find particularly odd about the FOB I am at is our PX. It is run by our HHD military personnel - one NCOIC and one soldier. Our FOB is the size of a small town - let's just say over 400 people - yet our sole store is only open odd hous.

The Fob Spartan PX is open:

Monday & Wednesday = Closed for "inventory"
Tuesday & Thursday = 10:30-1200 1300-1600 1800-2000
Friday,Saturday,& Sunday = 1100-1200 1300-1600 1800-2000

The PX is therefore open 31 hours per week. I do not know what the Specialist who runs the places does the rest of her time - but it seems like she works less than most soldiers do in 3 days.

Our dining facility ( DFAC ) has more regular hours - in fact 7 days a week hours.

The Spartan DFAC is open:

0530-0800
1130-1300
1700-2000
2300-0100

That is 63 hours per week. The DFAC is open twice as much as the PX. The DFAC is run by KBR but had the same hours when run by soldiers. Now it seems rather odd that something that is only open during meal hours can surpass a business that is normally run for-profit.

Due to its erractic hours I never bothered to go there. I figured there was no point because every time I went their randomly - they were closed. So I went for the second time last month and went 2 other times. How did I do that? By writing down their open times - and it has helped since other soldiers ask me when it is open too. SO it works out.