Footlockers

Footlockers, tuff boxes, contico boxes, stanley boxes - no matter what you call them, they are something every military family knows all too well and most likely has an over abundance of.  When we were a dual military family, I would laugh when I would hear some of the spouses talk about how much 'Army stuff' took up the different spaces in their house or basement, because one soldier in a household equals a lot of stuff, but two soldiers in a household equals twice as much stuff.  One thing I learned getting out of the Army though is that you would think half the stuff would go away, but not the case. 

Whether they are the boxes you use to pack up your really important stuff whenever you are moving from place to place or if it's the box that you are currently living out of while TDY or deployed they become a way of life.  A way of life that doesn't always change even when you get out of the military.  Over time and use, some of these boxes will go away, but as long as my hubby is in still serving - it's inevitable that new ones will replace the old ones.