First time I came home on leave was Christmas in '87 or '88. I was in Germany, and to save money I chose to use MAC flights. Basically, you go to the nearest AFB with troop transport capable aircraft and get on a waiting list for a flight "in the direction your headed." some got lucky and waited a short time for a flight that took them the whole distance, landing at an AFB close to their destination. Not this cat. I spent 10 days on several MAC flights on everything from a C5 to Delaware and a C9 medevac jet to Altus AFB. From Altus I took a cab to Norman. Getting back was much quicker for some reason.
Man, that is just terrible! Ten days! I guess you never took a MAC again. I always heard about those MAC flights being a good deal, but ten days...