[Britton J Wingfield]

I've thought long and hard about this. I'm afraid they'll stick me on a civilian airliner if I get deployed, preventing me from taking a backup piece. Maybe I can finagle a way to get it shipped with some of our heavy gear. I'd hate to end up in jail over something like that.

[Crowcreek]

"civilian airliner . . . preventing me from taking a backup piece"

You can carry in your luggage if you declare the firearm at check-in.