First off, we got a total of about 48 hours to decide if we were going to adopt Boomer from his previous family. That's not much time to think through all the details- our main concern was finding Boomer a loving home so that he would not be given back to the shelter here. Secondly, if you're not involved in the US military, it's hard to understand how things work. It's a completely different lifestyle than anyone outside of it can ever know. I happen to love it, they take excellent care of their airmen and the families of the airmen. But with all the good comes the understanding that we have to abide by all of the regulations. Even if some of them may seem silly to us. One of these things is regarding pet transport. They do their best to accomodate, but being at an overseas base makes things difficult. If we had the choice to fly commercially, we would but that's just not an option right now. I made this post to ask what would be best for Boomer's well being. The concensus is that crate training and bringing him along would be best for him, so that's what I'm going to try to do. Everyday decisions are harder when you have to abide by someone else's rules, but I've excepted that and that's just how it is. Thanks for your concern, but my desire to bring him along was never a question.