| If you know someone serving in our armed forces (a | | | | Your first logical thought in regards to a sailor is |
| family member, a friend, a neighbor, or your neighbor's | | | | perhaps an RC boat. After all, he probably joined the |
| daughter or son) think about how much stress those | | | | Navy because of a love of water don't you think? |
| daily military jobs cause her or him. | | | | Stop here for a moment though. When that sailor is at |
| Some of our fighting personnel also have hours of idle | | | | sea how accessible is the water to him? He can't |
| time to deal with, often with very few activities | | | | operate that boat on a steel deck. |
| available to occupy that time. | | | | Ships have hallways though, and even most of the |
| Do you take an hour or so at the end of a workday to | | | | smaller destroyers have helicopter pads, which means |
| wind down and clear your mind of all the stuff that | | | | plenty of space for remote control cars and trucks. |
| happened on the job? Do you need to drain the stress | | | | Airplanes and helicopters work also, but if the sailor isn't |
| from your body before you can enjoy some quality | | | | an experienced pilot that aircraft may plunge into the |
| time with the family after working an eight, ten, or | | | | sea - lost to Davy Jones. |
| twelve-hour shift? | | | | What about Air Force members? They spend their |
| Think about that soldier who dodges bullets, and | | | | off-duty time on solid ground, and normally on an air |
| searches every inch of terrain ahead of him looking for | | | | base, no matter where in the world they are at any |
| explosive traps. How much stress does he experience | | | | given time. In fact, all branches of the military have |
| compared to what you put up with? | | | | bases located around the world. |
| Consider the sailor stuck on a ship sailing across the | | | | For personnel stationed at a base, giving away their |
| sea on its way to the next duty station. What can | | | | location doesn't become a concern. They have plenty |
| they do with their time when not on duty? | | | | of space for flying aircraft, operating cars and trucks, |
| Remote control toys offer great distractions for our | | | | even for setting up construction site projects for their |
| fighting men and women who need to occupy their | | | | excavators, loaders, cranes, cement trucks, dump |
| minds, and drain the stress of strained vigilance they | | | | trucks, and semi-trucks for hauling materials to, and |
| accumulate during their on-duty hours. | | | | erecting buildings, towns, and cities. |
| The thing is not all RC models adapt readily to a | | | | They even have recreation buildings with swimming |
| particular military members off-hour needs. | | | | pools where they can race their speedboats and |
| For those serving in Afghanistan or Iraq airplanes | | | | yachts, or take a leisurely cruise in their sailboat. |
| make unlikely choices. Their current base of operations | | | | With all the different style radio control models |
| might require that their rest and relaxation activities | | | | available choosing one that makes the perfect |
| don't attract attention. A plane or helicopter in the sky | | | | relaxation toy for a stressed out military member is no |
| above makes for visible evidence that someone is | | | | problem. Just find the toy that suits his environment, |
| nearby. Since these countries are desert-like a boat is | | | | and matches his personality. |
| obviously not an ideal selection either. | | | | If you know a member of our armed forces think |
| For Army or Marine members in that situation the best | | | | about helping that person wind down from a hard |
| radio control vehicles include cars, trucks, and | | | | days work. Send them a remote control toy to help |
| construction equipment. | | | | them relieve their stress during their off duty hours. |