The KC-135 fleet lacks engineering-approved standardized restraints for securing critical life-saving equipment, creating severe crew safety risk in emergencies. The aft-left overwing hatch position uses secure hard-mounted straps, but the forward-left and forward-aft stowage areas rely on non-standard field-expedient restraints such as passenger seatbelts or cargo tie-down straps attached to troop seat support bars. These inconsistencies risk delaying crew evacuation and leave raft crashworthiness unverified by engineering authorities. To reduce risk while minimizing cost and scope, the right-hatch position will be eliminated from the aircraft configuration. The effort seeks a field-level Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) to standardize and modify the remaining forward-left and forward-aft raft positions using the robust hard-mounted strap design already used at the aft-left hatch.