American troops forced to buy own wartime gear

[deacon]

unbelievable.


http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2003/030911-boots01.htm


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According to an Army internal report released earlier this summer, many ground troops like Corcoran decided to dip into their own pockets to get the equipment they needed to fight in Afghanistan and in Iraq.

"There were a lot of reports of that prior to the war, people would go out and buy their own gear," said Patrick Garrett, a defense analyst with GlobalSecurity.org. "The Army ran out of desert camo boots, and a lot of soldiers were being issued regular black combat boots. Soldiers decided that wasn't for them, so they paid for new boots with their own money."

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also, i just heard that troops must pay their own way via commerical flights out of iraq for R & R.

Support our troops since GW doesn't. Write the media. Don't let them keep this stuff hidden.

[myomy]

1. Discusting, If we only had a free press...

This must be like living in the USSR 15 years ago.

[hang a left]

2. what did that ass say today

"americans must sacrifice for iraq" Take a flying f***. I can't even believe this story. The contractors are the ones that are gonna get the 87 mil. It is incredible, I am so angry right now. I cant believe Americans are standing for this bs. Where is the rage!!!?

[zbdent]

3. Wasn't there some sort of speech in "Top Gun" which probably

had a foundation of truth -

"The US Government paid X million dollars for this jet, you're getting x dollars to fly it. You better protect it better than you'd protect your dick."

Something to that effect.

Wonder if GHWB ever paid for that bomber he ditched.

I'm sure Kennedy could have paid for the PT109.