Pulling teeth with pliers is a walk in the park in comparison...the government spends $425 BILLION dollars on "defense," although "war" apparently isn't part of "defense;" ergo, the various "supplemental" defense appropriations...except that neither the regular nor supplemental funds--which amount to over half a TRILLION dollars annually--provide adequate amounts of body armor, which, oh, I don't know, you'd think would be pretty basic...right there with "beans & bullets."
Anyway, this appalling bit of stumblebumery on the part of the Pentagon forced regular soldiers--not exactly trust fund babies--to go out and purchase body armor privately, either because the military didn't HAVE the stuff, or because WHAT they have is...crap (at least one military type prowling around the internets commented often--and proudly--about how it was "normal" for soldiers to buy gear on the side, given that government-issue was garbage and everyone, i.e., the "smart guys," all know that)...
Soooo...how does the gubmit respond to such initiative?
...the U.S. Army appears to be singling out soldiers who have purchased Pinnacle's Dragon Skin Body Armor for special treatment. The soldiers, who are currently staging for combat operations from a secret location, reported that their commander told them if they were wearing Pinnacle Dragon Skin and were killed their beneficiaries might not receive the death benefits from their $400,000 SGLI life insurance policies. The soldiers were ordered to leave their privately purchased body armor at home or face the possibility of both losing their life insurance benefit and facing disciplinary action.
You know, for the life of me, I STILL can't figure out how the Pentagon can spend over half a trillion dollars and NOT procure adequate amounts of body and vehicle armor. Shit, these clowns are worse than Joseph Mobutu. For chrissakes, there ought to be enough money for both Midas sized graft AND adequate equipment.
They're not even competent crooks...but they sure do a good job of spitting in soldiers' faces.
Fuckers.
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