The $5 Billion Camo Snafu

[lafinjack]

Comments

[mirhanda]

Well, thank goodness they are finally rectifying the problem. I wonder how many soldiers lost their lives because of this mess?

Secondly, the army still has cavalry?

[layweed]

Cavalry mostly means mechanized cavalry now, not horses, humvees, armored fighting vehicles, etc.

[mirhanda]

Ohhhhh, thanks. I was picturing something like those guys in the old westerns or something! What is the difference (if you know) between this mechanized cavalry and tanks? (If there is a difference.)

[layweed]

As far as I know, they're one and the same. I think it's now air cavalry (which is helicopters, etc) and armored cavalry (tanks, fighting vehicles). I'm sure someone who's actually served could tell you more.

[red_pill]

i didnt know, but it dosent surpise me. i just finished reading the pentegon wars (Witch is imposble to find in the uk, i had to go to the british libary) and my god...the shit they get up to.

[layweed]

[note: NASA's annual budget is $18.4b]

Yeah, but this country doesn't have a space exploration-industrial complex. =\

[mirhanda]

I wish we had a space exploration-industrial complex!

[layweed]

No kidding. Even without one though, the amount of money spent on space exploration is a pittance compared to the budget or the amount of debt we've accumulated over the decades. And we've reaped so many rewards from NASA and space exploration related research over the years. Sigh.

[kitanabychoice]

Thank you, and tell this to my friend! He feels NASA is a waste of time and we should use the money being funneled into NASA to "help the economy" but when I mention the military's budget he goes, "I think that's stupid too" and I just want to punch him for being obtuse and not being able to discern between the usefulness of what we're spending on NASA vs our military.

/ramble rant rant >_>;

[emptysilentlife]

I'm so glad they did this.

I was trying to find a picture I saw but I'm failing at locating it. It was a picture with guys in the old uniforms and the new uniforms in the same scenes as a comparison and the new uniforms blended in so much better. It showed desert, water, jungle, and maybe something else. If anyone knows what I'm talking about or can find it you should post it!

[anolinde]

Holy shit, I didn't even notice the guy on the far left until I saw that there was a caption there.

[vvalkyri]

me neither. Wow.

[the_glow_worm]

[note: NASA's annual budget is $18.4b]

This needs to be attached to every article about government spending, ever. Thank you.