The Pentagon has planned to destroy around $1 billion dollars worth of ammo since April 2014, all because they say there is no system in place to share them across different branches of our armed forces.
“Despite years of effort, the Army, Navy and Air Force still don’t have an efficient process for doing something as basic as sharing excess bullets. This Government Accountability Office (GAO) report clearly shows that our military’s antiquated systems lead to millions of dollars in wasteful ammunition purchases.” states Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
And how much did DHS purchase?
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In order to save money, the government buys frequently used items in very large quantities. Problem is, as Lonnie Smith says, there is a shelf life so periodically, old stock that is expired or no longer useful, needs to be destroyed.
omg, the idiocy in government is dumbfounding
why don’t they use it on the muslims we are fighting
Could we have it ? Just say’in he he
Back to casting my own
Why
How idiotic is this!
What a bunch of over educated idiots!
Because barak knows we won’t give up our guns so he’s going to make sure we can’t get any ammo ever!!