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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How friggin’ hard would it be to come up with a solution to that so called “problem”? Do they think we’re as stupid as they seem to be? Are they that incompetent?
I will bring a lot if 18 wheelers with trailers. Let ME have as.much as I can haul off.
No-one in government knows how to share. This proves what I’ve suspected a long time. “If I can’t have it, nobody can!”
This is so irresponsible. I am sure they could figure out something else.
why not resell it …IDIOTS
CHEAPER TO MAKE THE SYSTEM THEN DESTROY THE AMMO there engaging isis and not destroying ammo …who is the genious that came up with this idea?
Yes we would. It’s very expensive for U.S. military to provide ammo for our training weapons ranges. This article just doesn’t make any sense.
I’ll take it off your hands if you don’t want it
Does not make sense.
LIES from our government.