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Isn't this nifty?
Soldiers are being threatened with disciplinary action AND the loss of their death benefits if they don't leave their superior, privately purchased body armour behind when deploying overseas.
Last I heard, a fair number of soldiers weren't even being ISSUED body armour. Now Big Brass is threatening them if they try to use gear they (or their families) have purchased themselves.
Discuss.
Soldiers are being threatened with disciplinary action AND the loss of their death benefits if they don't leave their superior, privately purchased body armour behind when deploying overseas.
Last I heard, a fair number of soldiers weren't even being ISSUED body armour. Now Big Brass is threatening them if they try to use gear they (or their families) have purchased themselves.
Discuss.
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We all know that *non-standard* gear is and always has been a point of contention. But to deny someone gear they bought which is used when other gear is (a) not available or (b) of lower quality is just stupid.
Just further proof that the Army is yet again doing the wrong things in a mad attempt to centralize and standardize rather than focus on what is necessary to win. *woot* Hello bureaucracy.