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Originally Posted by PornoMonster
The ARMY's 5 Billion waste.. Guess it was JUST the Army.
When I was in 1989-90's we were only GIVEN 4 uniforms in Basic 2 Warm weather and 2 cold weather. We were then given a Yearly Clothing allowance to Purchase whatever we needed from the Base Store. The Clothing Allowance barely covered one set a year, those things were expensive.....
So it would only be the NEW soldiers for the time listed, also maybe if when implemented they gave all active soldiers a set.
I would Love to invent something that didn't work besides being clothing and sell to the gov for 10 years... HAHA 70 million into 5 billion is what $70 for shirt and pants?? (math could be way off, just a guess)
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I honestly don't remember what our clothing allowance was, but I am sure the military subsidized everything.
I know that when it came to cammies, you never had enough. I always had five or six for use in the field, five or six for general use, and two or three brand new ones for what dumb duty was assigned to me and ceremonies. I also most likely had more in a state of utter dis-repair.
Yeah, that would boil down to about $35 for pants, and $35 for a blouse. Then don't forget the cover.
I'm just saying.... The $5 billion wasn't "wasted". It was used to clothe our military for a ten year period.