tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post7618943468517588884..comments2024-03-28T18:28:53.454-04:00Comments on Fat in Indiana: It is the spending, stupidJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17269114655802698386noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11628754.post-54643724782086164892017-12-04T12:06:52.869-05:002017-12-04T12:06:52.869-05:00Military spending will continue to increase do to ...Military spending will continue to increase do to some issues. Reducing active forces doesn't really reduce the cost, in fact it actually increases it to a degree. When you cut non war fighters, mechanics, supply people, etc, etc the requirement is still there. The past administration used contract people to fill in the support requirement and national guard support. While a lot of equipment has been put in what is called storage, it wasn't repaired to functional standards. Parts are not available to repair equipment that is on hand much less in storage, thus vehicles and aircraft in storage are stripped. Knee jerk reaction by buying equipment that sounds good but in fact is basically useless other than very special uses. Think MRAP vehicles that are horrible to maintain, useless off hard surface roads and hell to move overseas. Google up the Army Pre-position program. We need to get the hell out of a lot places we have troops, but then again what the hell do I know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com