Lacking Basic Gear, Special Operators Stuck Buying Their Own Equipment

[longknife]

This is atrocious. Unbelievable. How in the hell can our Commander-in-Chief even dream of allowing this? Has out country's leadership turned against those who put their lives on the line to defend you and me?

Elite troops such as the SEALs are more and more forced to dip into their own pockets to purchase basic military gear such as helmets, global positioning devices and medical supplies, according to Matson and others involved in the military's unofficial civilian-side supply network who came to Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Read the full disgusting story @ Lacking Basic Gear, Special Operators Stuck Buying Their Own Equipment | Military.com and share if with every caring American you know.

 

[Obiwan]

And meanwhile, Obungles has supplied ISIS with so many weapons they are SELLING THEM ON FACEBOOK !!!!!
The CIA Has Given So Many Weapons to Syrian Jihadis, ISIS is Now Selling Them on Facebook

 

[Care4all]

Where does the 600,000 million dollars, yes 600 thousand million dollars is 600 billion, the Defense dept gets in its budget go each year? Contractors that pay their employees 10 times what our soldiers make?

HIDDEN projects, safety bases underground in the middle of no where for congress critters to survive the big one? Black, off the books projects that have nothing to do with the military...???

CIA/FBI/NSA doing things no one knows about? Airplanes that are defaulty and we'll never use....

what the hell are they doing with all of this money, year after year after year after year after year...

90% of that humongous defense budget should be going towards the military, for goodness sake...but it isn't even coming close....

 

[shadow355]

Where does the 600,000 million dollars, yes 600 thousand million dollars is 600 billion, the Defense dept gets in its budget go each year? Contractors that pay their employees 10 times what our soldiers make?

Yes. speaking as someone whom once served our nation, it is a shame that Contractors make more than our service men and women. And some of the excessive money spent on Contractors........could go to Soldiers, through the Veterans Administration, and other benefits.

Military personnel are not Mercenaries. That was a point brought up when I was in the Gulf. Pay can increase, most certainly. And our Military Service Personnel, current.....and former ; deserve better than what they are getting. Those injured, and whom require Veterans Administration assistance - deserve the assistance without harassment, molestation, and delay. YOU DO not deploy service men and women abroad, in harms way - and when they get hurt or injured , give them the "run around" when they return home.

HIDDEN projects, safety bases underground in the middle of no where for congress critters to survive the big one? Black, off the books projects that have nothing to do with the military...???

CIA/FBI/NSA doing things no one knows about? Airplanes that are defaulty and we'll never use....

what the hell are they doing with all of this money, year after year after year after year after year...

90% of that humongous defense budget should be going towards the military, for goodness sake...but it isn't even coming close....

The Military need to be left alone, and a war sized military needs financed each budget cycle.

To downsize the Military, then when a conflict or war starts up, beg for volunteers to deploy aboard is ridiculous. To scramble to come up with funds, personnel, and equipment that should already be there - is even more ignorant.

What is even more ignorant, is receiving volunteers for a conflict, then after it is over - downsize the Military and "Kick the volunteers" out of the military. "Let Go" of those whom wanted to make the Military their home......to make the Military a career. Those whom have 6 or more years service, "let go" due to post war downsizing.

When I enlisted my last time ( I have about 11 years Military Service ), I had to get "A medical waiver" for a hearing loss in my left ear. As with prior practice in the US Military, had I got to 16 or 17 years of service, and went to reenlist the last time, I would not have been able to. My "Medical Waiver" that got approved two time previously, would not be allowed this last time - and thus the US Government saves on medical and retirement benefits.

Disheartening is it not. Morale breaking.....is it not.

Political games, played at the expense of hard working and courageous American Service men and women. Those American service personnel whom braved " deployment" to save and keep safe a Republic. To harm those, whom harmed us on "9/11". The US Government is thanking some of them, by saying "Get out."

I served. Home and abroad, and I am a Combat Veteran. I know and understand the tight knit family that Military personnel are. I understand teamwork and camaraderie. I know "you watch my back, I will watch yours." Few people understand what it takes, what one give away and sacrifices to Serve In the US Military.

Service men and women are a great investment.

And they are not expendable, nor are they to be used like pawns on a chess board.


Shadow 355

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

We are in a a draw down folks.The brass are in a race to cut as much as possible so they can get that next star or an appoint to the Joint Chiefs,

 

[Daryl Hunt]

This is atrocious. Unbelievable. How in the hell can our Commander-in-Chief even dream of allowing this? Has out country's leadership turned against those who put their lives on the line to defend you and me?

Elite troops such as the SEALs are more and more forced to dip into their own pockets to purchase basic military gear such as helmets, global positioning devices and medical supplies, according to Matson and others involved in the military's unofficial civilian-side supply network who came to Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Read the full disgusting story @ Lacking Basic Gear, Special Operators Stuck Buying Their Own Equipment | Military.com and share if with every caring American you know.

Considering most of this is due to the Sequester and budget cuts. The same bunch wants a full blown investigation of why it's happening. Congress just can't be this stupid. Well, actually, they are.

 

[longknife]

Navy SEALs Point to Combat Rifle Shortage

Now they have to buy their own weapons? What the hell is Obozo doing to our Special Operators. Read more of this disgusting report @ Navy SEALs Point to Combat Rifle Shortage

 

[Borillar]

Navy SEALs Point to Combat Rifle Shortage

Now they have to buy their own weapons? What the hell is Obozo doing to our Special Operators. Read more of this disgusting report @ Navy SEALs Point to Combat Rifle Shortage

Obama doesn't control spending. The Republican House does. Maybe if they were more concerned with soldiers and veterans than obstructing the President, the hospitals would be funded and servicemen would be properly armed.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

Navy SEALs Point to Combat Rifle Shortage

Now they have to buy their own weapons? What the hell is Obozo doing to our Special Operators. Read more of this disgusting report @ Navy SEALs Point to Combat Rifle Shortage

This happened during the Bush administration as well.

 

[longknife]

Navy SEALs Point to Combat Rifle Shortage

Now they have to buy their own weapons? What the hell is Obozo doing to our Special Operators. Read more of this disgusting report @ Navy SEALs Point to Combat Rifle Shortage

Obama doesn't control spending. The Republican House does. Maybe if they were more concerned with soldiers and veterans than obstructing the President, the hospitals would be funded and servicemen would be properly armed.

As the Chief Executive of the United States, the President is responsible for ALL budget requests submitted to Congress. Each entity has a very detailed budget that indicates exactly what they need. They budgets make their way through the endless chain of authority and it's the president's job to make the final decision.

Congress only approves. It does not decide exactly what funds go where and how they are spent.

Time for a complete review of budgets which I expect Trump to call for.

 

[American_Jihad]

BREAKING: Navy SEAL Comes Forward, Reveals Shocking Thing Pentagon Forces Them to Do

A number of Navy SEALs recently confided in California Rep. Duncan Hunter that their respective teams in Iraq and Afghanistan were suffering from a rifle shortage.

Associated Press explained that the shortage had become so severe that SEALs were being forced to share rifles, which was a big problem given that every rifle is fine-tuned to its holder and thus becomes an “intensely personal” piece of gear.

According to Hunter, the problem was not due to a lack of money, but rather wasteful spending.

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Ammunition for training missions was also in short supply, he stated, noting that most of it was being used for combat missions. Moreover, some SEALs had even begun buying their own equipment, including helmets.

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Knowing Obama’s disdain for the military, Votel’s promise seemed incredulous — and very unlikely to lead to any real change for these neglected Navy SEALs.

H/T Washington Free Beacon

Plpease share this story on Facebook and Twitter and let us know what you think about the shocking revelation that Navy SEALs are forced to share rifles under the Obama administration.

BREAKING: Navy SEAL Comes Forward, Reveals Shocking Thing Pentagon Forces Them to Do

 

[longknife]

This is atrocious. Unbelievable. How in the hell can our Commander-in-Chief even dream of allowing this? Has out country's leadership turned against those who put their lives on the line to defend you and me?

Elite troops such as the SEALs are more and more forced to dip into their own pockets to purchase basic military gear such as helmets, global positioning devices and medical supplies, according to Matson and others involved in the military's unofficial civilian-side supply network who came to Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Read the full disgusting story @ Lacking Basic Gear, Special Operators Stuck Buying Their Own Equipment | Military.com and share if with every caring American you know.

Pentagon Admits to Wrongly Taking Combat Rifles From Navy SEALs

To all those who claimed the original story was false, this should set it to rest. It's official. Read the story @ Pentagon Admits to Wrongly Taking Combat Rifles From Navy SEALs