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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 08:55 AM Original message |
This is seriously pathetic: American sailors cough up their own money to keep fleet going |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. Meanwhile private contractors are raking in the big dough for fucking things up.. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 10:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
23. +1 |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. K&R |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
3. HOW is this even possible? |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
4. If he had bought it through Navy channels it would have probably cost. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
5. Sounds like bullshit to me |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 09:16 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Nope. It happens all the time. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I spent a tour in the navy |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 09:56 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. So, because you didn't see something, it never happens? |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I'm saying I call bullshit on that story |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. On my first ship, would make runs to Radio Shack to get parts. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 10:14 AM Response to Reply #15 |
22. See my post in the next subthread, and the post |
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StreetKnowledge (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #15 |
29. It's True. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
6. Nothing new here. Back in 1967, when I was stationed in |
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phasma ex machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 09:52 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Interesting. News to me. Thanks for sharing. nt |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
8. Maybe they should hold a bake sale. "Defense" gets too much money already. |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
9. Now, if the items were marked up 10000% he could have easily procured them |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
11. Same as when it was in the late 70's. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
12. Sailors, meet School Teachers. School Teachers, meet Sailors. |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 10:03 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. They spend while administrators administrate |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. It's become systemic, a part of the system. Admins KNOW that teachers will cover it... |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:01 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Expand the lien law |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 10:31 AM Response to Reply #12 |
25. I was wondering when somone was going to notice the parallels. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
17. I wonder if Blackwater & KBR have the same problems? |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 10:06 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Good question. You know the answer. No. n/t |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 10:14 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Don't be so sure... |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 10:20 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. They probably spend out of pocket for some of their liquor and old hookers. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
27. Somewhere, some contractor is being paid for the supplies they're not getting. |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
28. As a Navy Vet I can tell you that if it were my ship ... |
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StreetKnowledge (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. I don't think you'd want to take the risk, would you? |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Amen!! I worked in Engineering on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower -- I don't know one guy |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
30. Same as it ever was. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
31. We are spending more than the rest of the world combined on the military. |
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StreetKnowledge (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. No Argument From Me. |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
35. Welcome to teaching! Teachers have been buying their own supplies for years. |
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