Posted on Mar 11, 2018

Is it true that the Army cooked the books and cannot account for trillions? How would something like this happen without criminal charges?

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I recently read an article which stated the Army had falsified budget records when over a trillion dollars could not be accounted for. Has anyone else heard of this? How would something like this happen without criminal charges and reief for cause of General Officers?

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SSG Edward Tilton

Posted >1 y ago

You hit it on the head. The top staff get more from the contractors than their pension. They will abandon their troops, or worse, endanger them, for a kickback. In many countries they would be dragged out in cuffs, publicly shamed and then executed. Here they are welcomed into the ranks of the high priced parasites

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SGM Erik Marquez

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Pretty wide brush your painting there with don't you think??
Knowing more then a few retired senior folks working for DOD or contractors that would take a dim view of the slanderous attack just perpetrated upon them...

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SFC Francisco Rosario

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SGM Erik Marquez - I understand what you are saying. However i will say this much, unfortunately there are a few bad apples out there. Not all are bad, but Hollywood made a movie many years ago called "The Pentagon Wars" unfortunately this movie is a true story. Yes Hollywood did put a comical spin on it, but none the les it was true. I first heard about the movie while attending the Combat Developers Course (AKA The Capabilities Coures) out of ALMAC in VA. There are good and bad guys, unfortunately the good guys get wrapped up with the bad guys.

However i agree with LTC Jason Mackay, this is more about inventories and the value of those inventories. Just my opinion.

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MCPO Roger Collins

Posted >1 y ago

Just googled this claim. It has happened nearly every year. I would bet the DODIG reports this every time with no action to reform the funds. One of the problems with Inspector Generals, good work with no authority to take action.

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SGM Erik Marquez

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MAJ Bob Firth Sir do you have a link to article? Cite? Source?
Had to articulate a response when we dont have the same info you do to review.

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MAJ Bob Firth

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I could not get a link to work, but if you google the title of the article "us Army Fudget it's Accounts by Trillions of Dollars, Auditor Finds". It is from Reuters so it appears legit. Article is from 2016.

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