Posted on Apr 1, 2017
Military warns Congress against punting on spending
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Just sharing some information of military importance.
Military warns Congress against punting on spending
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The Congress Has Been Punting the Budget for the last 10 years... they don't Care now... Too bad their paychecks are not Directly connected to it...
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My, oh my. We have regressed 40 to 50 years because of the current world conflict, congressional conflict, business conflict, and BS American political-monetary conflict.
We (the American public) need to stop hiring civilian organizations to conduct military and military support operations at the expense of the US Military. I would hate to try to explain to a regular American citizen that is trying to budget their resources, how wasteful our governmental spending really is.
What is the cost difference between a civilian aircraft mechanic compared to a military aircraft mechanic? Civilian average - $80,757; Military average - $46,545 (That is US wage/salary information, which does not include an overseas or combat differential, which will drive the civilian cost up even more.)
We (the American public) need to stop hiring civilian organizations to conduct military and military support operations at the expense of the US Military. I would hate to try to explain to a regular American citizen that is trying to budget their resources, how wasteful our governmental spending really is.
What is the cost difference between a civilian aircraft mechanic compared to a military aircraft mechanic? Civilian average - $80,757; Military average - $46,545 (That is US wage/salary information, which does not include an overseas or combat differential, which will drive the civilian cost up even more.)
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SGT Michael Thorin
One thing that has been a sore spot for me is the military use of its' internal assets when it comes to support. I can only speak of my times in Country, but in Afghanistan in 2003 and Iraq in 2005 and 2006, food, water, waste, repair, and over half of transportation was contracted out.
Food, water and waste services were especially troubling. While KBR, Wackenhut and other contractors were getting paid billions of dollars to provide these services, the military was still paying soldiers whose job it was to provide those services to stay back in the states.
This was not only a poor use of resources, but needlessly increased the cost of the war by continuing to pay thousands of soldiers to do a job which they were outsourcing it to private companies; mind boggling to say the least.
Food, water and waste services were especially troubling. While KBR, Wackenhut and other contractors were getting paid billions of dollars to provide these services, the military was still paying soldiers whose job it was to provide those services to stay back in the states.
This was not only a poor use of resources, but needlessly increased the cost of the war by continuing to pay thousands of soldiers to do a job which they were outsourcing it to private companies; mind boggling to say the least.
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