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haele

(15,609 posts)

4. Yup.

Reply to chowder66 (Reply #2)

Wed May 13, 2026, 01:50 PM

May 13

Right now, the money is going to Acquisition. Primarily munitions, recomissioning/repairs and other forward support services.
Because that's where the money goes when the shooting starts and the "consumables" start getting consumed.
Modernization Engineering, Quality Assurance, Training and Maintenance services gets pushed to the side, even though training and modernization, along with Quality Assurance is desperately needed.

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Army cuts training as service is short billions of dollars [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 13 OP

Maybe Lobster's can serve ;) n/t Cheezoholic May 13 #1

The biggest military budget in the world! So where the fuck is all the money going? chowder66 May 13 #2

Astute question. It's sure as fuck not going to the service members. harumph May 13 #3

Yup. haele May 13 #4

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Lol- that's my go to when the local Flag Wearer starts screaming about Socialism... haele May 13 #8

Where is the money going? GCG May 13 #5

Yep I was thinking about that as well. chowder66 May 13 #10

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Isn't it the job of the Secretary of Defense to make sure that the budget is being held to Prairie Gates May 13 #6

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