Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 27005
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2025/05/24 [General] UID:1000 Activity:popular
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2003/1/6-7 [Politics] UID:27005 Activity:kinda low
1/6     http://csua.org/u/775 (story.news.yahoo.com)
        "...... soldiers preparing to go overseas were doing some post-holiday
        shopping -- for boots, knives, warm-weather gear and anything else
        that might come in handy on the battlefield."
        Doesn't the military provide all the gears that the soldiers use?  I
        thought everything is standardized.
        \_ they get G.I. stuff but you can bring your own extras.
        \_ Example: US Army used to issue Field boots made by Corcoran
           which are really nice.  Now they issue the cheaper Altama
           field boots.  But those in the military will often still go
           out and buy the Corcoran's on their own dime.
           \_ Remember, it's the very best goods the lowest bidder can offer.
              Mattel and IBM used to supply the US weapons because they were
              the cheapest bidders.
              \_ Mattel the toy company?
                 \_ Actually a bit of a myth. They supplied the plastic
                    handgrips and made a very realistic toy replica. IBM
                    did make and sell M1 carbines to the US Government.
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