by thumper » Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:29 pm
Thats one aspect thet the US definitely has right in my opinion Mike, in that it allows it's citizens to purchase surplus military goods.
After all, the citizens paid for them in the first place, so why not let them benefit when their service life is used up, or a new model comes out.
Up here in Canada, the Canadian Government and Military will destroy any and all surplus material, no matter what it is. They will take brand new equipment, clothing, bedding, tents, supplies of any nature, and cut it, crush it, tear it, in what ever way they can before burying it or selling it to the salvage contractor. I've been at the guys place when a semi load comes in from an Alberta military base, only to open the creats and find every single pair of boots, gloves, pants etc, brandnew in the wrappers but slashed to bits. This goes for electronics, cameras binoculars what have you, so we never get any Canadian surplus tents, had to buy my own years ago 14X16 canvas wall tent for around $1100. What you guys have available through surplus makes me drool!
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