Full cost of Astute subs was concealed – report

Steel_Tomb · 07-28-08, 01:35 PM

They probably need to disguise the true cost, otherwise parliament just wouldn't let them have anything. The government doesn't give a flying f**k about the military... even when they were brewing the war in Iraq there was desperate under funding. 3% of the UK's GDP isn't enough to maintain the military at a reasonable standard. For instance, when my dad was posted to Iraq in '03, he didn't have a pistol or body armour, he had to BORROW his flak jacket and weapon from someone else. The pistol only had 9 rounds in the mag, not even a ful load.

07-28-08, 01:35 PM	#5
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	They probably need to disguise the true cost, otherwise parliament just wouldn't let them have anything. The government doesn't give a flying fk about the military... even when they were brewing the war in Iraq there was desperate under funding. 3% of the UK's GDP isn't enough to maintain the military at a reasonable standard. For instance, when my dad was posted to Iraq in '03, he didn't have a pistol or body armour, he had to BORROW his flak jacket and weapon from someone else. The pistol only had 9 rounds in the mag, not even a ful load. __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.**