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The Liberal government is looking to cut almost $1 billion from the annual budget of the Department of National Defence — a demand the country’s top military commander says is prompting some “difficult” conversations within the military.

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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago
  1. How much of a pathetic bootlicker for capitalism do you have to be to say something like this, rather than "If it's required for your job it should be paid for by your job", regardless of what sector someone works in?

  2. No matter what, she cannot go out and buy a rucksack in CADPAT because outside of military contractors such a thing does not exist. Her options for hearing protection are limited because whatever she wears has to work with her standard issue kit, which she is required to use. The reason military procurement is a thing is because all of this stuff has to work together in very specific ways.