# I Pit the US Airforce Supply Organization

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 3, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-us-airforce-supply-organization/455198 "2008-07-03T16:04:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-us-airforce-supply-organization/455198/21 "2008-07-06T01:44:16Z")

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[QUOTE=dropzone]  
Not to continue this hijack, but couldn’t that ammo been put to better use than letting a bunch of guys whoop it up and go full auto? Y’know, something like aiming and improving ones scores above what was needed to qualify?

(weighing the merits of marginally improving ones skills and whooping it up and going full auto)

And the bastards didn’t even give you some beer to wash down all those cordite fumes?  
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Of course, but this usually happened after at least 8 hours on the range baking in the sun and/or freezing in the rain. Burn the shit off and lets get the fuck out of here.

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> retract my assertion regarding body armor; I had assumed the plates were standard issue and that the vest itself was “incomplete” without them.

They are now, on the improved armor. They were add ons for the old style after the need was found. I have read they are working on an improved improved version. Hopefully something lighter.

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**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-us-airforce-supply-organization/455198/22 "2008-07-06T01:56:09Z")

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[QUOTE=ralph124c]  
As a product manager for a smallish electronics component mfg., i have a pretty busy schedule. Every six months some moron at a US airforce base in Turkey, sends me a list of parts to quote on. I dutifully check the list, and provide a detailed quotation. There are NEVER any orders, so i figure the supply officer must have nothing to do. So the last time, i let it slide..all of a sudden, I get a frantic phone call: “WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR QUOTATION, IT IS DUE IN 24 HOURS!”..and this guy is babbling.\*\* So i drop everything, and put aside profitable business to prepare a quote for this drone. It is signed and submitted..2 months later, I follow up..the reply is “We really don’t need these parts, the manual says to request a quote every 6 months!”\*\*  
Stupid waste of time..I’m not surprised to see the Secretary and COS of the AF resigning, that organization is totally incompetent!  
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Ever think of just invoicing the airforce for consulting ? Show em the email(phone call, what ever) and say it consituted contract on their behalf .

Declan

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