tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354564.post4129122568427473817..comments2023-05-26T10:08:28.994-05:00Comments on Renegade Mentat: In the Pipeline, Part IIAlain DeWitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001399051287882699noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354564.post-4387304337936525062008-08-07T12:52:00.000-05:002008-08-07T12:52:00.000-05:00I had the same view as Nguyen Duc Duy....The Army ...I had the same view as Nguyen Duc Duy....The Army took as little responsibility for you as it could by having NG pay for your physical, immunizations, etc. Further, I suspect the Army medical system has been "downsized" in the years since the start of the volunteer force in the mid-1970s.<BR/><BR/>DadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354564.post-28299578494432220602008-07-23T12:29:00.000-05:002008-07-23T12:29:00.000-05:00Jonathan,Stop! You're making me blush. Seriously, ...Jonathan,<BR/><BR/>Stop! You're making me blush. Seriously, thanks.<BR/><BR/>As for the cost, see my comment above and you will probably find your fears confirmed.<BR/><BR/>AlainAlain DeWitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02001399051287882699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354564.post-84832664543936600582008-07-23T12:28:00.000-05:002008-07-23T12:28:00.000-05:00Duy,Thanks for dropping by.In this war at least, i...Duy,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping by.<BR/><BR/>In this war at least, it seems that contractors perform all the ancillary functions and the soldiers concentrate on the fight. I don't know if that is a good thing. <BR/><BR/>For example, NG pays guys $100,000 to do data entry and collect biometrics for the Indians and Nepalis working for KBR, etc.<BR/><BR/>That doesn't strike me as cost-effective.<BR/><BR/>AlainAlain DeWitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02001399051287882699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354564.post-15259104810597405892008-07-22T15:49:00.000-05:002008-07-22T15:49:00.000-05:00Alain, you are the master of the combination fasci...Alain, you are the master of the combination fascinating/depressing blog post! I'm starting to understand why our government costs us 10 times more than it did 100 years ago.Jonathan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14821866465896490465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354564.post-27305532999367227012008-07-22T15:14:00.000-05:002008-07-22T15:14:00.000-05:00Well, it's not anything new with what the DoD and ...Well, it's not anything new with what the DoD and the military branches are doing. I think they worried more about you suing them if anything goes wrong and that would likely cost them more than what they are willing to afford. When I was in Kosovo, the Army cooks and mechanics were pulling peace keeping missions and guards and KBR was doing everything from cooking to fixing our trucks.Nguyen Duc Duyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14263263757748467765noreply@blogger.com