After having had experience with the MOD nothing they do is a surprise !
The ONLY thing they care about is how cheap they can get something! Honestly some of the junk our lads are issued is incredible.
I can only speak from the Naval side, but there are ships out there (the few we have left) that arent much better than WW2 period ships. They were crap on the drawing boards, and not a lot better now!
But they were CHEAP ! And that ticked the little boxes of the wasters in the MOD accounting dept.
Anyone remember the formica clad bulkheads in 1970's era ships, in the Falklands when they were hit by bombs/missiles etc, that formica made excellent shrapnel! But it was cheap !
And remember the nylon number 2 uniforms, great until theres a fire, then they melt and stick to the skin, leaving awfull scars and reconstructive surgery to look forward to ! But hey, they were CHEAP !
Just as well our EXCELLENT servicmen can work round these AR
ES!
Sorry lads, sudden rush of blood to the head
