{"id":64827,"date":"2016-03-15T10:42:38","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T14:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=64827"},"modified":"2016-03-15T10:42:38","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T14:42:38","slug":"losey-to-hunter-weapons-carousel-was-a-break-in-the-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=64827","title":{"rendered":"Losey to Hunter: \u201cweapons carousel\u201d was a break in the system"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week we talked<\/a> about the system which forced elite SEAL warriors to swap out their weapons as they transitioned into and out of the battle. Fox News<\/a> reports that California Congressman and Iraq War veteran Duncan Hunter interceded on behalf of the SEALs;<\/p>\n

Hunter, a former Marine who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, said he spoke late last week with Rear Adm. Brian Losey, the top officer at the Naval Special Warfare Command in San Diego. Hunter said he is satisfied with the steps taken by Losey.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Hunter said what Losey described during their call wasn’t a weapons shortage but a “break in the system” that affected only the SEAL teams assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group One in San Diego. Weapons that service members had used in training and planned to go into combat with were effectively being impounded for cosmetic flaws and other minor issues, according to Hunter.<\/p>\n

Essentially, a by-the-book approach was trumping common sense. “That does not meet commander’s intent,” Hunter said. “Commander’s intent is, ‘Who cares if there is a scratch on the butt stock.’ We’re not talking about the action, or the bolt or the barrel.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Something is wrong with a system that forces soldiers to report deficiencies to their congressional representative in order to get an answer to their supply questions. <\/p>\n

Thanks to Tom L. for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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