[Rashputin]

"The new JLTVs are also causing some maintenance headaches. Units cannot maintain the JLTV without support from contractor field service representatives "due to vehicle complexity, ineffective training, poor manuals, and challenges with troubleshooting the vehicle," according to the report."

Sounds like a nice way to have embedded repair contractors in units for a long time to come ensuring a continuing income along with the mods and kits that someone will no doubt discover have to be fitted to the vehicles.

[Drew68]

Sounds like a nice way to have embedded repair contractors in units for a long time to come ensuring a continuing income along with the mods and kits that someone will no doubt discover have to be fitted to the vehicles.

Yep! That's what Boeing requires with their P-8A. Navy maintainers aren't allowed to touch half the stuff on their planes. Gotta call tech reps. Civilian tech support is a pretty good racket if you're a 45-year old retired Navy Chief and you want to keep the income coming.