This is directly from the General Dynamics press room. The only reason they are doing the refit instead of our Army depots is that they will not sell us the part. They are getting rich again along with the train of generals they bought - you remember Heebner, Keane and the top general Shinseki.
They hardly mention the Strykers that were not worth shipping home. There are 48 of those wrecks on Qatar in the loving arms of General Dynamics. In order to keep the Army's boast alive that they never lost a Stryker, the 48 on Qatar will be rebuilt even if these is only one screw left.
Damn you people are gullible. Talk to some soldiers that are now OUT of the Stryker Brigades. They tell an entirely different tale than the one General Dynamics ginned up.
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I have no idea why you are directing this comment to me. And my "gullibility days are long passed.
I do have contact with both active duty military, contractors and OEM personnel on a somewhat daily basis. What this has always told me is that everybody has their own "truths" in what they say. I don't have a damn thing to do with Strykers, so I simply don't friggin' know from beans about them other than what I hear and read. Which gives me exactly squat worth of opinion.
IMO, Cannoneer No.4 has always performed an exemplary job of providing accurate and multi-sided info. He has also made it clear when he is/was presenting a personal opinion on issues. If you have a problem/bitch/complaint or difference of opinion with something he posts, be prepared to back it up with valid sources and references - not scuttle butt or barracks BS. We all know what that is worth. And if so, discuss it with him via back-channels.
I have found that there are a lot of "experts" on here and a few who have the real skinny. And they ain't necessarily the same folks all the time.