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Desperate times: Marines told to 'save every round'
CNN.Com ^ | March 11th, 2013 | Kevin Liptak

Posted on 03/11/2013 1:03:00 PM PDT by Greystoke

United States Marines are being told to preserve ammunition and gasoline as a deal softening the impact of automatic spending cuts continues to elude leaders in Washington.

Marine Corps Commandant James Amos urged personnel in a video posted online Friday to "save every round, every gallon of gas," and to "take every single aspect or opportunity in training to get the most bang for the buck," a reminder of the cuts' immediate effect on the U.S. military.

(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ammo; banglist; dhsammo; guncontrol; marines; militaryammo; save; secondamendment; sequesterpunishes; told; usmc
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To: PowderMonkey

“Why are the Repubs not all over this crap?”

Good question but then lets remember who created the DHS and TSA.


41 posted on 03/12/2013 8:12:56 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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