[DariusBane]

Ditto. Between every major conflict navies and armies trade armor for mobility. Once the SHTF, armor quickly becomes relevant.

But why do we have to learn this lesson again? They are selling off the MRAPS that replaced the under armored HUMVEES as we speak.

Rumsfield wanted to get rid of the M1, and Bradley heavy infantry and replace it with the Stryker family of vehicles. When SHTF we needed the armor. Yet here we go again.

Rinse and repeat.

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Not to worry, our civilian police departments are getting the up-armored vehicles...

“We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.” Barack Hussein Obama, 7/2/2008

They don’t call it a Civil Defense force, that would imply we need (or perhaps that we deserve) defense. The official name is National Civilian Community Corps.

I think of it as the NATCCC, or simply the NATCs...