Thread: At least it's a nice colour green - NZDF choose AR to replace Steyrs

Bit of a pissed post, but, sas (as only being small force and also unique in what they do) should get what ever they need. And lets face it, the general person will not know the true cost for these people - and i dont think they need to. We dont live in a third world nation and the people that run the country arent that bad, so give them the benefit of trying to safe guard these guys that do things that the norm dont need to know about.
General force, army navy air etc., need to have a somewhat balanced approached to gear. That Hopefully doesnt sound too bad, and i do think the people on the pointy end need the best, but $ do come in at some point.
If there is any mention of back handers for deals, PROVE and expose.

And i dont think we spend enough on the military

Originally Posted by Beaker

And i dont think we spend enough on the military

+1

There are a lot of others areas that could do with more $ as well, just getting the extra $ is the hard part as every current govt expense would be hard or ill advised to reduce.
I'm actually surprised the current govt haven't come down harder on mil spending as they have been very hard on other departments,with mixed outcomes.

Originally Posted by res

+1

There are a lot of others areas that could do with more $ as well, just getting the extra $ is the hard part as every current govt expense would be hard or ill advised to reduce.
I'm actually surprised the current govt haven't come down harder on mil spending as they have been very hard on other departments,with mixed outcomes.

Forced to save $400 Million by this year and with the redunacy of 300+ soldiers, airman and sailers I would think that would consitute "coming down hard" on military spending. It is all relitive and if you don't see it then you may not realise how tight the purse strings really are.