By The New York Times
WASHINGTON, March 31 — About six months after the Pentagon said it would reimburse soldiers who bought their own gear to use in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army has prohibited the wearing of body armor not issued by the military. Yet are they NOW supplying it? They weren't for a long time.
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sorenson, the Army's deputy assistant secretary for acquisition and systems management, said Friday that the government had "provided the best body armor available anywhere in the world" to soldiers deployed abroad, and that the Army was not satisfied that commercial body armor purchased by some soldiers conformed to the military's safety standards.
The prohibition applies only to the Army.
"We have a very disciplined process that we go through in terms of providing capability and fielding equipment," General Sorenson said. The Army issued its directive on March 17. A spokeswoman said soldiers who sought reimbursement by April 1 for commercial body armor already purchased would receive payment.
In October, more than seven months after Congress required it, the Defense Department issued regulations for providing reimbursement of up to $1,100 for some combat equipment, including helmets and body armor.
In a previous article a wounded soldier was not allowed to be discharged until he PAID for his body armour. Only for it to be cut off him and incinerated.
I am not sure if God Blesses America anymore. We are governed by the anti Christ.
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