From:	Da Twink Daddy datwinkdaddy@*********.com
Subject:	Starting equiptment [was: Value and so on]
Date:	Tue, 20 Jul 1999 05:22:22 -0500

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From: Gurth <gurth@******.nl>

> > I would also have some military Riggers, normal enlistees would
just
> > Rig though the Datajack. 'Lifetime' enlistees would actually get a
VCR
> > (low level, their cost.)
>
> I'd see fighter pilots get fitted with a VCR very rapidly, but apart
from
> them, not too many troops would have one IMHO. Although I don't
think the
> soldiers themselves would pay for the item -- it'd be like saying
"Here's
> an HMMWV to transport you across the battlefield. That'll be
$45,000."

Well, someone's got to pay for it and the government isn't just going
to give that away. They would probably 'sell' it to the soldier at
cost but you are either going to pay for it when you get it or when
you leave. I'm not sure above the military but, I'm pretty sure that
cops have to buy most of their required equipment and I _know_ that
you have to buy the clothes to work at a fast food chain. Why should
the military be any different? Of course, like I said, they are going
to sell it to you at cost and simply garnish a significant amount of
your wages to pay for the thing over time. They wouldn't make _any_
kind of profit, but they sure as heck aren't going to hand out 45k
worth of equipment only you can use. [Or others can only use at
extreme difficulty.]

Da Twink Daddy
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