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Fletcher, David 1952- :"Is it true our soldiers are paying thousands of dollars to buy their own firearms?" The Politician. 19 December 2013
- Date
- 2013
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- DCDL-0026973
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The Politician asks 'Is it true our soldiers are paying thousands of dollars to buy their own firearms?' On being told that it is so, he adds 'We must be paying them too much'.
On 17 December 2013, following the court martial of a soldier for selling army equipment, Fairfax Media reported that Special Air Service soldiers in action over Kabul had paid for the lanyards stopping them from falling out of helicopters themselves; online for $100 each. Soldiers discovered that there were not enough of charging handles crucial to firing their weapons so they paid $70 apiece to get their own. The court martial had revealed the Army's sorry logistics and support for the soldiers.
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Fletcher, David 1952- :"Is it true our soldiers are paying thousands of dollars to buy their own firearms?" The Politician. 19 December 2013. Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons. Ref: DCDL-0026973. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/32971273More information can be found in our terms of use.