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Why are they throwing even more complex solutions at the complicated procurement procedure? Couldn't the solution be to simplify the procedure itself?

by Dwolb 11y ago

jonathankoren 11y ago
No one wants a simple process. The craptastic [1-4] F-35 has ties to 42 states plus Puerto Rico if I counted correctly [0]. That's one of the reasons why it can't be canceled. The defense contractors want the systems confusing so they can spread out production across as many congressional districts as possible in order to maintain clout. (A vote to cancel the Radioactive Ferret Launcher, is a vote kill 50 jobs in your hometown!). Also confusion allows for ample padding. Another problem that isn't talked about is that since World War II, and especially since the end of the draft, the number of people that have seen how the military actually works, is pretty small, yet at the same time it's standing as an institution has increased. Arguably this is because people only see the recruiting videos, and not the political bureaucracy that the military (and all large organizations) actually is. Congress doesn't push back when the military and their contractors do... well asinine stuff. Say try to make a one-size-fits all fighter that, that has never worked. Or makes a carrier without testing it.[5] [0] https://www.f35.com/about/economic-impact-map https://www.f35.com/about/economic-impact-map [1] https://medium.com/war-is-boring/everything-wrong-with-the-f-35-3b62e8b3b432#.xkod70lko https://medium.com/war-is-boring/everything-wrong-with-the-f... [2] http://warisboring.com/articles/the-f-35-is-still-horribly-broken/ http://warisboring.com/articles/the-f-35-is-still-horribly-b... [3] http://warisboring.com/articles/we-have-proof-the-u-s-air-force-watered-down-the-f-35-to-avoid-embarrassment/ http://warisboring.com/articles/we-have-proof-the-u-s-air-fo... [4] https://medium.com/war-is-boring/test-pilot-admits-the-f-35-can-t-dogfight-cdb9d11a875#.hux6rjj08 https://medium.com/war-is-boring/test-pilot-admits-the-f-35-... [5] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-11/navy-ordered-to-put-costliest-carrier-through-at-sea-shock-tests http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-11/navy-order...

Why are they throwing even more complex solutions at the complicated procurement procedure? Couldn't the solution be to simplify the procedure itself?

by Dwolb 11y ago

Why are they throwing even more complex solutions at the complicated procurement procedure? Couldn't the solution be to simplify the procedure itself?

jonathankoren 11y ago

No one wants a simple process. The craptastic [1-4] F-35 has ties to 42 states plus Puerto Rico if I counted correctly [0]. That's one of the reasons why it can't be canceled. The defense contractors want the systems confusing so they can spread out production across as many congressional districts as possible in order to maintain clout. (A vote to cancel the Radioactive Ferret Launcher, is a vote kill 50 jobs in your hometown!). Also confusion allows for ample padding. Another problem that isn't talked about is that since World War II, and especially since the end of the draft, the number of people that have seen how the military actually works, is pretty small, yet at the same time it's standing as an institution has increased. Arguably this is because people only see the recruiting videos, and not the political bureaucracy that the military (and all large organizations) actually is. Congress doesn't push back when the military and their contractors do... well asinine stuff. Say try to make a one-size-fits all fighter that, that has never worked. Or makes a carrier without testing it.[5] [0] https://www.f35.com/about/economic-impact-map https://www.f35.com/about/economic-impact-map [1] https://medium.com/war-is-boring/everything-wrong-with-the-f-35-3b62e8b3b432#.xkod70lko https://medium.com/war-is-boring/everything-wrong-with-the-f... [2] http://warisboring.com/articles/the-f-35-is-still-horribly-broken/ http://warisboring.com/articles/the-f-35-is-still-horribly-b... [3] http://warisboring.com/articles/we-have-proof-the-u-s-air-force-watered-down-the-f-35-to-avoid-embarrassment/ http://warisboring.com/articles/we-have-proof-the-u-s-air-fo... [4] https://medium.com/war-is-boring/test-pilot-admits-the-f-35-can-t-dogfight-cdb9d11a875#.hux6rjj08 https://medium.com/war-is-boring/test-pilot-admits-the-f-35-... [5] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-11/navy-ordered-to-put-costliest-carrier-through-at-sea-shock-tests http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-11/navy-order...