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The pride in their expedited timeline (Two years) is pretty funny considering the other high-tech advances we’ve made in half the time... Maybe Etsy sellers ne

• jacoblambda 6y ago
  Unless I misinterpreted this, the article said that while it normally takes around 2 years, in this case they were able to cut the time down to less than a year (from deciding to make it to it being issued out to everyone).
  • phnofive 6y ago
    No, you’re right, but that’s what I found funny. If it were a weapon or armor or helicopter or EKG, or even a milspec melt-blown mask... But this is just another cloth mask, coming soon to your PX.
• smt88 6y ago
  By law, military-issued clothing needs to be made entirely in the US. This likely made the process slower. There also may have been a mandatory reverse-auction to source it.