<sigh/> I'm sure the services resent all the "there's stupid, there's really stupid, then there's mil-spec stupid" stereotypes and jokes that are floating arou

<sigh/> I'm sure the services resent all the "there's stupid, there's really stupid, then there's mil-spec stupid" stereotypes and jokes that are floating around. But maybe they need to try a bit harder? Sending a $142M airplane to shoot down a $50 hobbyist balloon with a $400K missile doesn't do much to earn taxpayer trust, or dispel the unflattering assumptions.