[nimbius]

As former enlisted 91A, dont worry about it! I remember being used to putting up with all kinds of absolutely shit ideas from command and this ones no different. We didnt even have functioning body and vehicle armor in the last conflict. Spare parts took months to get if they ever showed up at all. Batteries were either left in the sun in crates until they popped, quit charging after a week or so due to the heat, or the chargers broke down.

So if ive got a buddy who needs wiring for the antenna array on the back of an HMMV or if im short on power cables for something, the first thing im going to do is find a few legs who hate their vests. those little connectors with the boots on them look real sturdy too, and im sure those cables wont be missed by guys who havent had the ammunition or the battery packs to fire those space age senator kickbacks for months.

Start improving the army at the parts of it that arent sexy. Supply chain, and the VA system.