re: #385 wlewisiii

Sorry DF. I have yet to see any of these contracting companies do a better job than the men and women of the Army. Every contract with these companies should be allowed to expire and not be renewed. And yes, the military needs to be able to fight on its own without having to worry about the profit margin of a mercenary company providing POL, Supply & chow.

I disagree. Proper oversight can keep contractors honest. And it’s easier to get them than to use soldiers to handle those tasks. If we tried to use soldiers to fill those roles we’d end up cutting combat forces to shift troops back to supply tasks because we couldn’t find all the troops we needed.