> No, but it smacks of that unique term "demilitarize"
> Airman knocking holes in the bottom of 5 gal gas cans prior to stacking
> them for auction ... very effective demilitarizion.
I understand the need to "de-mil" gear like radios on reserved
frequencies, crypto gear, weapons, etc. but you're saying they
had to de-mil a "jerry can"? You sure it wasn't just a desire to
justify scrapping it so they could get some new ones, or find a
way to burn some budget money so next year's budget wouldn't be
reduced. Both go on, but aren't the same thing as "de-milling"
Craig Smith wrote:
>
> No, but it smacks of that unique term "demilitarize" that the US
> military is so fond of! I've seen them removing electronics with a
> cutting torch!! and just to make sure it's totaly unusable, dropping the
> radios out of the planes cockpit onto the runway.
> Or, my other favorite example .. at McDill AFB in Tampa, I watched an
> Airman knocking holes in the bottom of 5 gal gas cans prior to stacking
> them for auction ... very effective demilitarizion.
> Craig
>
> Sellam Ismail wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 28 Nov 2001, Chris wrote:
> >
> > > So by destroying them beyond hope... they remove them from the market
> > > 100%.
> > >
> > > I personally think this is stupid, but hey, I don't run apple, and
> > > they seem to have their own form of logic.
> >
> > This is not a practice unique to Apple. This is not even a practice
> > unique to the computer industry.
> >
> > Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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Received on Fri Nov 30 2001 - 06:28:21 GMT