Body Armor: Payback Time
Nearly a year after Congress required the Defense Department to reimburse soldiers who purchased their own body armor to protect themselves during Iraq deployments, the Pentagon still hasn't figured out how to do so, the AP reports. I suppose this news shouldn't be that shocking, since Defense officials criticized the measure last year as “an unmanageable precedent that will saddle the DoD with an open-ended financial burden.” (Thanks to A.L. for the tip.)
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