When asked by CBS news about having surplus military hardware, Director of Police Michael Heidingsfield said:
“I am required to protect and serve the University of Texas System. I ought to employ and have in my repertoire every possible tool. ….. but If I don’t have it and we need it, I’ve not made the right decision.”
“…free,” ? Not so much. First: now you have to send one or two of the city mechanics to the MRAP maintenance school and a couple of personnel to the operators school. There are plenty to choose from: 5 US corporations (BAE, GD, FPI, Navistar, Oshkosh) , in five separate states, (with 10 Senators and and least 5 different Representatives, and 5 Governors all love them some MRAP. Yes sir.)
Lets see:
Maintenance (per year): ~ $14,285.00 Spare parts (per year): ~ $14,642.00 Consumables (per year): ~ $19,285.00 Gas and Oil (per year): ~ $ 2,124.00 Training expense: ~ $ 7,142.00
University of Texas Police to Request DoD 2nd-Hand Apache Attack Helicopter and a few spare F-16s
When asked by CBS news about having surplus military hardware, Director of Police Michael Heidingsfield said:
“I am required to protect and serve the University of Texas System. I ought to employ and have in my repertoire every possible tool. ….. but If I don’t have it and we need it, I’ve not made the right decision.”
"Free" MRAPs
“…free,” ? Not so much. First: now you have to send one or two of the city mechanics to the MRAP maintenance school and a couple of personnel to the operators school. There are plenty to choose from: 5 US corporations (BAE, GD, FPI, Navistar, Oshkosh) , in five separate states, (with 10 Senators and and least 5 different Representatives, and 5 Governors all love them some MRAP. Yes sir.)
Lets see:
Maintenance (per year): ~ $14,285.00
Spare parts (per year): ~ $14,642.00
Consumables (per year): ~ $19,285.00
Gas and Oil (per year): ~ $ 2,124.00
Training expense: ~ $ 7,142.00
Total per year for “Free”: ~ $57,478.00
Kiss my tired tax-paying ass….free.
(reference for costs at link: http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA536424)
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