> I was talking to a buddy of mine the
> other day and he said that years ago
> a person could take their POV to a
> place on post and they would camoflage
> it for a small fee (practice?). He said
> this was at Ft. Devens.
>
> Anyone know if they (the military) still
> does this?
I don't mean to be rough here but this is a very good textbook example of
how RUMORS get started. First, anyone who would say or believe this would
have to have an IQ in the very low zeros! Secondly, NO ONE in the military
is allowed to take money or work on anything not related to US Government
procedures. There is NO facility on any military base who has the authority
to take money (or is equipped for that matter) for any non-related civilian
work on any item not military related, and there never has been! This would
be a serious FELONY that would put a GI in jail. And certainly at last but
not least, a camo job makes a vehicle invisible; IF the person driving the
vehicle has an accident and the camo contributed to the accident-GUESS
WHAT?!! AM General WILL NOT sell any civilian Humvee with a camo job.
Their legal department POSITIVELY FORBIDS THIS. Just think of the
legal/liabilities here and who comes up with these ideas anyway? GI's have
specific MOS's (jobs) to do and working on POV's is NOT one of them. I
would sooner go in and ask to buy GI parts! At least when the MP's cart you
away you could explain to them where you heard this one. Let's stop this
rumor in the bud now! Julian Burke
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