From: Mel Miller (nourmahal@att.net)
Date: Wed Jan 01 2003 - 21:13:36 PST
I would urge you to contact the GAO , http://www.gao.gov/ with your concerns
as well as the Army's CID, http://www.belvoir.army.mil/cidc/ with your
information and suspicions.
Mel Miller
Corpus Christi, TX
361-937-3317
M725
> From: Jeff Gatton <jdgatton@yahoo.com>
> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 08:29:43 -0800 (PST)
> To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> (Military Vehicles Mailing List)
> Subject: Re: [MV] Today's Trip to Ft Riley
>
> In the Air Force, we call this Fraud, Waste, & Abuse.
> You could contact the IG or Inspector General at Ft
> Riley and make an official complaint. I think there
> may be a national 1-800 number to report FW&A. I'll
> check at work next week to see if I can find the
> number.
>
> Jeff
>
> From: "RWOODY@FULLNET.NET" <rwoody@fullnet.net>
> Subject: Re: [MV] Today's Trip to Ft Riley
> Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 19:51:51 -0600
>
>
> i wish there is something we can do about this......
> i have taked about this with my state rep
> and senators and NOBODY knows what to do
>
>
> This has escalated to the point where the scrap guys
> are giving quite a
> bit
> more to DRMS because of a "given amount" of the
> "scrap"is reusable and
> resaleable.....If anyone has followed the scrap prices
> on the DRMS
> sales (1
> yr contracts)
> for the last few yrs you will know that scrap has not
> risen the amount
> that
> the prices have.....
>
> WHAT CAN WE DO TO TRY AND GET THESE PARTS?TRUCKS???
>
>
> wish i knew what to do....DRMO IS STILL MAD AT GL>>>>>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Witold Grzymala-Busse
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 7:47 PM
> Subject: [MV] Today's Trip to Ft Riley
>
>
> I went today to pick up my latest deuce from Ft.
> Riley. The Deuce is
> in
> REALLY GOOD shape. The last coat of paint was put on
> Aug of 2001!!
> The
> engine looks really good as do the tires and the
> undercarriage. It
> looks
> like it is fresh from the factory. Since I had time,
> I took a look at
> the
> scrap piles which are very close to the trucks. Here
> is what I found
> at the
> scrap piles:
>
> A good looking M1A (tank) transmission!!
> M1A turret bustles (4-5)
> 4-5 M-800 series transmissions
> M-923 with missing parts but overall good condition
> 2-3 CUCV's - residue
> Tons of useful tools.
> 3-5 HEMITT cabs
> Lots of truck doors
>
> All in all my impression was that there is some kind
> of bullshit
> corruption
> scheme going on at the Fort. The Army was scrapping
> really good
> quality
> equipment. Why the hell are they throwing away a M-1A
> transmission last
> overhauled in '96. Gov Liq. has not received a single
> M-900 series
> truck
> but they are being thrown in to the scrap pile. BTW,
> the DRMO still
> controls scrap at Riley not Gov. Liq. One last thing,
> the Army will
> release
> about 600 M-800 series trucks at Riley to Gov Liq.
> soon!!!
>
> WGB
>
>
>
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