From: Ida Heath (spike@defuniak.com)
Date: Wed Jun 30 2004 - 05:31:42 PDT
Good Morning Sergeant Major,
Of course I've heard of cannibilzation points. I put hundreds if not
thousands of miles on the road between several points in Germany to Nelligan
Barracks near Stuttgart to the cann point BUT with DA Form 2765-1 in hand
for each item at the check out point. Stripping and loading your truck was
NOT authorized, matter of fact, you left your vehicle outside the fence and
walked in to remove the parts because they KNEW that we were thieves so it
was their way to try to control what we took legally. I went with my list,
a mechanic or two, and naturally some blank forms and a parts book in case I
saw something while there that I needed.
I didn't mean for you people to think that I was "Mister Pure" and never did
any cannibilization, I did, but all I was saying was that it was not
authorized for a unit to do higher echelon work without proper authorization
nor was it authorized to have a unit cann point.
Again, not to bragg, but I drew proficiency pay until the Army stopped it
and when I was an E-7 after graduating number three in the noncommissioned
officer advanced course at Aberdeen Proving Ground the Department of the
Army Warrant Officer Division sent my commander a letter urging him to urge
me to apply for Warrant which I did so I do believe that I qualify to speak
on the subject fellers. Thats just a little different than a fellow who
spend a hitch in a
foreign country and went back home and got out as an E-3 or E-4.
I think we have wore this thread out. As someone else said "Over and out"
Is that authorized radio lingo?
Sonny
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From: SGM Eugene Pantano <truks@cs.quik.com>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 11:39 PM
Subject: [MV] CANIBALS
> I have been watching ..and trying to stay out of the subject of
> cannibalizing Military Vehicles.....
> a subject I am very informed on. For years....too many to admit to...I
have
> been right in the middle of the cannibalization of vehicles for the US
> Army..
> I guess you all have never heard of a "CANN POINT" ..?? What do you think
it
> is..?? It is a place, near a Maintenance Shop, that is used for the
storage
> of un-used - broke down - red-lined and various vehicles that may or may
not
> be complete. Repair of these vehicles is not economically feasible. When
a
> Battery, Company, Battalion...or whoever ...If they need a part from one
of
> the vehicles at a "cann point"... They will send a "Authorized" parts
> scrounger there to get whatever part they need...he/or she - must have
> written authorization to get into the "point"...except in COMBAT AREAS....
> Sometimes, most of a vehicle will go with the scroungers. This has been
> going on in the Army since the Last Supper..and will continue forever and
a
> day... Without cannibalization, combat areas, and line operations could
come
> to a screeching halt. Ordering parts in Iraq, and receiving them in a
timely
> manner is out of the question... My old Unit..which I am in constant touch
> with....does not order parts. They are removed from various "deadlined"
> vehicles. If there is no part available on any of the vehicles at a cann
> point...then the dead vehicle winds up there as a "parts bin"....
> This is how it is done gents..like it or not. It save thousands of
> dollars...not to mention the expedience of getting a vehicle back in
> action.......
> I have actual photos and films of a Unit in the Korea War...doing just
what
> I am talking about. Why do you think busted up vehicles - to include
> tanks...were hauled back to a certain holding area...? It was for
> cannibalization...at the cann point. !! out here..................Gene
>
>
>
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