From: Billybob _ (slickhorse@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Jun 30 2004 - 12:49:24 PDT
Did you bump your head? :) :)
>From: m35products <m35prod@optonline.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] CANIBALS
>Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 01:24:59 -0400
>
>Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says " Does this taste funny to you?"
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <dodgew200@mchsi.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 1:04 AM
>Subject: Re: [MV] CANIBALS
>
>
> > The Navy does the same thing with it's aircraft. Too many times I've
>come
>back
> > from a deployment only to be told to rape, rob and strip full FMC jets
>so
>the
> > parts could go to a squadron that is deploying. THen we have a hanger
>full
>of
> > parts bins.....a few that actually can fly. the fun part is...each
>aircraft has
> > to fly within a certain number of days...so the big game of fix one jet
>so
>it
> > can fly ONCE...then rob all the parts back out and put them in yet
>ANOTHER
>jet
> > so it can fly....ONCE...and over and over and over...
> >
> > It's not so bad now...but cannabalization is and allways will be part of
>ANY
> > military mainteneance organization....no matter what anybody says...
> >
> > Lurker Rob
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> >
> > > 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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