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| Originally Posted by aclivity War over MOD's '£1,000 chairs'
The MoD spokesman said the chairs were designed to last twice as long as standard office chairs and came with a 12-year guarantee.
"They will provide efficiency savings in themselves," he said. "They will help avoid common posture problems, cutting absence and sick leave." |
Impressive: they come with a 12-year guarantee!
By contrast, and without the correct body-armour, how long is the body of the average Tommy in the field gonna last when the parabolic trajectory of 5.54 round from an AK-47, or a shrapnel burst from an RPG-7 or mortor round rip through him? Depending on the model, these flak-plates cost between £15 and £29 each.
Buy hey, as long as the cherubs at the MoD get to ponce around on furniture which had its own exhibit at the New York Museum of Modern Art...
And they'll also reduce sick-leave and absence?! Jolly good. See above for some of the reasons yer average squaddie might 'get sick' or be 'absent' from the line. FFS.
Even if we take the lower figure (£300 as opposed to £1,000 per chair), if the MoD were to turn round and give that figure to each squaddie and say, "take a trip down to Silvermans, mate, and fill yer boots", that figure would go a long way to helping the squaddie square himself away with high quality and much needed person kit - which ordinarily should be issue!
"Vote Labour - spending millions of your tax ££ on supporting arses..."