Comments on: Broken Gear, Piling Up

By: Henry Lackie

Henry Lackie — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:14:14 +0000

My son just got out of the USMC. He was an Abrams Tank mech. How would he go about getting a job at Anniston. If that is possible? Suggestions?

By: Q_Mech

Q_Mech — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:01:11 +0000

Life was so much better back in the good old days, before the war. We had all our tanks in one piece and were enjoying “peace”. All we had to do was look the other way while the UN’s pointless sanctions killed over 500,000 children in Iraq.
Ah, the glory days. It may have been bought at the cost of murdering vast numbers of children, but at least we didn’t have to fix any tanks.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:35:32 +0000

That many tanks weren’t destroyed. All the vehicles that come back from theatre have to be remanufactured. Geez.

By: sturdley

sturdley — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:17:07 +0000

1500 M-1 Abrams tanks destroyed in Iraq! If the present administration wanted to sabotage our armed forces, weaken our national defense, and move us, as a nation, closer to bankruptcy and collapse, they couldn’t have done a better job.
We have great military people and great workers, but we sure need better national leadership.
Is the “former” Soviet Union making war against us by their Arab/Iraqi/Iranian proxies?
sturdley

By: Iraq_Resistance_Supporter

Iraq_Resistance_Supporter — Wed, 16 May 2007 16:32:55 +0000

Earnest Linn, 58, a heavy-mobile-equipment mechanic who as of January will have worked at Anniston for 30 years, said that “it’s never been like this” since the end of the Vietnam War.
Sure it’s never been like this what do you expected that these people will welcome you?

By: John C.

John C. — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:59:21 +0000

These could be related:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7W5SOI7Z7U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSR42mAuq9E

By: just me

just me — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 02:20:37 +0000

i think red river army depot is agreat place to work. What I have a problem with is that we have professional people there that know what they are doing and build a better product and also produce it on time with less people and time and less shifts UNLIKE BAE SYSTEMS in which the GOV. or MANAGEMENT at Red River who is giving all the Bradley overhauls to.

By: Robert W Stone

Robert W Stone — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:30:04 +0000

The reason why all the broken machines are broken is due to the 10 years of draw down and peace dividend used to fund the 1992–1999 President legacy. The build up used all of the funds since 2000 to upgrade the forces and train those that are fighting now. War is ugly and to outsource repairing these systems is criminal, not just Politically correct.

By: Just a Joe

Just a Joe — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:59:06 +0000

In reading these comments, the wonderful grammar aside, does anyone remember anything about “transformation?” Many of the units that owned these tanks now walk or ride in Strykers. This depot is now the “home for misfit toys.“
Totally agree with the BRAC statement.

By: Gunny Joe

Gunny Joe — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:13:46 +0000

he point you are missing is that the BRAC in it's infinite wisdom decided to "scale" back Red River Army Depot in Texarkana and turn over all rebuilds to civilain companies. When this Depot was run by the Army, their turnaround time for all sizes and types of vehicles was fantastic. BRAC decided everything would be done at Anniston and guess what, they cannot keep up. Let's see, we cut the military to the bone, then we close the depots that do great work, overload the others, and then we can't figure out why we don't have what we need to fight a war. Looks like the "Peace Initiative" did not work out as expected.