[Newsbot]

Title: New navy supply ships tied up at political pier
Category: Military
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2009-09-22 14:13:05
Canadian

[saturn_656]

$1:

Testifying before the Senate defence committee last spring, the assistant deputy minister of materiel said that a request for proposals for three new joint support ships likely won't be issued until next year, and it will take another five to six years before the first one is delivered to the fleet.

My gut reaction to this is... totally unacceptable.

[bootlegga]

Someone needs to light a fire under MacKay's ass on this. The longer it takes to get this finalized and construction started is how long we'll be without a vital capability.

This project is now over a decade old and it's getting to be a big joke, just like the MHP.

[saturn_656]

At this point the only way to get new ships quickly is buy an existing design from someone else, and if we really wanted them fast, get them to build it too.

[Arctic_Menace]

It's stupid that Canada's military has to be bogged down in this kind of bureaucracy... >_<

[saturn_656]

Arctic_Menace Arctic_Menace:

It's stupid that Canada's military has to be bogged down in this kind of bureaucracy... >_<

The inefficent bureaucracy, a staple of Canadian democracy.

[OldChum]

Yes without it the pencil pushers would have nothing to do.

[saturn_656]

The bureaucracy expands to support the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.

[OldChum]

When is a Canadian Goverment going to take the forces seriously for a change.

[saturn_656]

OldChum OldChum:

When is a Canadian Goverment going to take the forces seriously for a change.

You won't live to see it.

[OldChum]

Sad to say neither might they.the man and women of the forces.

[Benn]

Or we could buy used ones. Maybe the Brits are selling some for $5 like those great sub replacements!