[ARC5] Was arc-3, now military supply

[Robert Eleazer]

One of the stranger aspects of the military supply system was the difficulty in getting rid of something that had been delivered to you but did not order and did not want. A friend of mine was in the USAF, working aircraft maintenance, when a .50 cal machine gun arrived.  it did not fit any of their aircraft and they had no need for it.  They tried to refuse it and were told that was not possible, and since it was a weapon it would have to be locked up and guarded very carefully.  So after calling around and not finding no one to take it off their hands, my friend decided to try something.  He filled out a requisition form for 10,000 rounds of .50 cal Armor Piercing Incendiary ammunition.  A couple of days later their shop was surrounded by armed Security Police who demanded to know why they needed that ammo.  He pointed to the gun and they said, "You're not supposed to have that!" and hauled it away.      

No doubt we could go on for some time on this subject.

Wayne
WB5WSV 

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