[Milsurplus] military scrounging for military spares in civilian supply channels.

[boeing377 at aol.com]

"I can personally attest that  a large percentage of ones spare time when not 
in actual combat is spent acquiring useful  and necessary  items through 
unauthorized channels , such as  spare parts for combat equipment and 
aircraft, unauthorized weapons, beer, food stuff, entertainment items, 
comfort items,communication items,  not necessary in that order.  Each day 
the procurement list priorities change.

breck k4che"

As a kid scrounging surplus radio stuff from stores on SF's famous Radio Row in the mid 1960s, several times I saw Navy guys form Treasure Island and Alameda NAS coming in to Standard Surplus to buy modules for radios currently in use but without any spares available in military channels.  Go figure.

73,
Mark
AF6IM