Such an authoritative declaration. Do you have any substantion for such a claim or are you merely stating your opinion?
I don't pretend to know what our servicemembers "NEED" in all circumstances.
What I do know is that I trust many of them to know what they "need" and act accordingly to procure it if it will serve the interests of our nation and help keep our servicemembers safer in accomplishing their missions.
Sure, LOL, that is why we put civilians in charges of the military in the USA to prevent such crap.