Yes, on the same day a less than optimal budget makes the Military a priority again. Does anyone get the linkage of the two? I do.
My guess is Obama FUBAR'd the Military SO BAD that he was willing to take it in the shorts to make it right.
I don't say this lightly, and after speaking to an airline pilot friend of mine and getting a lay of the land in aerospace and what is going on, we are going to have to suck it up and take it for now.
No I am not gonna give the details of my conversation in the a public forum...
Taildragger is exactly right. We need spare parts and we need them now, now, now!!!