Vetvoice - Some points:
I have no idea why you are directing this comment to me. And my "gullibility days are long passed.
I do have contact with both active duty military, contractors and OEM personnel on a somewhat daily basis. What this has always told me is that everybody has their own "truths" in what they say. I don't have a damn thing to do with Strykers, so I simply don't friggin' know from beans about them other than what I hear and read. Which gives me exactly squat worth of opinion.
IMO, Cannoneer No.4 has always performed an exemplary job of providing accurate and multi-sided info. He has also made it clear when he is/was presenting a personal opinion on issues. If you have a problem/bitch/complaint or difference of opinion with something he posts, be prepared to back it up with valid sources and references - not scuttle butt or barracks BS. We all know what that is worth. And if so, discuss it with him via back-channels.
I have found that there are a lot of "experts" on here and a few who have the real skinny. And they ain't necessarily the same folks all the time.
There are not many whose "truths" have been fact-checked and published by daily newspaers. I've published seven articles.
I back mine with three years in the Army, 18 months in Vietnam and eight years in college - four for a Bachelors, two for a Masters amd two more for my PhD. That and a lifetime of contacts with all military from servicing soldiers to reserves and contractors keep me pretty well on top of things...