"There are three ways to do any I thing: the right way, the wrong way and the Army way." That ancient wheeze is, if anything, more appropriate now than when it was drawing guffaws from G.I.s during World War II. The Army, Navy and Air Force still cannot do anything quite like anyone else; in particular, they are reluctant just to go out and buy something. First, someone has to draw up elaborate "military specifications" (mil-specs) for almost anything that the services buy, be it an aircraft carrier or a wood interdental stimulator...
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