15 Mar 01

Latest on NJSP pistol problems:

"A teletype came out last night, and today's newspapers are already having a field day with it. It states, 'IMMEDIATELY CEASE ALL SW99 TRANSITION TRAINING!' In the interim, we are supposed to go back to using our H&K P7s, the ones that, five years ago, were so worn out that they had become undependable.

The reason cited for the recall is unspecified 'safety concerns.' No further details were provided. However, we have been in touch with our union reps who have told us that the union is extremely dissatisfied with the stoppage rate (thus far) being demonstrated by these pistols. The majority of the problems are still feeding related, and the 'special' altered magazines (insisted upon by our idiot colonel) are a major contributor. All this exactly one day after our last recruit class graduated, and the whole world heard our colonel say (during the graduation address), 'My first priority is, and always has been, the safety of my men.' The only 'safety' he has ever worried about is that of his own pathetic job. Politics ALWAYS comes first!

We are all disgusted and embarrassed, once more!"

/John