US Navy SEALs Have To Share Their Combat Rifles

Navy SEALs tell lawmaker they don't have enough combat rifles, @rplardner reports: https://t.co/TnokKNjDLd

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 7, 2016

The Inquisitr: Navy SEALs Tells Congress They Buy Some Of Their Own Gear And They Don't Have Enough Combat Rifles

U.S. Navy SEALs are being forced to buy some of the gear they need in order to deploy. The Navy is short on rifles for the SEALs to use during deployment, and they are having to turn in their rifles at the end of deployment so they may be used by the next SEAL team to deploy.

Navy Times reported that Representative Duncan Hunter, a Republican from California, wants to know why. Hunter said that it made no sense that SEALs should have to turn in gear that they require on a daily basis, not just for deployment but training too.

“I was in the Marine Corps. We just took what we could get and do what we were told. But you guys are special. That’s why you have special in your name.”

For those who have never served, the shortage of gear may not seem like a big deal. The military is famous for spending large amounts of money on gear. Weapons are very personal and must be customized for each user. Hunter went on to say that Navy SEALs aren’t getting their gear fast enough to work with.

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Update #1: Navy SEALs tell top House lawmaker they don't have enough combat rifles (FOX News/AP)
Update #2: Navy SEALs forced to share rifles? (Hot Air)

WNU Editor: The US Navy budget is around $150 billion .... but the US Navy SEALs have to share their rifles ?!?!?! Something is wrong.