Looking at a comment made to my last post, regarding military contracts, I began looking around to see what kind of a variety I could find in the subject of those contracts. The comment made had been about a company's "viability in their chosen fields" and examples of construction and weapons systems were given. Most of the time, when people think about military contracts, they think of the above examples. So, I wanted to try and find the most "oddball" military contract. To me, the story below fits that description. It is something that a lot of people would not realize could a) even be turned into a military contract and b) be given such a large dollar amount. But some things, especially in the military, are priceless.
A news story out of Vermont talks about a military contract acquired by one local company. Believe it or not, the contract for $3M with this company is for nothing more than socks! That's right! Socks are more of a crucial ingredient to the military than most would think. Not only are military members, especially deployed members, on their feet a majority of the time, but there are also numerous instances where one may not get to change socks for a few days. Marine Sgt. Joshua Changinman speaks in the article about this necessity. Cabot Hosiery Mills, the company that received the contract, is a small factory in Vermont that specializes in knit items, such as thick socks. With this contract they were able to order more equipment and hire more people.
While this story highlights a lot of the same advantages of military contracts with local businesses as the last one did, I just thought it would be interesting to show how something as simple as socks can earn a company $3M. Is there something you would sign a $3M contract to receive? I think for me personally, that would have to be coffee. But everyone is different and most might think a $3M contract for socks is outrageous. What is your opinion? Read the article and feel free to leave a comment either supporting or criticizing.
I would have never thought there would be a huge necessity for socks in the military regarding military contracts. That is just something as to what are military men are going through and thoughts and prayers go out to them that serve for our country. They need a lot of support from us since they go out into the battlefield to defend for our country. This is a very good, yet interesting discussion.
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