Dave
If you don't like recycled, then the Canadian Forces would not have been for you. When we phased out our M113-1/2 Lynx recce vehicles, the packs were pulled and re-issued through the supply chain for use with the standard M113A2s.. I recall reading a TFR on one received in Bosnian theater in an unserviceable condition.
In the CF you will be re-issued used clothing, used boots (as long as a permanent imprint from the previous user wasn't impressed in the bottom), salveged food (when you find short pieces of spaghetti in your chili, it's cause it was yesterdays spaghetti sauce right off the steamline), and plenty of used autoparts. Ever notice that few to none of the surplus Iltis trailers come with taillights? Ever hear about our nearly new surplus British submarines? The one that caught fire is now to be used for parts to keep the other three going.
When you work in an organisation that has endured Liberal cutbacks for decades, you learn to make do.
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