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Originally Posted by Pete
What does something truely cost? Why does an aircraft carrier cost so much.
Why on a contract is there cost overrun?
You say you can build a carrier to these specs by this date for X dollars then you produce that carrier by that date. Cost over runs are your problem and if its not done by the due date you pay a stiff penalty.
Government - you are not allowed any major changes that will greatly impact due date or cost - no changing major ship systems.
I seriously think the whole contacting - design - procurement - testing ball of tar thing has become a job security program.
Just look at the ACU problem. How much was wasted on that fiasco?
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Pete,I don't believe I could express it any better,your right on the money........ 
Big Teddy 
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I believe that SF is a 'calling' - not too different from the calling missionaries I know received. I knew instantly that it was for me, and that I would do all I could to achieve it. Most others I know in SF experienced something similar. If, as you say, you HAVE searched and read, and you do not KNOW if this is the path for you --- it is not....
Zonie Diver
SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
Jack Moroney
SFA M-2527, Chapter XXXVII
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