And the head of military procurement said last year he wanted to grow his workforce of some 4,200 by about 10 per cent to help unsnarl the military purchase system.
It doesn't unsnarl the central tangle, which is that neither $9-billion nor $14.7-billion, nor $16-billion, nor even $25.1-billion for that matter, are credible.
They have pitched in wholeheartedly as individuals, helping their over-worked police manage traffic, unsnarl jams and plank-over sudden craters on roads.
