What device that has 16 pages of specifications, has been in use in the U.S. military since 1968?

[PBramble]

Am I the only one who thinks everyone in the first pic is looking at whats going on in that moment?

 

[swampratt]

It also stated in the article above the first picture.
Quote: Pen production provided employment for 133 employees who were blind working at four NIB


The way I read that is at one time they were blind????

 

[O4L]

Cost per unit to taxpayers?

 

[dennishoddy]

Russians used pencils. Work every time.

 

[JEVapa]

It also stated in the article above the first picture.
Quote: Pen production provided employment for 133 employees who were blind working at four NIB


The way I read that is at one time they were blind????

Legally blind, but that doesn't mean totally blind. SSSC (the supply agency and stores for the military) is where we'd have to go to use our gov card for supplies. I asked the manager there about it and he said everyone working in all the SSSCs and LFB, etc, are legally blind including himself, just not totally blind.

 

[Snattlerake]

Cost per unit to taxpayers?

.72 cents per box of 20.

Oooops, I read it wrong last night.

Industries of the Blind turns out 2.8 million of the pens each year – they cost US$ 72 for 12 dozen – using a team of about 30 workers to assemble them from pre-ordered components. Every person who actually works on the pens is either seriously sight-impaired or is completely blind, said Oliver.

Correction, $2 per pen if'n my math is correct.

 

[Rustytigwire]

Amazon has them for $15.
Each.
Like for ONE PEN.

 

[O4L]

.72 cents per box of 20.

Today's price?

 

[Jon3830]

this is the last one I have I guess I will have to finally buy some, when i left the Army I had a few boxes of them and then about 10 years ago I was working in liquidations and we were doing a clean out of a govt office and I found 9 boxes of these blue pens.

 

[Snattlerake]

Am I the only one who thinks everyone in the first pic is looking at whats going on in that moment?

What are they supposed to do with their heads? Bob and weave like Stevie Wonder?

Today's price?

My bad. I was operating last night on some serious pain stuff.


Oooops, I read it wrong last night.

Industries of the Blind turns out 2.8 million of the pens each year – they cost US$ 72 for 12 dozen – using a team of about 30 workers to assemble them from pre-ordered components. Every person who actually works on the pens is either seriously sight-impaired or is completely blind, said Oliver.

Correction, $2 per pen if'n my math is correct.