Originally Posted By: krismoriah72
Most military vehicles arent designed with long term service in mind. They carry troops from point A to point B. If it breaks down and a field mech cant get it going they abandon it and jump in another vehicle. If the air filter is clogged and the engine shuts down they might just remove the air filter and hammer down.
The desert vehicles are usually equipped with snorkles located with an inlet up high to cut down on the ground dust/dirt like the use in Australia.
You weren't in the same military I was.
Everything was old. In the late '80's early 90's we were still using Vietnam era trucks, etc.
Heck, there are 3rd generation B-52 pilots flying the same planes their grandfathers flew.
I'd say the opposite is true, they want the stuff to last as long as possible.
We were doing oil analysis to detect problems and determine when an oil change was needed.