... and aren't being reimbursed for the cost.

My Google-fu is bad today. I heard on a Meet The Press podcast that parents whose children were sent to Iraq to fight in the military were asked to purchase flak jackets for their children because the military cannot currently afford to. Obviously, as a parent, they prefer the safety of their child. Now, over a year later, there is no money coming back to reimburse these parents. WTF? Now joining the military means you have to PAY FOR YOUR OWN EQUIPMENT to risk your life for the political whims of cowboy president?

Anyone have more info? Or know a family involved?