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If McDonald’s Can Fix Its Own Machines, Why Can’t the U.S. Military?
Congress should pass legislation to give U.S. service members the tools and the authority to repair their own equipment.
Just like the McDonald’s stores that were forced to wait on the manufacturer to fix an ice cream machine, the Pentagon often does not have the right to repair the equipment it’s bought. Instead, companies are able to include provisions in their contracts that enable them to hold onto intellectual property rights, allowing only the manufacturer to perform repair and maintenance. Service members deserve to be able to focus on the mission they’ve been tasked and trained to do without having to waste time and energy determining who is contractually allowed to repair their weapons.
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