by CollectinSteve Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:44 am
Or it could be something like this:
Contractor -> "Oy! We buggered up this batch of Mk3 jackies. Used the wrong cloth! You still want 'em or should we give them to the Salvos?"
Government -> "No worries. Let's nut something out."
Contractor -> "How about 200 quid each?"
Government -> "Rack off! Be shonky and you can piss off."
Contractor -> "No mate, I'm just a larrikin. How about 100 quid each?"
Government -> "Whacker! It isn't worth zack!"
Contractor -> "OK, how about a mate's rate? 50 quid?"
Government -> "Wot, a bushranger in a suit? I'm no sheila, so don't try having a naughty."
Contractor -> "Don't go all wobbly... I'll put in a case of cleanskin."
Government -> "Beaut! The OPFOR guys are down to budgie smugglers and they complain like show ponies. Deal."

Seriously, I think the most obvious case is there was surplus cloth and a need for OPFOR uniforms. Since the cloth was pulled from service it would make sense to use it for something, especially if the government owned it already (which they very well might have). That some of them wound up in combat doesn't surprise me a bit, especially if we're talking special forces.
Steve