I can remember having a request for Plasma/LCD screen turned down, not for costs though. It was becuase the RAFP said we could not plug it into CCIS as no one else was allowed to see our screen while we were logged in.
Just how are Int supposed to brief crews flying into Iraq/Afgn then?
I remember doing my U SY Os course and we all invited there 2 scuffer instructors out with us that evening for a beer. They nearly fainted, we were the first course to do it!!!! That says it all...