The military specs aren't very harsh, and the government inspectors aren't very good - they got the job due to civil service points from military service.
Specs from aircraft manufacturers, on the other hand, are exacting and harsh - and most of their inspectors are very good.
There are exceptions, of course. There was a landing gear company in Burbank named Menasco that was known in the industry as internally corrupt.
I had Menasco's top source inspector try to reject some large hollow landing gear pins because, "They don't look like the pins made by the other manufacturers".
Yeah, they didn't. None of the other manufacturers followed the specification. They all ground to size after shot peening - an unacceptabel violation of spec and practice.
I had them ground just a hair undersized and sent them to a shot peen company that really knew what they were doing. They came back right on size - then they went out for hard chrome to bring them to finish size - but yeah, they looked "different".
Menasco: "These parts are no good".
Ray Carol: "No, I checked with our production planner, who has read all the specs, and they are good".
Menasco: "Hey, I'm Menasco's chief source inspector, and I say these parts are unacceptable".
Ray Carol: "Chief source inspector?"
Menasco: "Yes, and you're just a vendor inspector."
Ray Carol: "Just a vendor inspector (opening a drawer in one of his Kenedy chests, and starting to unfold papers). Ok, here are my Government Certifications:"
"Electrical Inspection: Class C, Class B, and . . . Class A"
"Optical Inspection: Class C, Class B, and . . . Class A"
"Mechanical Inspection: Class C, Class B, and . . . Class A"
"AND . . . best of all, this one -
I'm a California State Certified and licensed Hairdresser".
"And I say these parts are good. Now, lets see your certifications."
The parts got bought - but by this guy's boss, who was a little pissed.