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2021-11-18 -Lurid Crime Tales-

‘Shocking truth.' 160,000 military families struggling with food insecurity, report

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-11-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top
File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats

#1 When I was in, fifty years back, E4 with kids really wanted a part time job. Or food stamps.
Disgraceful. Do you want pix of Meals on Wheels driving into married housing on military bases?
You don't need to pay he E4 and under a princely wage. But if there's a family, for damn' sure you take care of them.
I was, at one point, in a slot where part of my job was what might be considered social work for the troops. Allotments were always screwed up, so we had resources while we got the G89s or whatever at Allotments to get off their butts and fix something.
I remember a First Sergeant, on the horn to battalion finance--that far back. "Misrez Johnson ain't got no food for the baby. You want me to come up there and slap a turd out of you the size of my forarm?" Top would and could have done it. First Sergeants have an ....interesting....position in the Army.
Got it done, too.
Shouldn't have to.
Disgraceful, plus the generational thing. Those are good troops. Can't afford to lose them.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2021-11-18 01:04|| 2021-11-18 01:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Disconnect DoD commissary stores from the insane (Box Store) mandate of average regional community pricing and the foking problem will GO AWAY !

BTW, I'm not an advocate of Army privates being married either. Family subsistence is only one of the problems this situation creates.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-11-18 02:11|| 2021-11-18 02:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Jimmy Carter all over again.

Posted by Chealing Chomotle4158 2021-11-18 03:04|| 2021-11-18 03:04|| Front Page Top

#4 "focus on carrying out the mission and defending our democracy."

They're not defending our democracy. We're fine.

Posted by Punky Elmigum9411 2021-11-18 06:08|| 2021-11-18 06:08|| Front Page Top

#5 It's cyclic with the Donks in charge.

After Vietnam the Donks decided to punish the military for carrying out their Constitutional responsibilities. No pay raises during the Carter inflation. Then it became a campaign issue in 1980 and suddenly they got a very modest pay raise just before the election (and two more in the next year under Reagan).

During Clinton's administration declaring their Cold War savings, the same thing popped up again. His DoD wormtongue blamed it on the troop having too many kids. Later when pressed, they said a family with two kids was their definition of large.

Got to remember these are the same Leftists clowns who demand a "Living Wage" not "Minimum Wage".

Now way back in as late as the 60s during the draft Army, being married with children was considered for deferment. Junior enlisted had to get their company commander's approval to get married. All because when it comes to their most important asset, the troops, they're raging misers. Up until Reagan even those who resided on post, lived in WWII or earlier housing and billeting. Uncle Same was the biggest slum lord in America.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-11-18 06:39|| 2021-11-18 06:39|| Front Page Top

#6 I don’t know where the DOD commissary tied to community store pricing idea originated because here at NAS Whidbey our commissary is significantly cheaper; now if you want to discuss tying Exchange prices to the community that is different. In response to a question posed to region’s NEX a couple years back i was given a copy (since lost) of an instruction that clearly said NEX gas prices could not be more than a couple pennies cheaper than outside. And that made no allowance for fact on base you paid no state taxes. So NEX gas prices were essentially the same and NEX got to pocket all the (avoided) local taxes. So i seldom buy gas on base.
And finally, while junior enlisted may have to use food stamps, it is enlightening to drive through enlisted housing and see all the BMWs, Lexuses(Lexii?), and similar vehicles. I never had that thought process and bought used for many years.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2021-11-18 08:35|| 2021-11-18 08:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Ref #6: Good observation and cmnt from NAS Whidbey. I'll never forget seeing foreign diplomats and staff stuffing their shopping carts at the Ft. Bevoir commissary.

Posted by Helmuth, Speaking for Squank7581 2021-11-18 08:43|| 2021-11-18 08:43|| Front Page Top

#8 ...and see all the BMWs, Lexuses(Lexii?)

Youngings and enlistment/reenlistment bonuses (and big screen TV).

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-11-18 08:57|| 2021-11-18 08:57|| Front Page Top

#9 So NEX gas prices were essentially the same and NEX got to pocket all the (avoided) local taxes.

Why I buy my gas on the reservation. State lost in court trying to get the gas tax on tribal land. And its cheaper even though procured from the same supplier as the off reservation stations.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-11-18 08:59|| 2021-11-18 08:59|| Front Page Top

#10 our commissary is significantly cheaper
Check the 'expiration date' on frozen meats.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-11-18 09:35|| 2021-11-18 09:35|| Front Page Top

#11 Disgraceful!

Posted by JohnQC 2021-11-18 09:37|| 2021-11-18 09:37|| Front Page Top

#12 For my first 16 years I was an Air Force brat. Dad an 0-5 then 0-6.

We lived on base(s) during all his deployments. Only shopped at Commissary and BX (called PX back in the day). My Mom said they had everything she needed. No need to run into town to A&P.

They split up when I was 16 and boy, going civvie, was a real wakeup call.

Posted by Jack is Back! 2021-11-18 11:54|| 2021-11-18 11:54|| Front Page Top

#13 The future all LGBTQ military will not have these sorts of problems.

Posted by ruprecht 2021-11-18 13:40|| 2021-11-18 13:40|| Front Page Top

#14 Not all get reenlistment bonuses.
And as to commissary expiration dates: have not seen it any worse than ‘out in town.’

Posted by USN, Ret. 2021-11-18 14:15|| 2021-11-18 14:15|| Front Page Top

#15 General Milley looks well fed.

Posted by Airandee 2021-11-18 14:27|| 2021-11-18 14:27|| Front Page Top

#16 Which reminds me, did the Army suspend the height and weight standards?

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-11-18 15:50|| 2021-11-18 15:50|| Front Page Top

#17 /\ Doesn't matter. I spotted the widest arssed sojur I have ever seen at FOB Speicher in 2007. Walking away from the DFAC. It was a hot, dusty mid-day. I thought it was a mirage. Had to come to a crawl in my Ranger to confirm. To her credit, she obviously hadn't shirked a deployment.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-11-18 16:33|| 2021-11-18 16:33|| Front Page Top

#18 General Meally would lead the double-envelopment of Chateau Briand.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-11-18 17:32|| 2021-11-18 17:32|| Front Page Top

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