Over $151 Million Taken from Soldiers' Paychecks for Food Costs Spent Elsewhere by the Army

[yidnar]

Yeah, my old man was an FAA retired in 1982, he just past away on the 15th of January and we had his services at the national cemetery in Fayetteville, Ar. My family are all veterans, even the females.

thank you and your family for y'all's service .. condolences for the loss of your dad ..

 

[Moonglow]

thank you and your family for y'all's service .. condolences for the loss of your dad ..

Thanks, he was navy, during the Korean war.

 

[yidnar]

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I don't remember ever having fish while in the military and of course there was always the main dishes of meat worth vegetables served including SOS for breakfast and fresh fruit openly available.
I just remembered the fact that we got steak once a week in the USAF, that's because under Joey B I have not been able to afford to buy steak.

we didn't get steak once a week in the Army ! and they say the Navy has the best chow !

 

[Mac-7]

Toast and lima beans. Do you think that's nutritious?

I dont belive that lie

 

[yidnar]

In 1996, between the time our first daughter was born in April and I sewed on SSgt E-5 in July, we qualified for food stamps.

thank you for your service ..

 

[Doc7505]

we didn't get steak once a week in the Army ! and they say the Navy has the best chow !

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That's debatable. Then again as a Medic, I only ate in Hospital mess except when on TDY.

 

[AZrailwhale]

our active military are the most underpaid of all gov employees .. especially the enlisted ranks .. regardless of what people may think we don't have a huge number of soldiers .. there are around twice as many federal employees in the US as active military .. and their average starting salaries are nearly twice that as a new recruiter that could get injured or killed in battle or training ..

They aren't underpaid. Given that lower ranks live in the barracks and housing and food are paid for, low ranking soldiers make just about the national average salary. Married mid-range enlisted make far above the national average. I posted a couple of examples earlier in the thread.

 

[AZrailwhale]

That's why we got medals and award letters, at least that is what they told us. I made $475.00 a month in 1982, no rats, just $475.00

And if you lived in the barracks, it was all spending money. The military paid for all your necessities.

 

[daveman]

I dont belive that lie

Your disbelief changes nothing. I have no reason to believe it's a lie. Neither do you.

 

[daveman]

thank you for your service ..

Thank you. It was my honor. I got to see and do things that most Kentucky boys never do.

 

[Mac-7]

Your disbelief changes nothing. I have no reason to believe it's a lie. Neither do you.

I have plenty of reason to know its a lie

The Army does not undernourish its soldiers

 

[daveman]

I have plenty of reason to know its a lie

The Army does not undernourish its soldiers

Uh huh.

 

[struth]

So did Trump, Q-NUT.

Over $151 Million Taken from Soldiers' Paychecks for Food ...​

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2 days ago — The Army is repurposing more than half of the money it collects from junior enlisted soldiers for food, according to data reviewed by Military. ...

The issue is not new. In 2020, Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, who has since left Congress, pressed then-Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy on the matter during a budget hearing, saying the Army is either "wasting half the food, or the money is not being spent on the soldiers' food and it's being spent on something it's not appropriated for." However, there was seemingly no follow-up to that inquiry, which came just before the COVID-19 pandemic.

SAD.

Your link is about the xiden taking money

 

[struth]

So did Trump, next...

Link

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Your link is about the xiden taking money

Only if you only read the part you like Q-NUT.

The issue is not new. In 2020, Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, who has since left Congress, pressed then-Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy on the matter during a budget hearing, saying the Army is either "wasting half the food, or the money is not being spent on the soldiers' food and it's being spent on something it's not appropriated for." However, there was seemingly no follow-up to that inquiry, which came just before the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

[struth]

Only if you only read the part you like Q-NUT.

The issue is not new. In 2020, Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, who has since left Congress, pressed then-Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy on the matter during a budget hearing, saying the Army is either "wasting half the food, or the money is not being spent on the soldiers' food and it's being spent on something it's not appropriated for." However, there was seemingly no follow-up to that inquiry, which came just before the COVID-19 pandemic.

So xiden took food..gotcha

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

So xiden took food..gotcha

2020.......MORON.
So did your dear leader.
Service members should NOT be charged for their meals.
Is Trump going to fix it?

 

[struth]

2020.......MORON.
So did your dear leader.
Service members should NOT be charged for their meals.
Is Trump going to fix it?

So what’s your point? Trump did what xiden did?

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

So what’s your point? Trump did what xiden did?

The Trump cult is exclusively blaming Biden.

 

[struth]

The Trump cult is exclusively blaming Biden.

Really? Maybe you should read the Op again