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A bombshell report has exposed that more than $151 million meant to feed soldiers at 11 of the Army’s largest bases was repurposed for undisclosed uses.
This revelation, first reported by Steve Beynon of Military.com, comes as junior enlisted soldiers struggle to access nutritious food on base, with some being forced to survive on substandard meals.
The funds in question are deducted directly from service members’ Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS), a monthly $460 allotment meant to cover food costs for soldiers living in barracks.
For junior enlisted personnel earning approximately $30,000 annually, this deduction represents a significant financial burden. Yet, instead of using these funds to provide adequate meals, the Army appears to be diverting them elsewhere.
Incredibly, out of $225 million collected across just 11 bases, a staggering $151 million was not used for food expenses. With the Army operating a total of 104 garrisons, the true amount of unspent funds could be far higher. more
Just another thing DJT has to correct. Hold a press conference. Tell the entire country what is going on. Ask the media why they didn’t expose this.
Why is the miliary even charging our soldiers for food? eliminate the deduction and provide the proper food they need to train properly. This CAN’T be that hard to do. Or am i missing something?
oh, and the previous ‘administration’ makes me sick
This is my point exactly.
Identify an amount of money you want.
“Well I’d like 150… nooooo make that 151 Million.
“OK, now think of a good sounding label to put on it so that we can justify it.”
“…. ummmmmm, ahhhhh… how ’bout “Nutritious Meals for Soldiers”
“Done. Here ya go!”
This is sick.
It reminds me of South Vietnam Army generals stealing rations from their troops, probably by the pallet. Then they would sell them on the S. Vietnam Black Market to line their pockets. Meanwhile, I would see South Vietnam troops digging through our garbage cans looking for something edible.
I’m guessing the US Military used some of that siphoned off $151 million for sex-change operations or parties for the big-wigs.
That makes our soldiers, marines, airman, and naval personnel no better than cannon fodder. This is a horrible revelation.
“an army travels on its stomach”
I’m beginning to think the new French Revolution is here. Ask King Louie and Marie Antoinette how the citizens felt about them stealing their food
Here we have 151 Million filling Leftist Polticians pockets.
This is a disgrace. These folks deserve the best. Who reallocated money?
When I was in the Navy from 1972-75, we were never charged to eat food at the mess halls. And for the most part the food was really good, some of the mess halls were better than others, the one at NAS N. Island in San Diego was excellent as well as the mess hall at NAS Cubi Point in Subic Bay in the Philippines. I was making about $500 a month then which was a lot of money when I was young and single and living in the barracks at NAS Miramar when not out at sea on board the Kitty Hawk.
My guess: the stolen money went for pup masks, Fleet, and Astroglide.
Wow. First of all I’m shocked we’re charging service members for food. How are those contracts let? Who lets them. Does the Army fund transfer money to the DLA and the contracts lets through them? Obviously all these bases are contributing money to one mains source. And it sounds like someone from all the individual bases were involved. The need to find these people, tie them to a tree, cut an incision in their bellies, pull out some small intestines, and let the dogs loose.
Back in the late 70’s you either had dining hall privileges or paid a small amount of cash at checkout, or under limited conditions for dorm rats, got a BAS to “live on the economy”, married personnel got BAS. You could spend your money on base, off base, Post Exchange, Commissary, or civilian grocery store. Things got complicated for temporary assignment, and probably get wierd for deploymemts.
What needs a straight answer is how are the monies supposed to be spent? With a combination of military and civilian staffing at the facilities, and assuming there is no “overhead” for facilities, cleaning supplies, utilities, there should be very little loss here. Anyone closer in time and vocation, please chime in.
Better go check Ukraine.
They need to lose everything to their name and spend 40 years breaking rocks, then reevaluate and break some more rocks for another 30 years for starters.
Military comissaries accept food donations from customers to help the soldiers.
Some bases are so bad, single soldiers are housed in buildings infested with mold and leaking sewage. It really has gotten that bad. Under Biden the army’s morale was way worse than most people realized.
I am very thankful that Trump decided to run again. Bless him.
Hopefully soldiers see how swamp generals sold them out, and literally took food out of their mouths when the call for martial law comes.
At the base I was stationed at in the 70s, the food at the mess hall was horrible. It was run by a civilian contractor. The only meal even worth showing up for was breakfast.
I went TDY quite a bit, smaller bases where the mess hall was run by military personnel did a much better job.
We need to treat those who serve our country so much better than this. They deserve good quality meals at no charge.
But your sex change transition is covered 100%.
Another on the list for a DOGE audit. I’d bet that they’ve never intended on spending $151M for soldier food.
Where’s George Patton when you need him? There’s lots of General officers around that need a good slapping! (And then court-martials!)
I remember something back in 2023, about horrible living conditions and slum barracks for tens of thousands of Army soldiers and Marines. Of course, the media mentioned it once and moved on.
Sure, a few Senators wrote a scathing letter, the GAO issued a blistering report and the Pentagon promised to look into it, but was anything ever done? I doubt it.
It ain’t just the trannies, the jab and DEI which cause recruiting problems. It’s the shitty food and housing as well. I reckon all the good stuff goes overseas to NATO bases. Fix it, Pete.
The Pentagon keeps ordering the latest non-stick kitchenware they see advertised on TV.
who was the ******-asshole starving the army?