Posted on 10/31/2015 9:39:53 AM PDT by SandRat
The Pentagon’s last two budget plans to “reform†the commissary benefit for military families and retirees were driven by a goal to save money, without due regard for preserving the benefit, said a senior Defense official who claims to be leading commissary reforms on a less perilous path.
In a strikingly frank address Tuesday to commissary brokers, suppliers and product representatives at the annual convention of American Logistics Association, Peter Levine, deputy chief management officer for the Department of Defense, confirmed what critics in Congress and industry, and advocates for commissary patrons, had charged for the past two years.
That is that proposals in the fiscal 2015 and 2016 defense budgets to slash taxpayer support of Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) by as much as $1 billion a year, within two or three years, not only put commissaries at risk but all discount shopping on base, including exchange operations.
Thank you SandRat for this alert to all Active duty, Reserve, National Guard and retired military.
Unbelievably disgusting!
How about cutting the housing and welfare checks to the Illegals who have no respect for our laws???
The only time a congress..., much less a REPUBLICAN CONGRESS, ever actually cuts money is when it comes to the military. That’s it! No other time!
Congress spends money like there is no tomorrow except when it comes to supporting the troops and their families. The
Everyone in the MILITARY need to reach out to Trump on this. I am sure he would UNLOAD.... on the congress,and the COWARDLY GUTLESS RATS in the District of Criminals (aka D.C.) would say “were just kidding and we would never do that...” B@stards!
The Base Commissaries and the Base Exchanges is a first a time and money saver, morale booster for the troops and their families. They feel safe and protected on the base. Certainly when their husbands and wives are deployed overseas. It’s a part of the military culture.
It’s not negotiable Rats!
Active Duty/Retiree ping.
The commissary benefits gives the troops and their families a sense that they are special and are appreciated. We always shopped at the commissary when I was a military brat and when my wife and I were on active duty.
Thanks for the ping. I’m glad someone is looking into this.
...and can support the needy at Thanksgiving/Christmas without making their families needy too.
Last time I checked the commissary was supply warehouse #9.
Last time I checked the commissary was supply warehouse #9.
However, I do have one bad memory of the Commissary, from when I was a Lieutenant. I had to cancel a Thanksgiving day date with my fiancee (later my wife) because I had to help conduct an inventory at the Commissary (it was closed on Thanksgiving, so we could do the inventory without disrupting operations).
Of course I could have been assigned as Officer of the Day, or Officer of the Guard, instead, which would have disrupted Thanksgiving just as much, but counting cans in the Commissary was the pits.
I don’t understand how the commissaries lose money. I think it’s probably because it’s government run, like the V.A. Privatize them both.
I couldn’t care less about the exchange-they offer no real bargains compared to off-base stores. But the commissary is a totally different story. The savings there are substantial and a very much appreciated benefit.
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