Morale, Welfare and Recreation use them for post family days and national holidays. Most posts invite the families onto post to look at military equipment, play games, get familiarization with their spouses job, etc. There is usually a bunch of local charities selling food, toys and other stuff. Also a bunch of military affiliated businesses and NGOs show up with booths and stuff.
It is usually a pretty good day for all involved.
This is true. You can go to any Army or Air Force installation and find various things like this. Professional dunking booths are usually rented out. I was on one installation that had a full-up 15-passenger fishing boat that was anchored and you could rent it for a whole day with a pilot included in the deal.
These guys just figured no one would ever audit the situation and it’d just be written off. Apparently, some officer didn’t buy into the ‘lost’ story and got the investigators to check into people.
That’s all well and good and makes perfect sense. But to BUY something you use a couple times of year? That’s nuts and not good stewardship of our money. You HIRE a contractor to bring one in for the day.
More importantly, why aren’t charges like this being thrown against the Awans? They are a special class protected by Democrats. This is another perfect example of the double standard in American justice. The little guys get hammered while the protected guys get away with murder (so to speak).
Good day for those getting a day of fun on tax dollars. No, I do not agree with this practice but know you do. You’re free to your opinion as am I. If the family wants a day of looking around, then bring their own picnic basket and a Frisbee.