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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe need a Go Fund Me for our hungry sailors who are being fed like jail inmates instead of heroes
US military served 'gray object' amid food shortages as morale at 'all-time low
'https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-military-served-gray-object-amid-food-shortages-as-morale-at-all-time-low/ar-AA218yv9
usonian
(25,862 posts)Uber eats? I think not.
Drones? I think not.
Taxes? We all just paid them. Except for the wealthiest.
OOPS!!!
Found the answer.
YorkRd
(440 posts)I am sure we can get food to some soldiers and sailors somewhere
usonian
(25,862 posts)I expect them to send ears of scorn, browser cookies and

Military are pretty well isolated as a practical fact.
And Hegseth is a lump of shit.
There is or should already be an impeachment petition against him. That might work better than shaming.
Historic NY
(40,086 posts)aren't there they have to have supply ship or dock somewhere. Kegsbreath went to war w/o adequate supplies and extra for the marines put on board also.
YorkRd
(440 posts)Shellback Squid
(10,110 posts)Having spent 4 years on a carrier it does get low on fresh foods but plenty of other meals
Blue Full Moon
(3,542 posts)$6.9 million on lobster tails with similar high-volume purchases ($7.4 million+) in March, May, June, and October of 2025. Additionally, $2 million was spent on Alaskan king crab.
The Department of Defense spent over $15 million on ribeye steak.
Other Purchases: Reports also highlighted $1 million on salmon, $124,000 on ice cream machines, and millions on premium furniture.
RockRaven
(19,549 posts)Not enough to give a shit or give a fuck about feeding their soldiers and sailors properly -- not compared to how much they want to bomb Iran some more on behalf of some loathsome wannabe-dictator(s).
We don't need a go fund me; we need an uncorrupt government that works. We need a leader in the Pentagon that spends more time working for our service men and women than he does on his hair and makeup!
Pete Hegseth Goes on $93 Billion Pentagon Spending Spree for Lobster, Fruit Baskets and Japanese Flute: Report
https://people.com/pete-hegseth-pentagon-spending-spree-11923513
PS. Families have been sending care packages and none of it is getting through.
carpetbagger
(5,491 posts)My father's rolling over in his grave. He was one of the senior personnel directing the 1990 sealift that provisioned Desert Shield.
Shipwack
(3,089 posts)Im sure there is plenty of food. Its just not getting to the ships because of gross incompetence. The bombing by the Iranians probably took out some infrastructure, especially in Bahrain, the main port of the locally assigned ships (the 5th Fleet). Normally this would be a small hiccup, but under Kegseths mismanagement and gross incompetence the supply chain is failing. Why? I wish I knew. Theres a story, somewhere
Tree Lady
(13,327 posts)Go fund me as most of our tax dollars go to the military. Now if they arent taking care of the soldiers they should be fired as there is a ton of money in the kitty.
JI7
(93,740 posts)if they aren't getting food then figure out why that is and fix that problem.