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Take my word for it, our military and those in uniform will NOT suffer under the mandatory cuts unless DOD chooses to continue operating as it does. Considering that DOD is one of the few departments where budgets have built in percentage for fraud waste and mismanagement, DOD can cover any and all cost for the uniformed forces at current or heightened levels if they just took fighting waste, mismanagement and especially fraud seriously. However, since these three items are a cancer within the DOD and all the branches, they will cut the amount of ammunition you have versus the $12 billion waste and fraud discovered in some project.
Did you miss the whole sequester problem?
The mandatory budget cuts are going to hurt.
People are going to suffer and some are going to be out of a job soon.
I agree, when prices at the PX and commissary are on par with High end box stores, and most military shop at Wal Mart and places like Sams club or Costco's there really is not a need for these benefits. It is a good place to cut the budget I know I no longer shop there.
Only problem though is it will hurt the job market, and many kids or spouses work at these places and I don't like that idea of having more people unemployed.
Don't forget in your discussions that we have commissaries overseas...
My thoughts exactly.
It is clear that there are many who don't use the commissary system, for various reasons. I would really hate to see them close; I live near a small base in a small town where there is no Sam's, no Costco, and little competition. Yes, there is a Wal Mart Supercenter, but overall, it cannot compete with the commissary. I save at least 20% in my overall grocery bill, even more on meat, paper products, frozen foods and more. Plus, I live in a state that taxes groceries at a rate higher than the commissary surcharge.
Do they still use the debit card at the PX, and take that out of your pay in ten pay periods? That is like free money, and very helpful at Christmas. Basically a no interest loan.
Do they still use the debit card at the PX, and take that out of your pay in ten pay periods? That is like free money, and very helpful at Christmas. Basically a no interest loan.
Nope, I think that was called DPP (delayed payment program) now they have a straight credit card called the Star Card, and I think you can even get a regular credit card through citi bank or something through the PX....
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