So, when the Administration of that cl;ueless moron wastes an ADDITIONAL $332 million of our dollars on BONUSES?
Well, I've just got to think: Wouldn't that money have been better "wasted" feeding the troops?
Hot meals the latest casualty in Afghanistan: Marines lose one hot meal a day as part of the U.S Army's 'draw-down' measures
- Soldiers at Camp Leatherneck have lost the midnight rations, or 'midrats', where troops beginning a shift and others ending theirs come together for a hot meal
- Soldier's families say it's bad for morale and camaraderie among troops and others suggest the U.S. is rationing due to financial problems at home
- Officials say the cut-backs have nothing to do with budget cuts, but are part of the gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan
- Marines will have four prepared meals a day until Saturday, when it will be cut to three, and eventually two
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Marines at Camp Leatherneck in south-western Afghanistan will lose one of their four hot meals starting this Saturday, according to Marine Corps officials.
The camp will lose the midnight ration service, known as 'midrats', the one meal of the day where all the troops gather together to eat. The meal serves as breakfast for the Marines at the beginning of their midnight-to-midday shift, and dinner for those coming off their midday-to-midnight shift.
The idea of forgoing their hot meal rankles with some, including one Marine who declined to be named, whose email to his wife was shared with NBC News.
Not quite home-cooked: An MRE (Meal, Ready to Eat), which are now replacing some hot meals at bases in Afghanistan
'Instead, we will target the biggest contributor to morale. I must be losing my mind. What is our senior leadership thinking? I just got back from flying my ass off and in a few days, I will not have a meal to replenish me after being away for over nine hours.'
Registered dietitian and Captain Christina Deehl told CNN that U.S. troops will never go hungry, and that the moves are logistical, not budget-related.
'We would never deprive the soldier of adequate nutrition and that's just all there is to it,' she said.
Instead of hot cooked meals, soldiers have access to MREs (Meal, Ready to Eat). These pre-packaged meals contain all the energy and nutrients a soldier needs to meet one-third of their Recommended Daily Allowance.
To go: A marine eats a Meals, Ready to Eat (MRE)
breakfast, which contains one-third of the Recommended Daily Intake of
calories and nutrients for an adult in the military
'The fact is our force in Afghanistan is shrinking fast and all the creature comforts and services deployed military-members have grown accustomed to over the past decade are going to be reduced,' Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Cliff Gilmore to NBC News.
'When serving we are challenged to endure different things - to face different challenges - over time. But we're an odd bunch, we Marines - probably no surprise that we'll complain more about losing the sandwich bar on the way out than we did about getting shot at on the way in.'
Camp Leatherneck is one of a reported 17 bases facing cuts to their hot meals, and families back home are worried about how the lack of hot food will affect morale.
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