there's so much graft in the US mil apparatus, none of the allocation ever seems to reach the bottom. i remember when all those stories came out where like soldiers in iraq had family back home organize fund raising to get like body armor and basic shit.

the administration dismissed the obvious contradiction of trillions going missing as "you go to war with the army you've got not the army you want".

the war machine is a paper tiger. it has just enough bombs and ammunition to discourage disorganized resistance, but there is no meat left on the bone. its all gobbled up by the hogs.

[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It is, but it comes out of your paycheck... Which is given an extra allotment for room and board... Look, economics is complicated, you wouldn't understand.

[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So let me get this straight, the army charges you for your food and gives you a special extra bit of money specifically to pay for the food they're making you buy from themselves?

You're right, I really don't understand

[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 3 points 19 hours ago

You gotta go to school for accounting and economics sweaty.

[–] D61@hexbear.net 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Back in my day, your pay was auto deducted every 2~4 weeks to pay for the dining facilities. This was pulled out, even if you didn't eat at the dining facilities. There was/is paperwork to get reimbursed if you are unable to get to a dining facility when in garrison (and not training out in the field) but most of us never bothered with it. I think when doing training/deployments and being fed, the dining facility deduction was stopped but I can't remember with any certainty.

[–] BobDole@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

I think when doing training/deployments and being fed, the dining facility deduction was stopped but I can't remember with any certainty.

They typically just shifted which entity received the money instead.