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Pentagon cuts cooked breakfast for some troops in

JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
edited January 2013 in General Discussion
Pentagon cuts cooked breakfast for some troops in Afghanistan

This has me more fired up than anything in recent years. If there is a reasonable excuse for it I'd like to hear it.

I know there are situations in some times and places when it isn't possible to serve a decent meal to the troops, but when it's part of the plan, it's unnecessary, uncalled for and intolerable.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/27/during-drawdown-pentagon-cuts-cooked-breakfast-for/
The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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  • Marc1301Marc1301 Member Posts: 31,895 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    We need the money to feed Michelle and keep her fat butt looking up to date.

    Priorities James.[xx(]
    "Beam me up Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here." - William Shatner
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  • TooBigTooBig Member Posts: 28,559 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You don't see obama our any of our Politicans cutting anything out of their diet now do we. Just think how much we could save if we cut their Bar Bill
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  • JasonVJasonV Member Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I preferred MREs to field kitchens anyway.
    formerly known as warpig883
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  • Mr. PerfectMr. Perfect Member, Moderator Posts: 66,437 ******
    edited November -1
    They could all be fed for months just taking one meal away from Chris Christie.
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    And fiery auto crashes
    Some will die in hot pursuit
    While sifting through my ashes
    Some will fall in love with life
    And drink it from a fountain
    That is pouring like an avalanche
    Coming down the mountain
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  • Marc1301Marc1301 Member Posts: 31,895 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Mr. Perfect
    They could all be fed for months just taking one meal away from Chris Christie.

    +1

    Good ole Chris 'Krispy Kreme' Christie,.....what a hog.[xx(]
    "Beam me up Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here." - William Shatner
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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This has nothing to do with Budget. Its normal Practice as Support troops leave 1st. One of the 1st to go would be the cooks.
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  • 4627046270 Member Posts: 12,627
    edited November -1
    I say stop the payments to obama , all his scars, all senators, congressmen,
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  • JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by grumpygy
    This has nothing to do with Budget. Its normal Practice as Support troops leave 1st. One of the 1st to go would be the cooks.

    It looks more like weak and ineffective leadership and management to me.

    If that was ever standard procedure, the Navy and Marine Corps managed to keep me from finding out about it since April of 1961, and I've served in some pretty out of the way places. As I said before, there are times when you can't feed the troops, but it's NEVER part of the plan.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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  • JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hell, even George Patton who wasn't known for being warm and fuzzy made sure the troops got a hot meal when possible.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:The affected soldiers are being given packaged meals known as MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) as substitutes for a cooked breakfast, the officials said.



    Do not know how many times I've had that done to me and I was not even overseas.
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  • airbornerizzairbornerizz Member Posts: 674 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Know what sucks even more about this? My unit gets 2 hots a day, and 1 mre for lunch during AT. If anyone's hot chow should be cut, it should be us who aren't getting shot at.
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  • airbornerizzairbornerizz Member Posts: 674 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    .... and I bet the pretender and his family have steak and eggs breakfast everyday of their frequent vacations...
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  • CoolhandLukeCoolhandLuke Member Posts: 7,826 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    They need to save $$ for Osabama's life time secret service security detail.
    We have to fight so we can run away.
    Capt. Jack Sparrow.
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  • 11BravoCrunchie11BravoCrunchie Member Posts: 33,423 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by grumpygy
    This has nothing to do with Budget. Its normal Practice as Support troops leave 1st. One of the 1st to go would be the cooks.



    Except US Military cooks haven't actually cooked a meal since about 2007... It's all done by local nationals being employed by civilian contractors now.
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  • GuvamintCheeseGuvamintCheese Member Posts: 38,932 ✭
    edited November -1
    His trip today to Las vegas would have kept them eating breakfast for 6 more months.
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  • airbornerizzairbornerizz Member Posts: 674 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yea, army cooks don't cook... I'm not sure what they do, but we had KBR cooking our meals. Most were Albanian, few Serbian... none got paid what a US citizen would've gotten paid.
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  • spasmcreekspasmcreek Member Posts: 37,717 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    better gettem out quick...no hot breakfast will make passing out balloons and candy to the enemy more difficult to manage with a smile
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  • HappyNanoqHappyNanoq Member Posts: 12,023
    edited November -1
    They're tough guys, they can handle a cold meal... [:o)]
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  • CoolhandLukeCoolhandLuke Member Posts: 7,826 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Gov is also saving $$$ for Obamas brand new high tech white flag factory.
    We have to fight so we can run away.
    Capt. Jack Sparrow.
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  • LaidbackDanLaidbackDan Member Posts: 13,142 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Are we sure this isn't about offending the local populace
    while serving bagels or bacon?
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  • nards444nards444 Member Posts: 3,994 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    cry we didnt have hot meals all the dang time for 15 months in Iraq. The news and some of you are over reacting to the story. Its impossible for a hot meal 3 times a day in combat. And actually its quite common while training or deployed to have one cold meal a day and its usually bfast or lunch.

    I supported a smaller base and I know for a fact they had hot chow for dinner only for 15 months
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