SHOCK: The U.S. Army has diverted over $151 million meant for soldiers’ food, according to the Military Times. Financial records show that more than half of the money collected from junior enlisted troops was spent elsewhere.
Food fund allocations at select Army bases:
• Fort Stewart, Georgia: $17 million collected, $2.1 million spent on food
• Fort Drum, New York: $18.2 million collected, $3.9 million spent on food
• Fort Carson, Colorado: $22 million collected, $5 million spent on food
• Fort Riley, Kansas: $19.1 million collected, $5.1 million spent on food
• Fort Bliss, Texas: $22 million collected, $11 million spent on food
• Fort Cavazos, Texas: $42.5 million collected, $11.7 million spent on food
• Fort Bragg, North Carolina: $34.6 million collected, $16.6 million spent on food
• Fort Campbell, Kentucky: $18 million collected, $5.1 million spent on food
Army officials refused to disclose where the missing funds went, despite growing concerns about food shortages on bases.
Soldiers require sufficient meals with adequate caloric intake and nutrition. Meanwhile, taxpayers demand that their funds are spent on what the U.S. government claims they are being spent on.
The Pentagon continues to be in need of reform. The DOGE's audit of the Department of Defense should be an informative one, since it has failed seven audits in a row.
Poster Comment:
Hopefully, the DOGE audit will get to the chow line as it does have money and that can be traced.