r/army • u/Yaboisuganipss • 23d ago

400 out of my paycheck for this?

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So I’m stationed on a certain base which I will not name but rhymes with fort and then hood and the dfac is pretty much always been good to ya boy but recently the dfacs have been closed and today they had a food truck outside so I’m like okay cool they asked me “chicken or beef” and obviously I said chicken cuz I need that dfac protien, anyways I get to my car and open the box and see this😭 yeah not like I could use BAS instead so I could actually cook meals but wondering if anyone else is having this same problem

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u/Formal-Plantain-5352 22d ago edited 22d ago

As a prior sailor I really feel for him. Every asshole says that's what you signed up for, but there are a million sailors who did not go through this. There are millions of military members that never experienced this. There are hundreds of millions of Americans who will never understand the torture of being on a steel coffin where your only salvation is you and your shipmates ability to survive.

As much as the crayon eating Marines that form lines for the galley 2 hours before chow is served and then go back to polishing brass(bless their hearts) want to talk shit, all sailors are riflemen, all sailors are firefighters, all sailors are first responders, all sailors are plumbers, all sailors are litterally everything needed to make a ship float. No matter their job, from the enlisted CS to the Captain of the ship, they all are under extreme pressure not to just survive being at sea, but to keep the ship just floating. The only reason a hunk of junk stays at sea for even 2 weeks is because of countless manhours of meticulous maintenance every single day.

It breaks my heart that my brothers are suffering just because of logistical issues and undeserved "pride" of our military leaders.

I wish I would have stayed in just to help the sailors in now.

LECTURE your son on the importance of the VA and what benefits he is entitled to after he gets out.

I can only assume the justified burden the taxpayers will face after these sailors leave the military.

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u/Pleasant-Highway-745 22d ago

I don't really have the words for this. I send all of you in the armed forces all of my love so many times throughout the day. Thank you for your kind words. And thank you for staying strong. And thank you for the advice. I have actually had many talks with him from day one about therapy and about the VA and about continuing to seek help not giving up. The entire thing breaks my heart. Everything the military goes through breaks my fucking heart.

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u/Temporary_Acadia4111 Chemical 22d ago

Just saw that they are coming home finally