American Thinker du jour - Chow Hall Edition
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Wokeness is clearly causing much of the military’s recruiting problems, despite Pentagon true woke believer’s protestations to the contrary. But suppose, just suppose the military wasn’t feeding troops? Might that also discourage the best and brightest from choosing the military? Might it also discourage people, regardless of how good and bright they are, who prefer to avoid starvation from choosing the military?
A venerable aphorism is “an army marches on its stomach.” An equally valuable observation is that amateurs talk tactics, but professionals talk logistics. A military that can’t get its troops where it they need to be on time, and that can’t provide them with the food, water, munitions and other gear they need to fight is going to lose.
A year ago, I went ballistic about reports coming out of the former Ft Hood (now Ft Cavasos) in Texas that soldiers weren't being fed. Now, the distances on that massive base are enormous, particularly for soldiers on maneuvers in the back hills or in the remote camps dotting the installation.
...But I’ve gotten my independent confirmation from impeccable, on the scene sources, and I am snorting fire.
This is – and has been – happening at Fort Cavazos, the former Fort Hood in Texas, and is unconscionable.
Fort Cavazos Soldiers Have Been Without Proper Access to Food for Months
One of the Army’s largest bases has been barely able to keep its food services up and running for months, according to soldiers stationed there and dining facility schedules reviewed by Military.com.
The situation at Fort Cavazos, Texas — previously known as Fort Hood — has left some junior enlisted with few options for meals, as top officials on base struggle to juggle logistics while most of its cooks are on deployments, missions or serving field training and other events.
The base had only two of its 10 major dining options open every day for much of the summer, with three others open only during limited times. The closures forced many soldiers to drive long distances across base, sometimes an hour round trip for their meals.
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https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/does_dei_require_starving_our_troops.html
