US Army suggests troops apply for welfare if they can't feed themselves

The Pentagon is recommending that if a soldier cannot cover the cost of soaring inflation, they can apply for food stamps, aka SNAP benefits. This comes at a time when the Biden administration is spending like a drunken sailor and the supply chain is in trouble, causing prices to skyrocket.

The U.S. Army cites the higher prices on a range of goods due to inflation in its recently released official guidance.

“With inflation affecting everything from gas prices to groceries to rent, some Soldiers and their families are finding it harder to get by on the budgets they’ve set and used before,” the guidance by Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston reads.

“Soldiers of all ranks can seek guidance, assistance, and advice through the Army’s Financial Readiness Program.”

How freaking sick is that? Under this administration, we have a military that is underpaid, but at least it's diverse with a Rear Admiral who wears a dress and a General who believes that a woke military is more effective than a combat-ready military.

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The guidance points soldiers to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and links them to the federal welfare program’s website.

“SNAP is a U.S. government program that provides benefits to eligible low-income individuals and families via an electronic benefits transfer card that can be used like a debit card to purchase eligible food in authorized retail food stores. Service members and their families may be eligible,” the Army guidance reads.

“To determine qualification, visit the SNAP website or call the SNAP information line at 800-221-5689.”

“Based on the Pentagon’s own data, 24% of enlisted personnel are food insecure,” said Mackenzie Eaglen, an analyst at the American Enterprise Institute. 

“While food stamps are a Band-Aid, they’re also an admission that basic pay for enlisted troops and their families is too low — further exacerbated by unyielding inflation causing paychecks to shrink more.”

“The food index increased 10.9 percent over the last year, the largest 12-month increase since the period ending May 1979,” according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Federal inflation data released in August shows that food prices have risen at the fastest rate since the 1970s thanks to the incompetent leadership in the White House.

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