An act of ‘betrayal’ (Bush thanks vets) [View All]

[central scrutinizer]

Maybe not exactly breaking news, but the article was published today, November 11, Veteran's Day, so I felt it could go in LBN

http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2386496.php

excerpt:


Commissaries and the Defense Department’s stateside schools are in the
crosshairs of Pentagon budget cutters, and military advocates, families and even
base commanders are up in arms.

Defense officials notified the services in mid-October that they intend to close 19
commissaries and may close 19 more, mostly in remote areas.

At the same time, the Pentagon is finishing a study to determine whether to close
or transfer control of the 58 schools it operates on 14 military installations in the
continental United States.

The two initiatives are the latest in a string of actions by the Bush administration
to cut or hold down growth in pay and benefits, including basic pay, combat
pay, health-care benefits and the death gratuity paid to survivors of troops who
die on active duty.
end excerpt

much, much more in article - worth reading on Veteran's Day