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We need a Go Fund Me for our hungry sailors who are being fed like jail inmates instead of heroes (Original Post) YorkRd 12 hrs ago OP
And how? Mail is not going through. usonian 12 hrs ago #1
I am sure embarrassing press conference will force Trump and Hegseth to do something YorkRd 12 hrs ago #3
They can't be embarrassed. They have no shame. usonian 12 hrs ago #8
Ah they will never see it ene their care packages and mail Historic NY 12 hrs ago #2
I bet that sailors somewhere could use some good food, cafeteria pictures looked dreadful YorkRd 12 hrs ago #10
that's useless, dry goods only and they are getting better than that, they do underway replenishment Shellback Squid 12 hrs ago #4
Hogsbreath spent Blue Full Moon 12 hrs ago #5
The DOD has MORE THAN ENOUGH money. What they don't have is enough shits or fucks. RockRaven 12 hrs ago #6
No. sheshe2 12 hrs ago #7
Logistics have taken a dive. carpetbagger 12 hrs ago #9
I agree... everyone is missing the point. Shipwack 10 hrs ago #11
I would say we already had a huge Tree Lady 9 hrs ago #12
No we don't. We pay taxes to fund that already JI7 9 hrs ago #13

usonian

(25,856 posts)
1. And how? Mail is not going through.
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 11:55 PM
12 hrs ago

Uber eats? I think not.

Drones? I think not.

Taxes? We all just paid them. Except for the wealthiest.

OOPS!!!

Found the answer.

YorkRd

(440 posts)
3. I am sure embarrassing press conference will force Trump and Hegseth to do something
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 11:58 PM
12 hrs ago

I am sure we can get food to some soldiers and sailors somewhere

usonian

(25,856 posts)
8. They can't be embarrassed. They have no shame.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 12:14 AM
12 hrs ago

I expect them to send ears of scorn, browser cookies and



Military are pretty well isolated as a practical fact.

And Hegseth is a lump of shit.

There is or should already be an impeachment petition against him. That might work better than shaming.

Historic NY

(40,086 posts)
2. Ah they will never see it ene their care packages and mail
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 11:55 PM
12 hrs ago

aren't there they have to have supply ship or dock somewhere. Kegsbreath went to war w/o adequate supplies and extra for the marines put on board also.

YorkRd

(440 posts)
10. I bet that sailors somewhere could use some good food, cafeteria pictures looked dreadful
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 12:21 AM
12 hrs ago

Shellback Squid

(10,110 posts)
4. that's useless, dry goods only and they are getting better than that, they do underway replenishment
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 12:03 AM
12 hrs ago

Having spent 4 years on a carrier it does get low on fresh foods but plenty of other meals

Blue Full Moon

(3,540 posts)
5. Hogsbreath spent
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 12:03 AM
12 hrs ago

$6.9 million on lobster tails with similar high-volume purchases ($7.4 million+) in March, May, June, and October of 2025. Additionally, $2 million was spent on Alaskan king crab.
The Department of Defense spent over $15 million on ribeye steak.
Other Purchases: Reports also highlighted $1 million on salmon, $124,000 on ice cream machines, and millions on premium furniture.

RockRaven

(19,537 posts)
6. The DOD has MORE THAN ENOUGH money. What they don't have is enough shits or fucks.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 12:04 AM
12 hrs ago

Not enough to give a shit or give a fuck about feeding their soldiers and sailors properly -- not compared to how much they want to bomb Iran some more on behalf of some loathsome wannabe-dictator(s).

sheshe2

(97,859 posts)
7. No.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 12:04 AM
12 hrs ago

We don't need a go fund me; we need an uncorrupt government that works. We need a leader in the Pentagon that spends more time working for our service men and women than he does on his hair and makeup!

Pete Hegseth Goes on $93 Billion Pentagon Spending Spree for Lobster, Fruit Baskets and Japanese Flute: Report

https://people.com/pete-hegseth-pentagon-spending-spree-11923513

PS. Families have been sending care packages and none of it is getting through.

carpetbagger

(5,491 posts)
9. Logistics have taken a dive.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 12:19 AM
12 hrs ago

My father's rolling over in his grave. He was one of the senior personnel directing the 1990 sealift that provisioned Desert Shield.

Shipwack

(3,089 posts)
11. I agree... everyone is missing the point.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 02:00 AM
10 hrs ago

I’m sure there is plenty of food. It’s just not getting to the ships because of gross incompetence. The bombing by the Iranians probably took out some infrastructure, especially in Bahrain, the main port of the locally assigned ships (the 5th Fleet). Normally this would be a small hiccup, but under Kegseth’s mismanagement and gross incompetence the supply chain is failing. Why? I wish I knew. There’s a story, somewhere…

Tree Lady

(13,322 posts)
12. I would say we already had a huge
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 02:43 AM
9 hrs ago

Go fund me as most of our tax dollars go to the military. Now if they aren’t taking care of the soldiers they should be fired as there is a ton of money in the kitty.

JI7

(93,732 posts)
13. No we don't. We pay taxes to fund that already
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 02:47 AM
9 hrs ago

if they aren't getting food then figure out why that is and fix that problem.

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