Are we failing as leaders when our junior folks are forced into having to use food stamps to survive?

<p><b>I saw this sort of hardship on junior soldiers early in my career. Now it appears the pendulum is swinging back towards this happening again. The fact that any of our younger soldiers should have to use or even qualify for this is humiliating and a national shame. Quote from attached article: "Pentagon officials told CNN that while the military does not track who is receiving assistance, the military members likely to be on food stamps are those at the bottom of the ranks with children, where base pay <font face="Times New Roman">— not including housing or food — for a new soldier with a spouse and child is about $20,000. With housing and food allowances, an Army private with two years experience would make about $40,000." </font></b><a href="http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/17/food-stamp-use-among-troops-skyrockets-during-obama-admin/"><b><font color="#000080" face="Times New Roman"><u>http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/17/food-stamp-use-among-troops-skyrockets-during-obama-admin/</u></font></b></a></p><div class="pta-link-card"><div class="pta-link-card-picture"><img src="http://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Commissary-e [login to see] 10.jpg"></div><div class="pta-link-card-content"><div class="pta-link-card-title"><a href="http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/17/food-stamp-use-among-troops-skyrockets-during-obama-admin/" target="_blank">Food stamp use among troops skyrockets during Obama admin</a></div><div class="pta-link-card-description">Food stamp redemption at military grocery stores, or commissaries, has nearly doubled since the beginning of the </div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="pta-box-hide"><i class="icon-remove"></i></div></div>