Posted on Apr 30, 2015
What's the consensus on dependents using rank based reserved parking at exchanges/commissaries?
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What's the consensus on dependents using rank based reserved parking at exchanges/commissaries? I believe these spots are supposed to be used by the member to rapidly get in/out of a store and get back to work, not as a RHIP reward. To me, it smacks of dependents "wearing" their sponsor's rank.
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Agreed it is for the Active Duty member NOT the spouse!! Shame on them for abusing!!
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strictly for the service member. as a spouse i find it disrespectful for spouses to "wear" their spouses rank.
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I think it should be for the military member only. We are only allowed certain amount of time on lunch breaks and need to be as efficient with time as possible.
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Dependents are a part of the support system. That doesn’t mean they deserve the same rights as their servicemember spouse. If they want those rights and recognition for rank, then they can join the military.
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It all depends on how you look at these things. If the space says "O-6 and above" then the wife of an O-6 can use it if she's driving his car. When I was growing up my father was in the Navy and there was a lot of rank segregation in the base facilities - even to the point of having separate barber shops and beauty salons for officers and enlisteds.
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SSG Calvin Grant
Isn't that the same as parking in a reserved for handicap when you know good and well you're not handicap? If there were such a thing as O-6 and above reserved parking then it would be for them not their spouse. Unless that spouse got up every morning put on that uniform and executed military operations on a day to day basis I disagree. But since I disagree with the reserved for anyone other than handicap park on just don't think your spouses rank entitled you to park there doesn't matter whos car your driving.
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CAPT Michael Toleno
I think the MSG's point (correct me if I'm wrong) is that the rank-specific spots are not intended for holders of specific offices, and thus have a more generic intended usage. I've always unconsciously assumed that myself and have been surprised to see so many on the opposite side, and so vocal. It appears that someone took the time to find the actual answer instead of just spouting an opinion, and the actual answer (at least what she found) is that spouses CAN use those spots: https://www.military.com/spousebuzz/blog/2014/03/reserved-for-rank-spouses-get-to-park-in-special-spots.html
Reserved for Rank: Spouses Get to Park in 'Special' Spots?
Yeah, I know the rules. Yes, I know that I am not the active service member - my husband is. And no, I do not wear my husband’s rank on my collar. The rank I proudly wear is: stay-at-home-mom, awesome wife, homeschooling parent, writer, hiker, pretty darned good cook, friend, Navy veteran and compulsive daydreamer.
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Pet peeve. I really hate it when they try to go to the front of the line based on spouse's rank. I call it out and stop it. My spouse moved up and became a CO. So what? I didn't do that. He did. As a gracious and considerate human being who knows that no one at the top succeeds without their peeople being cared for, it was unsaid between us that I did not wear his rank or take advantage. Do not take those things you did not earn.
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The use of the reserved spot in general is insulting. Pregnant parking is one thing, the rank spot is just another way to perpetuate pomp and circumstance.
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