What's the consensus on dependents using rank based reserved parking at exchanges/commissaries?

I agree!

I feel being disabled now, that these spots should be used by people that are in need. Not as a convenience which is more often the case. I always try to remember that there is slways someone worse off than I and if I can I walk a little further.

Spouses should not use the DV parking spots but DVs such as E9s and Col/Gen should use them every chance they get. It is a privilege earned and the younger troops should respect that. It is RHIP and I'm OK with that and it is also because those folks are very busy and don't need to be riding around a parking lot looking for a spot.

I am in full agreement with the Major.

There are no authorized reserved parking at commissaries or exchanges for anyone other than handicap.

There is no such parking on a military installation. Parking spaces that have reserved for...are overrated. If the parking spot is available use it. The only authorized parking where you can get a ticket for violating is reserved for handicap. The rank of a service member under no circumstances carry over to a military spouse. Nor does your rank carry over to a reserved parking spot. Drive on drive on.

Reserved parking spaces are ridiculous anyways. What, are you handicapped because of your rank? Do you think you're better than the people below you to get special treatment? Re-think why you posted this question.

Agreed. This era of self-entitlement should not extend to spouses/dependents of ranking military members. I view this similarly to family members, throughout this country, who use handicap placards to park illegally in order to have the closest parking spot.

Hell, my last post had THREE reserved "General Officer" parking spaces in the parking lot nearest the entrance to the hospital -- until the last BRAC reorganization the post only had TWO general officers assigned.
To the best of my knowledge NO general officer ever drove his POV to the hospital -- certainly not during duty hours -- the two star had a sedan and driver 24/7 (plus a spare sedan and a backup sedan), the one star had a sedan and driver during duty hours (and any other time he wanted them). If any of the general officers ever visited the hospital they used their sedan and parked at the door, not in the parking lot.

Now the post does have three general officers, but of course they still never use their POV during the day and the hospital has been downgraded to a Health Clinic, but still has three General Officer reserved parking spaces.

From CWO-2, MCPO, TM (SS) USN [Ret.}

The problem of dependents wearing the rank of the military family member is one as old as the military! The same thing was going on in the 18th century if such tales related in history books are to be believed. In my view, the only way to stop such, on a general basis, is to delete the special parking, perhaps except for disabled personnel! Talking to dependents about the problem apparently doesn't do much good! However, in order to make such a massive change, the order would have to come from a Base Commander or higher, and in order to accomplish that, in my experience, the situation must be so serious as to catch the Commander's Attention@ Just exactly how to do that, will rest on the ability of someone who the Commander will listen to, and seriously consider, the problem being laid before him or her.

Respectfully Submitted;
Marcus Audens