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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No I think that parking privileges ought to be for the member actually serving. Spouses and family members can walk like everyone else, unless they are handicapped, and there are places designated for that.
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I never parked in the reserve space that was made for the volunteer of the year at Fort Knox when I received that privilege spouses don’t need to use their husbands rank spouses serve in the silent ranks and are those reserve spots really necessary for the soldiers they talk about keeping people in shape don’t reserve first come first serve for parking that’s how it becomes in the civilian world once they retire
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CAPT Michael Toleno
If you didn't use a specific spot that was designated for you, then you used another spot that someone else could have used—someone who could not use the spot that you refused to use. So your act of nobility or self-abasement inconvenienced the very people that you might have thought you were helping in some way.
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Kate Phelan
I never took a space away from anybody I’m parked in general parking usually farther away than any of the reserve spots I chose not to park in the volunteer of the year space I am parked farther away so I was never taking a spot from anyone if anything I made it more convenient for other people
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CAPT Michael Toleno
Kate Phelan - True. If there were always intervening available spots between your actual parking spot and the one you passed up, you didn't take away anyone's potential spot. So your actions had no negative impact on anyone. But you didn't really help anyone by not taking the spot that was specifically available to you. You made nothing more convenient to anyone by your choice, because you always had the choice to park in your designated spot.
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I have to say as a military reservist with 19 years I use “my” benefits. My husband active duty has his. I don’t agree nor have I ever agreed using a spouses rank as my own.
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I agree that these spaces are to be utilized for the active duty member only for the reason stated.
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I feel the rank based reserved parking belongs to the service member, however, out of respect to the higher ups, i would hate for the Post Commanders wife to not have a privileged parking spot same with the Post CSM's wife. of course its been awhile since i was in, maybe they have given them their own spot by now.
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It’s because when they had stickers in use, we were not allowed to judge the people inside we were required to follow the sticker; salute the car. Now that there are no stickers, they actually check ID’s.
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No, family members should not be using parking based on their spouse/parents rank. I know a "pecking order" generally forms with spouses, but it's unofficial at best.
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