Posted on Jul 15, 2016
SGT C Mendez
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MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P
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Why would they want to? Prices at AAFES and the Commissary are outrageous. Only time I shop the PX is for "Big Ticket" items and sometimes not even then. The local grocery stores are much more affordable for us than the Commissary. I've learned over the years I don't have to have "Name Brand" everything.
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CAPT Kevin B.
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Typical. Authorize something with no provision to expand the service so the lines get ever longer. Also no provision to bump up resources for base access, different CAC card?, who knows. Always a shallow political stunt with no real effort to do something meaningful to fix the VA. I'm tired of the window dressing crapola in DC.
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SGT C Mendez
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Of course there is no proper prep or planning. But I think that it would save the jobs for Veterans that work there and prevent DECA from closing them down. But they need to plan for this if they are going to make it a reality.
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SGT Infantryman (Airborne)
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Great idea SGT C Mendez. All of the jobs at the Ellington commissary are civilian run.
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SGM Erik Marquez
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Sure I would, though its a mostly hollow gesture i'd think as neither of those two things are an economical savings.
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SGT C Mendez
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I see your point and it could be perceived as a hollow gesture.
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SGM Erik Marquez
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SGT C Mendez - But hey if it helps even a small demographic, its all good.
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