That procurement for the troops were not made when they were ordered to the ME.

Those in charge are so incompetent. Someone should inform the troops of kegsbreath's $million$ spent of lobster and shellfish and lavish eats.

Damn, it never stops with this evil piece of poop.

Its only billions of dollars for this travesty.

The cannon fodder for rump's big war game can't fight the war if they do not have food!

But my CIC was a Democrat

Can't have both

I was on the JFK in 76-77 and we ate like kings

I really want this to get out, the American public needs to kn ow that the admin is not only making these poor folks fight an unjust war that he started, but also starving them.

can you imagine being ordered into a highly dangerous amphibious landing after this? MAGA!

You want your troops in good shape don't you?!

Oh...wait... 😑

"Suckers and losers.".


Arrgggg!!!

and our troops are starving? Hey MAGAts, are you OK with this?

that if the soldiers are being underfed, the officers should not be eating.

or they completely failed to plan and procure enough supplies.

Damn, the US military used to be experts at getting supplies where they need to go accurately and quickly. That's the secret to how our country wins wars. Or it used to be before MAGA got rid of "fraud, waste, and abuse" like super geniuses.

Good thing shipping costs and groceries are super cheap for families to send care packages. Oh wait....

"let them eat war, that's how to ration the poor, there's an urgent need to feed"

I’m shocked

Mid 60's, I was a cook on a tin can.

It was my galley, and my 350 guys ate good three squares a day plus midrats, no exceptions.

24 hours on board ship, 12/12 shifts. Worked night crew half the cruise, never went hungry.

And eggs to order. I probably cracked 500,000 eggs, two at a time, one in each hand.

Also DOGE probably thought that was a good thing to cut.

That tells me that not only has the U.S. Navy fleet headquarters in Bahrain is no longer providing sustainment- they must be operating on hi tempo without regular replenishment at sea. You got a lot of ships to care for, Bahrain is out, so reproving either at sea while underway or whatever quick port call can be squeezed in in Israel (Red sea), Crete (med) or Oman.

Yep- Trump needs to declare victory and get them all out of there.

I have never, ever heard of, let alone experience, a supply fubar of this magnitude in all of my 20 years of naval service.

You’re correct, Bahrain must have been damaged quite a bit more than publicly acknowledged for replenishment to be this effed up. I can’t see supply chain management being gutted so thoroughly to blame Kegseth.

Then again, maybe he ordered people to stop planning backup plans because supply isn’t really part of warfighting?
(Yes, yes… you and I know it is THE most important part of warfare, but if Kegseth thinks soft power is useless then he is probably stupid enough to disregard supply chains, too…)

She can fix it!

Resort

Pete Hegseth's Defense Department blew $22M on steak and lobster in a single month, watchdog claims

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143630460

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pete-hegseth-s-defense-department-blew-22m-on-steak-and-lobster-in-a-single-month-watchdog-claims/ar-AA1XWiT8

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Pete Hegseth's DOD has been spending money on lobster dinners and grand pianos for military chiefs..

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221099237

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4u3hwe3p7oy3hoy3amlw7rp2/post/3mh4cuwwkw62i

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My Senators, Congressman, and the White House are hearing from me. Heads should roll, whether Hegseth is fired or impeached.

They will endure but they will remember. I also hope they got the toilet issues fixed on those ships.

U.S. troops were the best fed of all the combatants. When German troops captured an American supply depot during the Battle of the Bulge, the Germans couldn't believe how well the U.S. was feeding it's troops.

This is what happens when you have an incompetent fool with no experience in charge of the Pentagon. Pete likes to put on makeup and appear on camera, boasting about war and its warriors, while essential tasks, like making sure those warriors are fed, are not seen as flashy enough to bother with.

— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-04-17T18:36:26.046Z

wtf even is that, an insole?

— Star the Bard (@starlightfox.bsky.social) 2026-04-17T18:51:27.552Z

LEFT: What Donald is making our troops in Iran eat.
RIGHT: What Donald is giving folks at Mar-a-Lago to eat.

Honestly, I thought I was going to make this point a lot better than I can. The food at Mar-a-Lago may be richer and more plentiful, but it still looks like poorly-plated slop.

— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-04-17T17:42:31.162Z