“This is a problem because the Army is losing money, and Soldiers are paying out of pocket for food.” There are many reasons Soldiers are not going to the DFAC. They are increasingly far away ...

Kelvin Windham, Army Materiel Command G-4 sergeant major ... The price will be the same as buying food from a DFAC so that a daily allowance still covers an entrée, a side, a dairy item, a ...

It’s also about saving the service some serious dough considering the Army wastes millions each year producing food that soldiers ... galley or mess deck. But DFAC (pronounced Dee-Fac) became ...

"DFAC utilization rates ... "Based on recent trends and research, the Army is modernizing the way it feeds Soldiers. We are committed to providing Soldiers with food options that are healthy ...

(u/WillSugmar/Reddit) Times look tough for the U.S. Army if a photo of the breakfast ... Many commenters likened the meal to prison food. “In prison or the DFAC?” asked user diopsideINcalcite.

The r/Army moderator, an Army veteran who goes by the moniker Kinmuan, noted that this is not just a food problem but a morale issue. “If your DFAC utilization is ‘low’, and soldiers are ...

A military.com investigation found that the U.S. Army did not spend $74 million of the $225 million deducted from soldiers' paychecks for meals in 2024. The Army states that soldiers living in ...

Millions of dollars collected by the United States Army for a food program were spent elsewhere — with less than half of the funds actually finding their way to soldiers’ plates, according to ...

By Alexander Nazaryan Reporting from Fort Jackson, S.C, and Fort Gregg-Adams, Va. Army food has been vexing and perplexing the soldiers who have to eat it for about as long as there’s been an Army.

The Army spent nearly 70% of the money it collected from enlisted troops’ food allowances on expenses other than meals, even as it struggles to provide them with a nutritious diet, according to ...

The U.S. Army has released guidance for soldiers as ... Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps. SNAP, a benefit for low-income Americans, is a program ...

“I was at a place in life where I needed to do something," Peter Scott says. On 7 acres in Brandywine, Maryland, Peter Scott, a former United States Army counterintelligence agent assigned to ...