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Trump hiring freeze ended pre-K, daycare for US military families in Germany (Original Post) DesertRat Feb 2017 OP
How soon this spreads to Asia? n/t GP6971 Feb 2017 #1
Assault on military families is horrible. gademocrat7 Feb 2017 #2
Fort Knox, Kentucky also is cutting child care pinboy3niner Feb 2017 #3
That is terrible! DesertRat Feb 2017 #6
maybe the military should stop sending families overseas at all. just send the service persons nt msongs Feb 2017 #4
So how they like him now? Cha Feb 2017 #5
Right! DesertRat Feb 2017 #7

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
3. Fort Knox, Kentucky also is cutting child care
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 09:56 PM
Feb 2017
In Fort Knox, Kentucky, garrison commander Col. Stephen Aiton sent a memo on February 17 immediately suspending new enrollment in the childcare program. He also announced that hourly and part-day services would be eliminated at the end of the month “until further notice.” Those part-day services includes preschool.

Aiton explained that “due to the federal hiring freeze” the facility was “prevented from bringing on new caregivers” to replace those that are leaving. The freeze is making it a challenge to provide “quality childcare,”

Trump Hiring Freeze Forces Suspension Of Military Child Care Programs
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028690277

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
7. Right!
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 10:49 PM
Feb 2017

Why did anyone think he'd be a champion for families and children??! The only family he cares about is his own.

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