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Joey Liberal

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11. Golf is more important than education to the military

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 12, 2013, 07:21 PM

Mar 2013

The senior officers will always have high pay, nice on-base homes and golf courses. The tax payers have been getting screwed by our pampered flag and field grade officers for a very long time. They would cut personnel, training and maintenance before closing a golf course.

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Air Force joins Army, Marines in cutting tuition assistance [View all] jsr Mar 2013 OP

Such unlikely institutions as Wayland Baptist University have branch campuses on O'ahu. KamaAina Mar 2013 #1

This was a long time coming. actslikeacarrot Mar 2013 #2

Wait until the inner city kids who sign up for ed benefits hear... immoderate Mar 2013 #3

the g.i. bill is unaffected... actslikeacarrot Mar 2013 #4

Maybe not sign up. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2013 #12

Take a look at all the for-profit colleges Smilo Mar 2013 #5

When do you think the golf courses will get cut? littlemissmartypants Mar 2013 #6

.HAHAHAHA SQUEE Mar 2013 #8

That's not true--hasn't been for some time. MADem Mar 2013 #17

Golf is more important than education to the military Joey Liberal Mar 2013 #11

BXs, PXs, Golf Courses, and MWR activities are paid for with non-appropriated funds. In other words, 24601 Mar 2013 #13

MWR instrumentalities have been "self-sustaining" since the eighties. MADem Mar 2013 #14

Still it just looks bad. eom littlemissmartypants Mar 2013 #15

They look pretty good to people coming off deployment, though. MADem Mar 2013 #16

... and nutbags on teh Facebooks are blaming POTUS Myrina Mar 2013 #7

What do you think the repubs gain roxy1234 Mar 2013 #10

Sad erpowers Mar 2013 #9