tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9380399.post112438637707287001..comments2024-03-28T06:52:24.129-07:00Comments on Kung Fu Monkey: DonatoriumAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12551450586119958881noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9380399.post-1124424274452470142005-08-18T21:04:00.000-07:002005-08-18T21:04:00.000-07:00Thanks for spotlighting this issue, John -- it's n...Thanks for spotlighting this issue, John -- it's no joke. Military families, particularly those of enlisted service members, often live pretty close to the edge. And it's an unfortunate side price of the modern fighting force and those idiotic policies you mention that the number of families with both parents on active duty is growing.<BR/><BR/>My mother for many years worked in Navy Family Services (my dad was an officer) and would regularly come home with heartbreaking stories about the families she interacted with: moms who fed their kids popcorn because it was cheap and filling.<BR/><BR/>"Soft" costs like family services comprise more of the defense budget than most people think, and it's here the cuts get made first.Kira Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123383491169702159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9380399.post-1124399361532279552005-08-18T14:09:00.000-07:002005-08-18T14:09:00.000-07:00I hope you don't mind but I posted a notice about ...I hope you don't mind but I posted a notice about this on the Triggerstreet message board. Thanks for doing this. Hopefully, you will get some more contributions from people who are not yet reading your blog.writergurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280715417926374080noreply@blogger.com