Commissary And Exchange Privileges

[Kelly]

I have started a petition to forward to our elected officials to urge them to get off their sixs and get this legislation passed. Please sign this petition and let your fellow vets know the petition is out there. Thanks

http://www.petitiononline.com/vetpet/petition.html

[Guest Dataman]

Don't bother with Gas. They match the local stations. Cheaper at Costco. Food some times are higher.

Space A is a joke.

It won't happen anyway. How would they get on base? No ID Card? It's a political move, not something ment to pass. Sort of like Full CR.

[Moe]

Any disabled Vet that wants my place in line can have it. The savings in the px/bx are minimal to nonexistent. Don't believe me, go to the aafes site www.aafes.com and see for yourself. Better yet go to the on base/post stores with a retired or active member and look at the prices. Unless recently changed anyone can go in if accompanied by an ID holder..

[john999]

Moe

Those wonderful retirement benefits are a joke. I did not retire but I am retired from federal civilian civil service. The pension I get sucks. My insurance takes up to almost half of what I get from the feds. My pension is offset by SSA. The only ones that get over are those guys in Congress.

[Kelly]

For those who wont use the facilities anyway, that is not the point. Sign the petition for those that when they get these benefits, can feel like the government gives a crap about them. Bitching about what is, was, should be or isnt, is just wasting your breath. Bashing any type of vet is just what I was talking about before. If you get a leg blown off on day one of combat or serve x amount of years and come out worse off after the first time you said "I swear to support and Defend" should have the same benefits as those that made it 20+. Most disabled vets would trade all the checks and all benefits to not have to suffer every damn day with problems that were caused by military service. I know there are diabled vets out there milking the system, but screwing over the rest is wrong.

Sign the petition, write your congressman or get off the pot.

http://www.petitiononline.com/vetpet/petition.html

Edited April 30, 2006 by Kelly

[Guest elizabeth]

I've said it before I'll say it again. If you did not retire you should not be entitled to these benefits. This is just my opinion, but retirees worked for 20 plus years (in most cases) to be entitled to these and other benefits. I do not think someone who does two or three years should get these or other benefits, I don't care how disabled they are. These are called retirement benefits for a reason.

I disagree with you we are entitled to those benifits only 100% get them my husband was in japan in ww2 was in hospital 5 months he was in air force 2 years later he joined the navy in 1952 lucky him he got on the uss wasp they sunk the hobson 179 man were killrd my husband suffers ptsd sees a doctor weekley takes meds i might add he was also exposed to rasiation in japan you have some nerve to even question these benifits get on the web site and read about the greatest non war accident in naval history you are crazy to even question these benifits and any one who sings your pertisation is as crazy as you if you really want to help get congress to get a stamp for IRON hays bet you don;t know of him or what he did ELIZABETH

[Hoppy]

Kelly, your right, Elizabeth, your right. The idea that 100% disabled veterns should not be allowed base privlidges is so far out of the main stream that it is not worth arguing with the opposition

However, I must defend the privilidge as being worth while. I go to the gym for free. I rent a boat slip in north San Diego bay on a Navy base for 60% of what slips rent for off base. I rent dry storage for two of my smaller boats on a base for about 70% of the price off base. I use the auto hobby shop garage. The cost of propane on the base is way less than Home Depot. I can get Port Supply (wholesale) prices on any of my boat needs by having them shipped to the base. Anything I buy on the base or have delivered to the base is exempt from sales tax. I do not now where you shop. I just came back from shopping. 30% savings at the commisary when compared to the local Vons. Milk, soup. fruit, shampoo, etc, There is only one gas station that even tries to match the commisary prices on gas on Point Loma. I am sure I forgot some stuff. Anyway I save $100.00's every month on slip fees, storage fees, and taxes.