'More like a snack for a toddler than a meal for an adult': How our National Guard troops are being fed at the Capitol
by Timothy P. Carney, Senior Columnist |
| January 25, 2021 06:39 PM National Guard troops stationed at the Capitol famously have had to nap on the building’s marble floors, but that’s not the worst thing about their working conditions. The food is. The reason: The National Guard Bureau hired a food contractor to feed the troops, but the contractor simply messed up.
Here’s a picture of today’s “breakfast†as passed along to me.
Some of the troops didn’t get this filling breakfast of an apple (at least it looks like a good apple!) and a gross chocolate chocolate-chip muffin in a brown bag until after 10 a.m.
Here’s another meal, supposed to get a soldier through the day until dinner.
That’s a pair of Pop-Tarts, an apple, a granola bar, and a Capri Sun. As one source put it, “Are we asking adults to guard the Capitol, or are we sending 10-year-old kids to camp for the morning?â€
Dinner arrived, and here it was: A miniature sub from Jersey Mike’s and a bag of chips. (To be fair, sea salt and vinegar is the best flavor.)
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