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https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/25/upcharging-food-selling-booze-armys-plan-privatize-dining.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawLLaGJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFNVldiVnpqUUVoMW9tZTlFAR71tDXV4RjOTeCjkWXJCM3zFm_423XOYBaSWPaRgZrxGXD9K_jww8ksl8qbKw_aem_FLTbEJ_tI_kK3utP4ZydqgThe Army is preparing to overhaul its food service system in a move that could strip away government-run dining facilities and hand operations to private, for-profit companies.
Framed as a modernization effort, the plan could saddle enlisted soldiers, many of whom already struggle with low pay, with even greater costs for meals they are effectively required to buy.
So-called "campus-style dining" has been pitched to lawmakers as a way to incentivize private vendors to create Army dining spaces where soldiers want to eat, with longer hours, a better atmosphere, and additional menu variety.
But documents reviewed by Military.com show a system light on guardrails, nutrition standards and financial transparency -- and heavy on opportunities for contractors to upsell alcohol and high-priced extras to a population that has little choice to opt out.
So far, the Army still hasn't found a contractor to take up the deal. The deadline for contractors to make a pitch is Tuesday.
"[We] will leverage industry expertise and incentivize a contractor to operate a facility where soldiers want to dine, with better ambience, additional healthy food options, extended operating hours, and more," Lt. Gen. Chris Mohan, the acting head of Army Material Command, told lawmakers during an April hearing on the Defense Department's food operations.
The pilot program, currently open for bids, covers dining operations at five of the Army's largest installations: Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Carson, Colorado; Fort Stewart, Georgia; Fort Drum, New York; and Fort Cavazos, Texas.
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Like privatization has worked out so well for military housing...
And why aren't the troops already being served high quality meals? Now they have to pay extra if they want better food?
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