| We have short supply lines from Israel. Why are our sailors eating this crap? |
[USAtoday] Dan F.'s daughter told him in sporadic messages — when the USS Tripoli reached a pocket of internet service — that members were rationing their food supplies on the ship. Fresh produce was nowhere to be found, she told him.
"We have the strongest military in the world. You shouldn’t be running out of food, and you shouldn’t not be able to get mail on the ship," said Dan, 63, who also served in the Marines.
Supply shortages have been a part of war since the Greek city-states, moron.
Quit crying. |
MILITARY SAYS WAR CONDITIONS PROMPTED SUSPENSION
The U.S. Postal Service temporarily suspended mail delivery to 27 military ZIP codes after the United States and Israel attacked Iran. The Army said there is no end date in sight for the suspension, despite a ceasefire in the war.
The Postal Service and the Military Postal Service Agency have suspended deliveries as of the beginning of April "due to airspace closures and other logistical impacts from the ongoing conflict," Maj. Travis Shaw, an Army spokesperson, told USA TODAY. Mail already in transit when the suspension took effect is being held in secure Postal Service or military facilities "for future delivery once service resumes," he said.
The suspension is "in effect until further notice," Shaw added. "Resumption of mail service is contingent upon the reopening of airspace by civil authorities, and the area commander’s evaluation of regional transportation and distribution stability."
No mail is being "returned to sender" for those ZIP codes, Shaw said.
David Coleman, a USPS spokesperson, noted in an emailed statement that temporary suspensions to military zip codes can be monitored through the postal service's website.
"No military mailings are being returned to the sender during a suspension. They are held until they can be delivered," he added.
The Pentagon did not respond to a request for comment on the mail stoppage or reports that some U.S. vessels were short on food.
Dan F.'s daughter told him in sporadic messages – when the USS Tripoli reached a pocket of internet service – that members were rationing their food supplies on the ship. Fresh produce was nowhere to be found, she told him.
| A question for our military Rantburgers: is this normal for an active battlefront, or should we be concerned? |
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