Full Time Retired Military
Can any of you give us some in sight on being FT RM, like are you using military bases (monthly, weekly) State/Fed Parks, private. Are you in a 5th wheel, Class A, something else. Hubby has got the i...
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Larryzv7 wrote:
Roy & Lynne, the commissaries did take a big hit with that so-called “sequester,” and most of them have already stopped having “case sales,” which I used to look forward to for stocking up on things at a reasonable price. It would not surprise me, with all of the budget cutbacks and the commissary being part of the DOD budget, if some commissaries did close.
I’m told that Sam’s Club has discount membership for military veterans, and if the commissaries close I probably will be going more to Costco and Sam’s Club. It is my understanding that BX/PX’s are for profit organizations and are run under a different budget than the commissaries. I recently learned that BX/PX’s started out as on base trading posts back in the 1800’s.
Sam's Club offered free passes to military during the shutdown, and their everyday offer is $15 gift card for a paid membership or renewal. Details
I really don't give a flip whether commissaries are closed or not. There are plenty of other places to shop in the US. I have to check the date code carefully, I've found lots of items well past their date code still offered for sale. Same with the exchanges. Most are overpriced and poorly managed.
