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You are here: Home HPRC Blog Are military mess halls hurting our Armed Forces?

Are military mess halls hurting our Armed Forces?

published: 02-28-2011 Journal entry icon

Slate.com has an opinion piece on the Army's "Soldier Athlete" food program that was initiated last fall in cafeterias at Fort Jackson in South Carolina; Fort Sill in Oklahoma; Fort Knox in Kentucky; Fort Benning in Georgia, and Fort Leonard Wood, in Missouri—the five bases where the Army's 10-week basic training sessions take place.

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Unhealthy military mess halls are hurting our armed forces.