Recently heard that $500.00/mo is deducted from the pay of our overseas troops to pay for their food due to budget cuts. Is this true? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/recently-heard-that-500-00-mo-is-deducted-from-the-pay-of-our-overseas-troops-to-pay-for-their-food-due-to-budget-cuts-is-this-true <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-62171"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Frecently-heard-that-500-00-mo-is-deducted-from-the-pay-of-our-overseas-troops-to-pay-for-their-food-due-to-budget-cuts-is-this-true%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Recently+heard+that+%24500.00%2Fmo+is+deducted+from+the+pay+of+our+overseas+troops+to+pay+for+their+food+due+to+budget+cuts.+Is+this+true%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Frecently-heard-that-500-00-mo-is-deducted-from-the-pay-of-our-overseas-troops-to-pay-for-their-food-due-to-budget-cuts-is-this-true&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ARecently heard that $500.00/mo is deducted from the pay of our overseas troops to pay for their food due to budget cuts. Is this true?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/recently-heard-that-500-00-mo-is-deducted-from-the-pay-of-our-overseas-troops-to-pay-for-their-food-due-to-budget-cuts-is-this-true" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="40217ef41d32be9037954b3024059d9c" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/062/171/for_gallery_v2/fd64c009.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/062/171/large_v3/fd64c009.jpg" alt="Fd64c009" /></a></div></div> Thu, 01 Oct 2015 22:56:54 -0400 Recently heard that $500.00/mo is deducted from the pay of our overseas troops to pay for their food due to budget cuts. Is this true? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/recently-heard-that-500-00-mo-is-deducted-from-the-pay-of-our-overseas-troops-to-pay-for-their-food-due-to-budget-cuts-is-this-true <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-62171"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Frecently-heard-that-500-00-mo-is-deducted-from-the-pay-of-our-overseas-troops-to-pay-for-their-food-due-to-budget-cuts-is-this-true%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Recently+heard+that+%24500.00%2Fmo+is+deducted+from+the+pay+of+our+overseas+troops+to+pay+for+their+food+due+to+budget+cuts.+Is+this+true%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Frecently-heard-that-500-00-mo-is-deducted-from-the-pay-of-our-overseas-troops-to-pay-for-their-food-due-to-budget-cuts-is-this-true&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ARecently heard that $500.00/mo is deducted from the pay of our overseas troops to pay for their food due to budget cuts. Is this true?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/recently-heard-that-500-00-mo-is-deducted-from-the-pay-of-our-overseas-troops-to-pay-for-their-food-due-to-budget-cuts-is-this-true" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="fba3315d4cfe92a43fc34e4f58780c57" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/062/171/for_gallery_v2/fd64c009.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/062/171/large_v3/fd64c009.jpg" alt="Fd64c009" /></a></div></div> SSgt Gregg Coldsnow Thu, 01 Oct 2015 22:56:54 -0400 2015-10-01T22:56:54-04:00 Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 1 at 2015 11:08 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/recently-heard-that-500-00-mo-is-deducted-from-the-pay-of-our-overseas-troops-to-pay-for-their-food-due-to-budget-cuts-is-this-true?n=1010066&urlhash=1010066 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have buddies overseas and I have yet to hear any truth from this......... MSG Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 01 Oct 2015 23:08:27 -0400 2015-10-01T23:08:27-04:00 Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 2 at 2015 5:32 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/recently-heard-that-500-00-mo-is-deducted-from-the-pay-of-our-overseas-troops-to-pay-for-their-food-due-to-budget-cuts-is-this-true?n=1010356&urlhash=1010356 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I've been OCONUS for a few years now. The only difference I've seen lately is that the dollar's increasing value has made COLA payments significantly lower (because COLA is paid in dollars and the exchange rate impacts the payment amount; stronger dollar, less COLA). MAJ Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 02 Oct 2015 05:32:02 -0400 2015-10-02T05:32:02-04:00 Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 5 at 2015 8:04 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/recently-heard-that-500-00-mo-is-deducted-from-the-pay-of-our-overseas-troops-to-pay-for-their-food-due-to-budget-cuts-is-this-true?n=1018863&urlhash=1018863 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Probably that stupid site... dufusblog SSgt Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 05 Oct 2015 20:04:10 -0400 2015-10-05T20:04:10-04:00 2015-10-01T22:56:54-04:00