~ BigDawg Andrew: "Now let me get this straight. They could not find ANY Marines or Sailors that would volunteer as life guards that were trained in CPR and knew how to swim FOR GAWD SAKES! NO ONE thought of that? Instead they just hired college Yuppies for the summer to watch the Marines , Sailors, Army, and Air Force personnel do work-out laps, and kids and their spouses taking dips for a cool off swim? Now they shut them ALL down to save a measly 2.3 million world wide? How about pay CUTS of 15% all the way across the board for all elected officials, starting with the President of the United States and Congress instead of taking away the swimming pools of our fighting men and women around the world. Where are all the OTHER CUTS? When will the GOP Get a BACKBONE! CUT some PORK FIRST!" REPORT: The lion’s share of the savings comes from not having to hire civilian lifeguards. Reducing hours and closing some water parks and outdoor pools is expected to save about $2.3 million this year. --- Military closes, cuts hours at some swimming pools “Everybody’s a little bit emotional,” said Michael Martin, a spokesman for Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia. “People are a little upset ... These decisions are tough. They really are. But in the budgetary climate we’re working in, these are the types of decisions we have to make. It’s unfortunate.” .... I can understand the need for reduction of costs in all facets of life, I just think they need to be a little bit more careful in what they want to cut first” militarytimes/article/20130702/NEWS05/307020047/Military-closes-cuts-hours-some-swimming-pools
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 15:05:07 +0000
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