Annapolis Capital Punishment

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The Capital and The Sun both report that midshipmen at our own US Naval Academy are suffering from food shortages as a result in changes in meal policies. Huh??? At the USNA? As in "Brigade Seats"? As in the meal hall which has been a mainstay of employment in Annapolis for decades? As in the place that prides itself in serving thousands of hungry Mids a day in an orderly and efficient fashion?

No, as in the other USNA. Just kidding.

See http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/08_27-35/NAV

According to The Capital, Mids and parents are becoming increasingly concerned now that all Mids have to eat their meals on campus, more than doubling the meals served. ???? Where did they eat before? At local restaurants? Something is missing and CP is confused.

The Capital writes that, "Mids reported a lunch that consisted only of cold cuts served on - in some instances - moldy bread, supplemented by tortillas after the bread ran out."

Hey, moldy bread they can handle, as do many Navy folks, but the indignity of making them eat the national food of Mexico--a country invaded by US Navy, Army and Marine forces numerous times!

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE. Next, they'll be demanding reasonable medical care and even armor or ammunitions and the troops in Iraq will want this too!

WHAT THE ^%$#% is wrong with the leaders of our country and our armed forces!!!! Did they spend all our defense dollars on toilet seats and coffee pots? Here is what the number two officer at the Academy said:

"The Superintendent and I both are committed to ensuring that the Brigade receives the best food service available," Capt. Klein said in an e-mail. "Some issues have come to our attention over the past week and we are aggressively working to correct them."

Sure you are. Like carefully picking the mold off? Folding tortillas into smaller portions? Calling in for Dominoes to deliver? Hey a new take on the domino theory? If only we could channel this aggressiveness in a positive way.