Fathers have been at the periphery of the national debate for too long, he said. It's time to move them to the center. Every institution in America must begin formally to see fathers as more than just a paycheck or a child-support payment. The service chiefs wrote to the House National Security Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee asking that DOD be allowed to overhaul military moves. Phyllis Broz, deputy assistant chief of staff for operations and quality, said many horror stories have been reported over the years.
Taxpayers end up paying part of that bill because so many movers are involved.
It's nearly impossible to tell who is responsible. According to Broz, a service family put its nearly new white cotton sofa, love seat and armchair into storage en route to an overseas assignment. When their household goods were returned four years later, the items were covered with ketchup, mustard and grease stains. The furniture had been used to furnish a workers' lounge. In order to get a couch to fit into a wooden container, the mover sawed it in half.