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What is the objective of the Food Service Program?
To provide APF feeding operations to improve resiliency and readiness, optimize Airman performance, and ensure Airmen are fit to fight.
What authorizes subsistence and instructs the SECDEF to prescribe policy regarding use of dining and field messing facilities of the uniformed services?
Title 37, United States Code, Section 402
What establishes policy and assign responsibilities for military personnel subsistence?
DODI 1418.05 (BAS Policy) and AFMAN 65-116V2 (Defense Joint Military Pay System Unit Preocedures Excluding FSO)
What provides entitlement, eligibility, restrictions, and special provisions to include meal collections and rates?
DOD Financial Management Regulation Volume 7A, Chapter 25
How can a military member receiving BAS, eat at the DFAC?
by paying for all meals or rations received from a government mess or provided on behalf of the government (except when a patient in a hospital).
What is Essential Station Messing (ESM)?
messing declared by the installation, base, or station commander responsible for single government quarters that is essential to operate the government mess efficiently and economically, or that is necessary for the health and safety of enlisted personnel permanently assigned to single quarters. Those categories of enlisted members included in essential station messing are charged for all meals made available whether eaten or not, except for approved missed meals.
Can you use APF Food from food service for social activities?
N
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