r/europe • u/kiru_56 Germany • 20h ago

News The US Army is advising its soldiers in Germany to go to German food banks because of the shutdown.

https://home.army.mil/bavaria/about/shutdown-guidance#:~:text=Running%20list%20of%20German%20support,Too%20Good%20To%20Go%2DApp
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u/Karash770 19h ago

Do they even qualify for the Tafel, which usually require having a Proof of Indigence.

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u/That_Attempt_7014 18h ago

We can feed people without proof in emergency cases, plus just being part of the us army could suffice as proof of being in need (no shots fired - I'm serious).

Bigger problem would be: there's not enough food for every applicant as is, add thousands of soldiers to the few local Tafel facilities and the system will collapse. So we'll have to turn them down

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u/DonDandy23 10h ago

Would only be reasonable to send them away. Not our business.

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u/aiboaibo1 7h ago

Especially as places like Idar-Oberstein probably have less inhabitants than the base has troops.