no more free movies for Marines, thanks War on Terror

Rising War Costs End Free Movies on Bases.

Continuing costs of fighting the war on terror have prompted an end to free movies for Marines. The 10 remaining Marine Corps movie theaters worldwide offering free movies have been ordered by Marine Corps Headquarters to begin charging.

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The Corps's decision to charge for movies is part of the service's ongoing efforts to help pay costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The ticket cost also results from a new policy requiring recreation activities to generate a 4 percent net operating profit.

Twenty theaters are operated on Marine Corps installations worldwide. Of those, AAFES operates six and MCCS 14. For first-run movies, AAFES charges $3.50 for adults and $1.75 for children and, for other films, $3 and $1 respectively.

Four of the MCCS theaters already were charging admission: from $1 to $3 for adults and $1 to $1.50 for children. The other 10 movie theaters have been free, until now. All ticket prices apply to civilian employees as well as

[edit on 5-10-2004 by elevatedone]

thats crap. bush will spend millions at the drop of a hat on the "war on terrorism". how much does it really cost to let marines into the movies for free? Many of these people will be affected by what they have seen for the rest of there life and they can't even get into the movies for free?! what a joke.

But still $3 for a movie isn't bad.
I just hope they don't get raped on the popcorn prices. I went to the movies and it was $6 , but popcorn and a coke costs $9

BTW Your link goes to ATS web mail, e.o.

Originally posted by MrDead
BTW Your link goes to ATS web mail, e.o.

yes it does... darn it...

I subscribe to the Military News, and read it in ATS mail.... shoot, how to fix that..

hold on..

So it is bad for the government to stop paying for movie theaters for the troops, but it was okay for Hollywood to charge the government to show the movies?
Why can't Hollywood donate pictures to these theaters pro bono? It'd be a publicity coup for them. Everyone would be happy. They'd lose what, a few hundred thousand dollars? They might as well, BEFORE Kerry raises their taxes and takes it anyways...

good idea Soul...

I just think that the troops do enough for us, that this is one of those "little things" that the American government could give back to them.

Originally posted by soulforge
So it is bad for the government to stop paying for movie theaters for the troops, but it was okay for Hollywood to charge the government to show the movies?
Why can't Hollywood donate pictures to these theaters pro bono? It'd be a publicity coup for them. Everyone would be happy. They'd lose what, a few hundred thousand dollars? They might as well, BEFORE Kerry raises their taxes and takes it anyways...

They do donate them pro bono, same with the tv shows you see on the military networks overseas, that's why there are no commercials.