[JRTJH]

There is a misconception about the Family Camp system within the military. It is NOT a campground capable of providing sites to "anyone and/or everyone". It is a part of the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) system for active duty military and their family. Space is limited at EVERY FamCamp, so a priority system was developed to allow people to use the system. Each FamCamp is permitted to tailor the rules to meet their specific needs, however the basic mandate is to provide recreational activity for active duty military members and their immediate family. Other "classes" of military members are allowed to use the facility on a space available basis. Reservations are allowed on a "first come, first served" basis only after active duty military has been served.

While I agree, that honorably discharged veterans "should" be allowed to use the facilities, the facilities are already overcrowded, adding another 25 million people to the mix would completely swamp the system and possibly push the intended group, active duty military, out of the system. The facilities simply can't cope with that amount of increased population and the increased use that would result. It would become much like some of the most popular campgrounds where reservations are impossible to get, even when calling years in advance.