Attachment J.21 - Value Dollar Information.pdf

This is an informational document from the U.S. Army describing campus-style dining venues designed to provide meals to soldiers living in barracks on meal cards. The Army converts Dining Facility (CSDV) meal card allowances into dollar values: $9.57 for breakfast, $15.08 for lunch, and $13.57 for dinner, totaling $39 in daily value. Soldiers can spend these allocated "dollars" at Army dining restaurants throughout the day, with unused breakfast funds rolling into lunch and dinner values. Soldiers with Meal Entitlement Code 09 can view their remaining balance on receipts to ensure full utilization of their daily allowance.

Key operational restrictions include a prohibition on soldiers scanning meal cards at multiple locations for the same meal, though soldiers may use portions of subsequent meal values to cover overages from previous meals at the same venue. The document clarifies that the $39 daily value does not come from soldier pay but is deducted from their Basic Allowance for Subsistence, with barracks-housed soldiers receiving $13.65 per day for meal provisions. All individuals—including soldiers on Basic Allowance for Subsistence, families, civilians, and contractors—are permitted to dine at these restaurants and pay à la carte for items ordered. Prior to accessing dining facilities via CAC scan, soldiers must verify their Meal Entitlement Code is set to 09 through their unit S-1 for proper system access.