ENATE RESOLUTION No. 96

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

INTRODUCED MAY 22, 1997

 

 

By Senators SINGER and CIESLA

 

 

A Senate Resolution memorializing the federal Department of Defense and the United States Army to move the Regional Military Entrance Processing Station from Philadelphia to Fort Dix, New Jersey.

 

Whereas, Currently the United States Army uses leased office space on Broad and Cherry Streets, Philadelphia, as the regional processing center for approximately 9,000 inductees each year from New Jersey, Delaware, eastern Pennsylvania and southern New York; and

Whereas, The federal Department of Defense has been considering for several months changing the induction site to Fort Dix but will not make a final decision on this issue for several more months; and

Whereas, The former military base, which is located adjacent to Wrightstown, in Burlington County, is currently used as a regional National Guard and Army Reserve training facility; and

Whereas, A military base owned by the federal government would seem a more logical location for an induction facility than one that is leased from private owners in a city, especially when the process involves mental and physical testing, counseling over two days and actually being sworn in to active military service; and

Whereas, The move would also serve as an economic boost to the area of Burlington County where Fort Dix is located, an area which has been significantly and negatively affected by the loss of Fort Dix's mission as an active-duty Army training facility; and

Whereas, The present induction station's employees have indicated that they would prefer to work at a military facility where they could use child care facilities and the commissary and PX with their reduced prices for military personnel; and

Whereas, This House believes that the move to Fort Dix is in the best interest of the federal government, the inductees and Burlington County and encourages military officials to go through with the contemplated move; now, therefore,

 

    Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of New Jersey:

 

    1. This House memorializes the federal Department of Defense and the United States Army to move the Regional Military Entrance Processing Station from Philadelphia to Fort Dix, New Jersey.

 

    2. Duly authenticated copies of this resolution, signed by the President of the Senate and attested by the Secretary thereof, shall be transmitted to the federal Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Army.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

    This Senate Resolution memorializes the federal Department of Defense and the United States Army to move the Regional Military Entrance Processing Station from Philadelphia to Fort Dix, New Jersey.

 

 

                            

 

Memorializes Department of Defense and U.S. Army to move its regional processing station from Philadelphia to Fort Dix, New Jersey.