A new study from the Defense Commissary Agency says that food stamp use by soldiers and their families has skyrocketed during the current administration.

The DCA report says that use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has more than tripled since 2008.  In 2008, the amount of SNAP benefits used by troops was $31.1 million.  At the end of fiscal year 2013, the amount used by troops had jumped to $103.6 million.

The report did show the rate of increase is slowing.

Pentagon officials interviewed by CNN said they do not track soldiers who are receiving assistance but that the troops using food stamps are likely those who are at the bottom of the ranks.  Base pay for a new soldier with a spouse and child is about $20,000.

The amount given to soldiers is only a small amount of the $80 billion annually given out on the food stamp program.