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Poor living conditions in military barracks will take years to fix, officials say
2023/10/03 Report

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Junior-enlisted troops without dependents typically live in military-managed barracks. A Government Accountability Office report in September 2023 found some barracks pose serious health and safety risks. GAO investigators observed conditions such as sewage overflow, mold and mildew, and broken windows and locks.


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(Defense Department, Government Accountability Office)

WASHINGTON — The chronic neglect and underfunding uncovered in a recent investigation of substandard military barracks will take years to reverse and would cost the Army alone at least $6.5 billion, officials told lawmakers Wednesday.

The Army in recent years has poured $1 billion per year into improving housing, according to the service’s deputy assistant secretary for housing, but that sum has not made a marked difference to


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by the Government Accountability Office.

The found junior enlisted troops in all the service branches living in barracks with mold, missing kitchenettes, sewage overflow, water-quality issues, rodent infestations, broken air conditioning and other unsafe conditions.

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