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This is a current problem right now with our military. Things are not that bad for the most part, but facilities are falling apart becuase there is not enough money going to the services to support operations in 2 theaters, normal operations back home, and facility up keep. The problem is with Congress, write to your congressman/woman.



Of the comments made, this is the one I agree with most, HOWEVER, I can tell you all that unit First Sergeants and Commanders these days do NOT conduct barracks inspections on a regular basis to ensure the health and welfare of their soldiers. Had the barracks been inspected, the chain of command should have noted the conditions and submitted an emergency repair request to the post facilities manager. That having been said, the soldiers themselves have a responsibility to report any issues of this nature through their first line leadership to have it repaired. Was this done and ignored is the question that I have, or did the soldier simply take the time and energy to video the conditions and send the video to his father instead of taking action within his unit to fix the problem.

As a former First Sergeant, one of my frustrations was that many soldiers would go out of their way to destroy where they lived but would not take the energy to keep the barracks clean and livable. THAT'S why inspections are important. Soldiers or not, most of these sevicemembers are teenagers , and they need supervision.

JB "Long live the Duck Force!"