Eddy, that is only one part of the picture. The paint is peeling pretty much everywhere, the bathroom is pretty much a major ##########, and the place is pretty much unacceptable for what would be considered acceptable for a homeless shelter, but it's "OK" for our troops. I was fortunate when I was in the Navy from 85-91, without exception, the Navy barracks I was billeted in were pretty ok. Some others on this board had to repaint, repair, etc..., and did it without complaint. That's not the point, the point is, we talk a big game about doing the best for our troops, about respecting them, yet we have a dismal report about Walter Reed, the GI Bill is not paying for vets tuitions, the VA is not taking care of our vets like they should, and now this. In what way is this "respecting and taking care of our troops"? The Army has already openly admitted these barracks are due for demolition, which tells me that maintenance is probably sketchy at best (do you dump tons of money into a car you're going to scrap?), so how is it wrong that CNN brings this to light (but again, it was actually YouTube where it was posted so was already out in the public)
Also, I hope our military is in far better shape than it was in '78, I would consider the 70's to be the low point of military pride and conditions. We should be doing better today.
Last edited by Bayern710; 04/29/2008 9:04 PM.
