Military Minute 31 Dec 23

In this episode of Your Military Minute we talk about the barracks.

Congress is upset that some service members are living in squalid conditions in the barracks. Lots of top brass insist there isn't a systemic issue. Meanwhile PVT Snuffy just wants his toilet to take the turds away when he flushes.

Congress decided that allowing the services to utilize operations and maintenance budgets to build new barracks is a good tool to help fix the problem. Apparently no one is aware there is more than a decade of backlogged maintenance to the tune of more than $130 billion dollars. That's right, the pot of money Congress wants to use to help fix the problem is so empty it's a fiscal black hole.

But have no fear. Our cousins across the pond have the same issues. It seems no one can figure out how to provide housing a lot lizard would enter on either side of the water.

And if you want to know what I'm talking about with the Death Before Dismount go check out Angry Cops here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZmPeJ68Fgw&t=302s

Be forewarned. It's a tale of a 1st LT who felt the need to issue a memo because his tender feelings can't stand the troops complaining. Hey, NCOs, come get your LT and take away his printer.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/12/26/barracks-habitability-standards-ordered-recently-signed-defense-bill.html

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2023/09/we-lost-the-bubble-defense-officials-acknowledge-chronic-underfunding-thats-caused-health-and-safety-risks-in-military-barracks/slide/1/

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/12/23/billions-set-aside-improve-military-housing-government-spending-package-headed-bidens-desk.html#:~:text=A%20January%20report%20from%20the,funding%20at%20the%202020%20level.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55911765