Pentagon Money Woes Now Affecting Military Housing

[unhappycamper]

unhappycamper note: Since the ‘Pentagon’ (DoD? Gannett?) has ‘requested’ that I only post one paragraph from articles on Army Times, and Airforce Times, To keep in that same (new) tradition, I will also do the same for for articles on Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, stripes.com and military.com.
To read the article in the military's own words, you will need to click the link.

Read all about Fair Use here. It sure is beginning to smell like fascism.

unhappycamper summary of this article: I guess the need for more (expensive) new ships trumps living quarters for our sailors.



From 2.14.2011:




A two-story family-housing unit in Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii, is demolished. Spending for military construction and family housing would decrease nearly 20 percent in the Army's proposed fiscal 2012 budget.


Budget proposal slashes construction, housing
By Lance M. Bacon - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Feb 14, 2011 14:30:03 EST

The Army’s proposed budget for fiscal 2012 seeks a slight boost for operations and maintenance; relatively no growth for research, development and acquisition; and a nearly 20 percent cut in military construction and family housing.


From 2.19.2011:




Mold abatement in bachelor housing is underway at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va.


Tell us what you think: Barracks conditions
Staff report
Posted : Saturday Feb 19, 2011 11:13:54 EST

Sailors recently complained to Navy Times about the condition of their barracks at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. The largest problem they cited: mold. And while base officials are on top of it, sailors say they haven’t gone far enough.

[w8liftinglady]

1. And I wonder how the housing at Ft. Meade,Md is... I bet it's unchanged from the 70's

yes... as I feared... THESE will be who sees the military budget cuts..the grunts,the airmen,the sailors,the marines... and their families.

[Lindsay]

2. More of that "shared" sacrifice

from those not on top of the food chain.