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A recent Government Accountability Office report shows that America’s heroes are being forced to live in very poor living conditions, including “overflowing sewage, filth and squalor in military barracks.”
Troops were even forced to clean up biological waste after service member committed suicide.
Based on inspections at 12 military installations, the alarming report paints an ugly picture of what the U.S. military is facing in their own barracks. (Trending: Joe Biden Created A Disaster He Can’t Solve)
The enemy within: Horrific photos show overflowing sewage, filth and squalor in military barracks – with SQUATTERS breaking in and troops even forced to clean up after service member committed suicide https://t.co/4ctFJdJ2jy pic.twitter.com/DjI1u4DuGM
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) September 22, 2023
“Service members reported to GAO that the conditions of barracks affect their quality of life and readiness. However, GAO found weaknesses in the Department of Defense’s (DOD) efforts to maintain and improve their conditions.” the report said.
“For example, DOD does not reliably assess conditions, and some barracks are substandard. DOD assessments of conditions are unreliable. GAO observed barracks that pose potentially serious health and safety risks—such as broken windows and inoperable fire systems—and that do not meet minimum DOD standards for privacy and configuration. Thousands of service members live in barracks below standards, according to officials.” (Trending: Thanks to Biden, America Is Speeding Toward Great Depression)
“For example, DOD requested about $15 billion for overall facility sustainment for fiscal year 2024 but could not identify how much of this total would be spent toward barracks. In addition, DOD did not know how much it spent on housing allowances for service members who would normally be required to live in barracks, but did not because of insufficient space or poor living conditions. Complete funding information would help DOD target improvements and provide the department with more visibility into full costs.”
“For example, DOD does not track information on the condition of barracks or facilitate collaboration on initiatives to improve barracks. Insufficient oversight hampers DOD’s ability to identify and address long-standing challenges in barracks conditions across the department.” (Trending: Biden Shamefully Vetoes Bill For U.S. Military)
“Officials at one installation told us service members are responsible for cleaning biological waste that may remain in a barracks room after a suicide,” the report read.
“At one installation, we noticed a bad odor throughout the barracks. Installation officials told us the smell was methane gas leaking out of aging plumbing with sewage pipes that routinely crack and require replacement,” the report found.
“These officials acknowledged that exposure to methane gas is a health risk,” the report added.
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said, “I’ve seen some of our barracks, frankly, that I wouldn’t want my daughters to live in.”
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