{"id":80253,"date":"2024-07-17T17:30:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T17:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/07\/17\/barracks-not-up-to-snuff-use-this-new-marine-corps-qr-code\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:15:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:15:48","slug":"barracks-not-up-to-snuff-use-this-new-marine-corps-qr-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2024\/07\/17\/barracks-not-up-to-snuff-use-this-new-marine-corps-qr-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Barracks not up to snuff? Use this new Marine Corps QR code"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps has released a new system that will allow Marines to make barracks maintenance requests through a QR code on their phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/usmcmax.usmc.mil\/qsrmax\" target=\"_blank\">QSRMax system<\/a> is part of a larger initiative within the Marine Corps to improve Marines\u2019 quality of life during service, dubbed \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marines.mil\/News\/Press-Releases\/Press-Release-Display\/Article\/3668438\/marine-corps-orders-environmental-health-and-safety-inspections-of-all-service\/\">Barracks 2030<\/a>,\u201d with the goal of improving barracks, making management more accessible and modernizing barracks buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new system will allow Marines to submit their requests to USMCMax through a QR code on their phone. QSRMax then sends the maintenance request directly to the barracks and building managers on the base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis restructuring increases transparency and accountability while enhancing communication between Marines and maintenance personnel,\u201d the announcement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2024\/02\/09\/no-ones-been-fired-over-lousy-barracks-conditions-dod-official-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-19-at-6.01.48-PM.png.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">No one\u2019s been fired over lousy barracks conditions, DOD official says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">If no one is held accountable for barracks conditions, that&#039;s part of the problem.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maintenance requests can now be tracked through this system, allowing Marine Corps leaders to see recurring problems in the barracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 2023 Government Accountability Office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-23-105797\">report<\/a> revealed the poor living conditions of the barracks that hundreds of thousands of service members reside in. The GAO found safety and health concerns like sewage overflow, broken windows, inoperable fire systems and vermin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/02\/09\/no-ones-been-fired-over-lousy-barracks-conditions-dod-official-says\/\">accountability<\/a> in the Department of Defense for these conditions that negatively impact quality of life, morale and readiness, the report and past Military Times reporting found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe introduction of QSRMax marks a new chapter in facilities maintenance within the Marine Corps, characterized by efficiency, transparency, and responsiveness,\u201d the announcement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/02\/09\/no-ones-been-fired-over-lousy-barracks-conditions-dod-official-says\/\">lawmakers<\/a> called for increased accountability for the barracks issues that plague the military, not just the Marine Corps. In a February hearing, members of the House Armed Services Committee\u2019s readiness subcommittee questioned Brendan Owens, the assistant secretary of defense for energy, installations and environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., chairman of the committee\u2019s readiness panel, challenged why no leader was relieved or fired over the conditions, citing how it would demonstrate to others how \u201cunacceptable\u201d this issue is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t think anybody on this committee or any of you are expecting our service members to live in the Taj Mahal,\u201d Waltz said in the hearing. \u201cBut this is disgusting. This is unsatisfactory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Owens said in the hearing that the military will implement 28 out of the 31 recommendations from the GAO report to improve barracks\u2019 conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Receiving the necessary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2024\/03\/11\/corps-seeks-274m-to-fix-billions-dollar-barracks-problems\/\">funding<\/a> for improving the Marine Corps barracks remains an obstacle as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2024\/05\/01\/how-the-marine-corps-barracks-got-to-be-so-bad-according-to-2-generals\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Barracks-inspection-2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">How the Marine Corps\u2019 barracks got to be so bad, according to 2 generals<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Years of spending more on weapons systems than on quality of life was one reason, the Marine Corps\u2019 budget chief said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Corps asked for an extra $65 million in the beginning of March from Congress in its fiscal year 2025 budget request, totaling the requested funds for barrack restoration to $274 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps needs to spend around $1.5 billion to increase the living standards and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2024\/03\/11\/corps-seeks-274m-to-fix-billions-dollar-barracks-problems\/\">modernize<\/a> the barracks, according to Marine Corps Times reporting earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approximately 88,000 Marines live in barracks, according to a February <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mca-marines.org\/gazette\/barracks-2030\/\">Marine Corps Gazette<\/a> article co-authored by Maj. 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