{"id":78077,"date":"2024-05-02T17:04:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T17:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/05\/02\/barracks-problems-take-center-stage-at-military-readiness-hearing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:51:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:51:00","slug":"barracks-problems-take-center-stage-at-military-readiness-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/05\/02\/barracks-problems-take-center-stage-at-military-readiness-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Barracks problems take center stage at military readiness hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2024\/04\/29\/fy25-defense-budget-work-to-ramp-up-after-security-supplemental-finish\/\" target=\"_blank\">readiness panel<\/a> called for increased privatization of military barracks during a hearing Tuesday on fiscal year 2025 budget requests from the military services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/02\/09\/no-ones-been-fired-over-lousy-barracks-conditions-dod-official-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Waltz<\/a>, R-Fla., also asked the vice chiefs of staff whether the services\u2019 budget requests would be enough to address a backlog of issues in barracks \u2014 and how the barracks figured into their unfunded priority list for the next fiscal year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy understanding is you have not submitted anything in your unfunded priority list for barracks,\u201d Waltz said. \u201cSo, that leads me and the committee to assume \u2014 correct me if I\u2019m wrong, please, on the record \u2014 that you have all the funding you need to fix this problem. Is that correct?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waltz\u2019s questioning comes as military branches face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-02-786\" target=\"_blank\">decades-long scrutiny<\/a> over the state of military housing \u2014 and its impact on recruitment and retention. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/02\/09\/no-ones-been-fired-over-lousy-barracks-conditions-dod-official-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">Government Accountability Office<\/a> report in September 2023 found that all 10 installations visited had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/02\/09\/no-ones-been-fired-over-lousy-barracks-conditions-dod-official-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">widespread issues with mold<\/a>, in addition to heating and air condition systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Feb. 7, the Marine Corps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2024\/03\/25\/heres-how-the-marine-corps-wall-to-wall-barracks-inspections-went\/\" target=\"_blank\">ordered a \u201cwall-to-wall\u201d inspection<\/a> of living conditions in barracks. That same day, a Pentagon official testified before the readiness panel that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/02\/09\/no-ones-been-fired-over-lousy-barracks-conditions-dod-official-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">no one had been fired<\/a> for barracks issues. In response, Waltz suggested that was part of the problem, calling the situation \u201cunacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat the [unfunded priority list] does is accelerates our bid in barracks 2030,\u201d said Gen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2024\/02\/01\/marine-leaders-drop-2030-from-name-of-ambitious-overhaul-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christopher Mahoney<\/a>, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps. The service requested $642.5 million in its unfunded priority list for barrack renovations, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following Mahoney\u2019s explanation, Waltz questioned whether training service members on issues related to barracks was the best use of their time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI encourage every one of you that I\u2019ve sat down with to look at privatization,\u201d Waltz said. \u201cI want Marines focused on bullets on bad guys, not managing HVAC systems. That\u2019s something that we as a force must take a much harder look at. &#8230; I think you have a lot of bipartisan support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other branches of the military had varying needs as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army put two barracks projects in its unfunded priority list, the first costing roughly $47.7 million and the second $57.6 million. The Army will spend $2.1 billion over the next few years to address barracks issues, Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/land\/2023\/07\/12\/biden-nominates-mingus-as-next-us-army-vice-chief-of-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\">James Mingus<\/a> said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mingus added that 80% of Army barracks meet the basic minimum standards for the service. The Army will focus on salvaging those buildings that can be brought up to minimum standards, while tearing down and rebuilding others, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to emphasize that the Army is fully committed to our barracks sustainment at 100%,\u201d Mingus said in his opening remarks to the committee. \u201cAnd we are also exploring the option of privatizing barracks, starting with Fort Irwin and other installations where it makes sense to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/11\/03\/when-a-services-top-two-officers-arent-available-who-takes-charge\/\" target=\"_blank\">James Kilby<\/a> said the service requested $206 million for barracks in its unfunded priority list, and plans to spend $1.2 billion across 55 projects for fiscal year 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 99% of the Air Force\u2019s unaccompanied housing meet or exceed standards, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2024\/01\/02\/gen-jim-slife-sworn-in-as-air-force-vice-chief-of-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\">James Slife<\/a> told Waltz. Space Force Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/07\/13\/biden-nominates-space-forces-whiting-to-lead-us-space-command\/?contentQuery=%7B%22includeSections%22%3A%22%2Fhome%22%2C%22excludeSections%22%3A%22%22%2C%22feedSize%22%3A10%2C%22feedOffset%22%3A475%7D&#038;contentFeatureId=f0fmoahPVC2AbfL-2-1-8\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Guetlein<\/a> said the service renovates one of its 28 dorms each year, and 81% of dorms are currently satisfactory. 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