Government investigators recently found health hazards, including mold, brown tap water and bug infestations inside a number of barracks where single military personnel live. In one case, enlisted troops living in the barracks were told to clean up the biological waste following a suicide in one of the rooms.
In a just-released report, the Government Accountability Office said ongoing reports about poor conditions inside military barracks have raised questions about how the Defense Department manages housing for hundreds of thousands of service members in the U.S. and around the world.
At one of the military bases — not identified in the report — the investigators noticed a foul odor throughout one of the barracks. They were told the smell was methane gas leaking out of “aging plumbing” with sewage pipes that routinely crack and require replacement.Mississippi Sen. Roger F. Wicker, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, called the report’s findings “shameful” and said it was troubling for the future of the military.
“After three visits to the emergency room, the service member was moved to a different barracks without mold and the medical issues were resolved,” according to the GAO report.
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