'I want Marines focused on bullets on bad guys, not managing HVAC systems.'
Army Times interviewed one of the service's top civilians overseeing housing policy about the service's vision for privatized barracks at Fort Irwin.
In addition to the weekend's water issues, the Army's garrison in Hawaii has suffered multiple utility failures in recent months.
Amid budget challenges, the Army is looking at in-house solutions to address pay, recruiting and quality-of-life concerns.
Post officials are working an a host of short- and long-term solutions to decadeslong infrastructure issues.
Much of DOD housing was developed before 1970 and is either woefully outdated or falling apart.
If no one is held accountable for barracks conditions, that's part of the problem.
The mother of the impacted child says officials delayed informing her and downplayed the incident.
But if the Army gets the money, will that permanently solve its housing problems?
Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division recently wrapped a two-week island-hopping exercise in Hawaii.
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