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Top Marine ‘won’t apologize’ for Corps’ past neglect of barracks
"But now the tide has to turn, and we have to get back to quality of life," Gen. Eric Smith said.
Here’s how the Marine Corps’ ‘wall-to-wall’ barracks inspections went
One Marine corporal said maintenance issues have been getting fixed much more quickly than before the barracks inspection.
Fixing subpar barracks at top of the Marine Corps’ budget wish list
The money would come on top of the $274 million for barracks restoration in the service’s official budget request.
Marine Corps launches resident survey of housing and barracks
Residents will receive a text or email link to take the survey, which runs from March 18 to April 18.
By Todd South
Tell us, Marines: How did the barracks inspections go?
We want to hear from you about the servicewide inspections of Marine Corps living facilities.
Corps seeks $274M to fix billions-dollar barracks problems
The increase falls short of what the Corps has indicated it would cost to fix the living facilities’ issues.
DOD looks to revamp housing, facilities on military installations
Much of DOD housing was developed before 1970 and is either woefully outdated or falling apart.
No one’s been fired over lousy barracks conditions, DOD official says
If no one is held accountable for barracks conditions, that's part of the problem.
By Karen Jowers