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Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds
« on: November 04, 2024, 01:58:09 pm »
Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds
 
Published November 01, 2024 at 5:24pm ET

A new government watchdog report has found that the Pentagon is not doing enough to track how much housing is available in communities around its bases, and that's forcing some service members to leave families in other states, work extra jobs or live in recreational vehicles just to afford rent.

Furthermore, the Government Accountability Office report released Wednesday noted that the Pentagon "does not routinely assess" the effects -- both financial and quality-of-life hardships -- that this housing crunch has foisted on service members.
 
The report is just the latest in a long series of government reports and media coverage that shows the Pentagon has been neglecting the housing needs of troops, and the problem has gotten to a point where any major fix is years away and easier solutions such as boosting pay have proven ineffective.
 

Military.com reached out to the Pentagon for reaction or comment to the findings but did not receive a reply in time for publication.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/11/01/troops-hurting-lack-of-affordable-housing-while-pentagon-fails-assess-problem-watchdog-says.html
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Re: Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2024, 01:59:11 pm »
I don't suppose hiding this info from the public had anything to do with the recent recruiting uptick? :thud:
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Re: Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2024, 03:54:04 pm »
Well, this ought to increase recruitment. /s
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Re: Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2024, 04:04:07 pm »
They're too busy wasting money on crappy ships that don't work.
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