{"id":149805,"date":"2023-11-17T09:15:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=149805"},"modified":"2023-11-16T15:52:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T20:52:48","slug":"service-members-can-leave-reviews-of-military-barracks-and-dining-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=149805","title":{"rendered":"Service members can leave reviews of military barracks and dining facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The internet has websites where customers can review facilities and services. Restaurant and hotel reviews are common, but other customer service areas are also subject to review. An Army Reserve veteran has added to the list of websites where customers can leave a review. The app, Hots&Cots<\/a>, allows service members to post barracks and dining facility reviews under the cover of an anonymous name.<\/p>\n

From The Fayetteville Observer:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Knowing that I’m third generation military, my dad and my grandfather were in the military, he asked me would I ever be OK with my kids if they wanted to join the military,” Evans said. “I said, ‘I wouldn’t feel that comfortable based off the situation with the barracks and things that we see within the dining facilities.'”<\/p>\n

Soon after the conversation, the Government Accountability Office released a 118-page report in September detailing concerns about barrack conditions at 10 military installations across the U.S., including problems with mold, bedbugs, sewage and broken heating and air conditioning systems.<\/p>\n

Evans said that in further discussion with his friend, the idea for the Yelp-like app to review barracks and dining facilities was born.<\/p>\n

Leaving feedback<\/p>\n

Evans said that while the military has processes for reporting issues, the general public doesn’t have access to the military’s reviews, and the issues still seem to continue.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Evans said, Hots&Cots is a place where positive feedback can be left, too.<\/p>\n

“People go to dining facilities, and they get really subpar food and to pay for it, they don’t have a choice and we wanted to raise awareness on OK, these are some really great dining facilities and these are some not so great dining facilities,” he said.<\/p>\n

Evans said the app is for all military branches and has barracks and dining facilities from 240 military installations worldwide. It is free, and users can anonymously leave reviews, he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Fayetteville Observer has the rest of the story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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