{"id":158481,"date":"2024-07-05T08:47:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T12:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=158481"},"modified":"2024-07-05T08:47:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T12:47:15","slug":"military-housing-woes-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=158481","title":{"rendered":"Military Housing Woes Continue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFive Sided Wind Tunnel<\/em><\/p>\n

Lawmakers demand answers from Army over squalid barracks conditions, scant progress since damning report<\/h3>\n

Lawmakers are concerned with a lack of progress following a probe into ‘hazardous’ living conditions<\/em>
\nBy Charles Creitz Fox News<\/strong><\/p>\n

As Americans celebrate freedom nationwide on July 4, some of those charged with preserving that liberty are still living in squalor months after a damning Government Accountability Office report exposed some of the worst conditions, several lawmakers said in a letter to Army brass.<\/p>\n

A dozen lawmakers demanded the military branch take swifter action at its stateside bases, including North Carolina’s sprawling Fort Liberty; formerly Fort Bragg.<\/p>\n

Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., whose district includes the 250-square-mile installation, led a recent letter calling on Army Secretary Christine Wormuth to fix “completely unacceptable” conditions, while acknowledging some, however insufficient, progress has been made.<\/p>\n

“We need to know whether the Army is doing all it can to quickly implement effective solutions to improve housing conditions like we\u2019ve seen at Fort Liberty\/Fort Bragg,” Hudson separately told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

“Not only is better quality housing key to help meet recruitment and retention goals, it is critical to ensuring our military\u2019s readiness.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n

Army Family Awarded $10.3 Million After Living in Mold-Infested Home at Texas’ Fort Cavazos<\/h3>\n

By Steve Beynon<\/strong><\/p>\n

An Army family at Fort Cavazos in Texas was awarded $10.3 million Monday after living in a mold-infested home run by a private Army housing company and repeated hospitalizations of their newborn infant for respiratory difficulties.<\/p>\n

Sgt. Jason Kiernan’s wife Sarah was having constant health problems, including respiratory issues, during her pregnancy while living in the house, according to the lawsuit. Two months later, their newborn was hospitalized for 20 days. The family eventually discovered black mold behind the walls.<\/p>\n

The arbitration award is among the most significant in recent military history as mold has become a top issue that service leaders have struggled to remedy. Meanwhile, private military housing providers operate with relatively little oversight from the Army despite years of outcry from service members and lawmakers on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n

The house the Kiernans lived in and its subsequent maintenance was managed by Cavalry Family Housing, which has some 5,000 homes around Fort Cavazos in its portfolio. The housing company did not return a request for comment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Military.com<\/a><\/p>\n

How’s that enlistment and retention going, Pentagon? This is what happens when “Senior Leadership” abrogates its responsibilities to the troops, and it isn’t just an Army issue. Thanks to Mick for the head’s up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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