Army Shamed By Shoddy Barracks (CBS News)

The Army was publicly shamed after an outraged parent posted photos on Youtube depicting dilapidated conditions at the barracks of Fort Bragg. David Martin reports. (CBSNews.com)

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[Crazyman1212]

for men who put there life on the line in afgan and iraq and you see nothing wrong, give your head a shake you fucking retard. the average home owner does not live in those condition, crack heads and lazy lifetime welfare fucks live in those conditions because they could careless. maybe the assholes in washington should take a look at how we treat our soilders living quaters in canada and try to do the same. by the way clown, those so called simple house hold fix ups are extreme health hazards.

[jumpcherry]

While I was a medic living in those exact same barracks before and after our deployment to Iraq in 2004, I never once went to pipefitting school nor was certified in black mold inspection or removal. I never apprenticed as a plumber or a carpenter. You can clearly see how we remedied the open gas pipes, stuffing rags in them. I am sure if OSHA or the EPA were to happen upon a civilian job site like this it would be shut down and fined for the numerous environmental and safety violations.

[thecolaratlady]

@MrMegaWolfeman yup  black mold, asbestos are toxic, throwing a coat of paint over it doesnt solve the problem. the military ppl i knew over the yrs said they preffered offbase housing, when i asked them why, they said it's like you never leave work.I really hope they remedied every thing over the yrs since this was posted.

[guitarhamster102]

I'm going to Bragg for AIT. I'm glad they fixed the place up for those guys.

[jondstewart]

This is the reality of Army life in training. I was Air Force for over 20 years, but deployed with the Army to Afghanistan for a year and first got training at Bragg. Those barracks should have been torn down 40 years ago. Me and about 25 other people were crammed into an old asbestos building. As for Bragg and Fayetteville, the place is a cesspool of pawn shops, strip clubs, rampant crime, rude people, and just generally a bunch of sleaziness and uneducated stupidity. The norm for an Army town

[blahblahoww123]

@Crazyman1212 though i agree with your frustrations, please refrain from using the word "retard" as an insult.

[ZombieApocalyps]

@davenhillary How exactly do the Soldiers fight for our freedom? I am not trying to disrespect them but they are not fighting for anything but those old pasty politicians and corporations greedy pockets. Its not their fault.

[firepower01]

That sure as hell isn't anything to... BRAGG ABOUT

[ditdatdot]

@anthoniokl oh well. good barracks or bad barracks, it doesnt stop the yanks from doing a brilliant job over in Afghan.

[anthoniokl]

@ditdatdot to an extent.the army is trying to fix this problem but its one that will take time due to the extent of them waiting so long.time that the soldier will have to endure.lack of barracks space is forcing them to put 3 soldiers to a one man space on some posts.check out a video on 82nd inf in ft lewis barracks youll see what im talking about.on my instalation they are condemming a lot of the barracks and renovating them.which means throwing a coat of paint over black mold that grows back

[lilrichie582]

typical army action is done only when the shitty living conditions make it to the press

[sweed762]

@MrMegaWolfeman i remember the c.f.b. gagetown barracks way back in the 80's-90's,we would sleep outside & far up wind of the shit house-new york city zoo animals had better accomadations