Why is the spectrum of housing so much different from top to bottom? Why do junior Soldiers get the quarters that show major wear?

Lt Col (Join to see) - actually, almost all af officers were great. The enlisted side had more if the no work ethic or experience. Yes, perhaps some of the butter bars were lost in space, but grew given time and tutoring by other Sometimes all that needed to be said was "sir, i don't know anything that's designed to work in O and crew chiefs. work in O-F-F mode"! The combined squadron concept with fliers and maint together helped with understanding and moral, also.

Thinking about it, i can come to one conclusion. Base to base and branch to branch housing conditions vary. And in the end, rank does have its privilege, no matter the correctness. As in the civiian world, the higher up the more pay, and more ability to have more.

Cpl Joshua Pitts - not our superiors.

I think a better question than "why do officers get better housing?" is "why is junior enlisted housing in such deplorable conditions that they're almost unlivable?"

SFC (Join to see) - Vietnam was bad. We did not have air conditioning in the barracks at 29 Palms. Windows shut to keep out sand storms, 100+ heat, you get the picture. Mold can be very bad. Has anyone gone up the chain of command and talked to the 1st Sergeant about this?

Cpl Joshua Pitts - You can look at who voted it up and looks pretty dominated by enlisted to me.

Cpl Joshua Pitts - It happens sometimes.

Rank does have privileges but it also has responsibilities. As leaders we have a responsibility to our subordinates to ensure they have what they need, not 'whatever is available' and to 'suck it up'.

SSgt (Join to see) - you're down playing the "bit" more for being married but true to quantity of dependents has no effect. You might make more single with taxes but you get a bigger deduction married and tax credit for children.

MAJ (Join to see) - Sir I must say that you're correct in that this is not a free for all and I should still use respect, after all you are a service member and I respect that and I apologize for being rude. However I couldn't disagree with you anymore, soldiers are not getting over by having families and they 100% should receive extra money for having them. I am going to assume that you do not have children or a family to provide for based on your comment. The child care is not free and cost's about the same as a full sized 2016 truck off the lot with a 18% interest rate. The money for food is not enough and the medical co pays are extensive. You have missed the single most important thing about this entire subject. THIS IS NOT A FORTUNE 500 BUSINESS we are a FAMILY and family run business. How many times have you gotten to take care of personal things that would not be authorized in the civilian world? The answer is many times and the reason is because you are family. I know that you have deployed and have actually done your job in some shitty places. I ask you a question, did you treat your soldiers as family or as employees? We must take care of our families and loved ones especially when we are gone all the time i.e. training/deployments etc. So when I see you commenting about the difference in pay between single soldiers and married ones with family I get upset because it shows me that you are only thinking about yourself and not the struggle that goes on inside a military family. In my 45 plus months deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq I have seen so many families fail for various reasons but 1 of the issues should not be about money. I will admit that I am out classed in any open forum and my writing skills are in some desperate need of help but I assure you that in person sitting down drinking a beer I could make my point a lot easier.

SSG (Join to see) - thanks for the reply--all well said. We disagree on the financial aspect here, although I do appreciate your conception of the military as family.

Capt (Join to see) - All of the things you mention speak to higher compensation for those who have dependents. It's not "whining" when people point out institutionalized discrimination. I had the exact same perspective when I was a younger and single---my perspective hasn't changed with time or because of the fact that I'm married.