Army Eyes Privatized Barracks as It Struggles to Find a Solution to Poor Living Conditions for...

I don't understand it. Decent barracks is a basic leadership issue.

I think one of the issues is that there has been a polyfurcation of the responsibilities when it comes to the unaccompanied housing. Post housing is responsible for this and the military side is responsible for that. While the Army Barracks Management Program* lays out the responsibilities clearly, I often wonder how many who should be familiar with it are actually familiar with it.

Regardless, I'm very much in line with the view that proper barracks conditions are a function of leadership. If something is broke, you don't just put in a work order and say "well, DPM will fix it when they get around to it".

Where's the NCO following up on issues their Soldier's are having? Where's the commander involvement when that NCO doesn't get answers to the questions they are asking? At what point does the unit elevate the issue up to higher headquarters for awareness of senior post leadership when something becomes unacceptable?

Lord have mercy, the Army has lost its way. Where is the unit leadership of the units? Have inspections become an anachronism? Where are the SMA, the CSM's and the unit NCO's?