Barracks Rumor Mill

Army Barracks Cost 60% More Than College Dorms

byE-4 MAFIAOct 16, 26

Army barracks cost 60% more to build than similar college dorms. The fix: build faster, 30% cheaper and for about 25 years. The last modular dorms lasted about 12.

Army Barracks Cost 60% More Than College Dorms

byE-4 MAFIAOct 16, 26

Army barracks cost 60% more to build than similar college dorms. The fix: build faster, 30% cheaper and for about 25 years....

Barracks Rumor Mill cover: full-frame photo of 3rd Infantry Division soldiers in OCP standing in formation at Fort Stewart, with the headline "3ID Brigade CSM Charged With DV, Suffocation, Theft" over a dark band and a small CHARGED stamp.

3ID Brigade CSM Charged With DV, Suffocation, T...

byE-4 MAFIAOct 16, 26

A former USAG Poland and 3ID brigade CSM was charged Sept. 9 with DV, suffocation, theft and other UCMJ specs spanning Poland and Fort Stewart. He has not been convicted.

3ID Brigade CSM Charged With DV, Suffocation, T...

byE-4 MAFIAOct 16, 26

A former USAG Poland and 3ID brigade CSM was charged Sept. 9 with DV, suffocation, theft and other UCMJ specs spanning Poland...

SATIRE: Fort Bliss Gyms Roll Out Women-Only Hou...

byE-4 MAFIAOct 15, 26

SATIRE. A fictional 11-page memo gives Fort Bliss gyms women-only hours and hands everyone else a 0430 slot. Nothing in this story happened.

SATIRE: Fort Bliss Gyms Roll Out Women-Only Hou...

byE-4 MAFIAOct 15, 26

SATIRE. A fictional 11-page memo gives Fort Bliss gyms women-only hours and hands everyone else a 0430 slot. Nothing in this story...

Barracks Rumor Mill cover: full-frame photo of a soldier in OCP trousers working on climate-control equipment at Fort Campbell, with the headline "Army Creates HVAC Task Force After Soldiers Slept in Cars" over a dark band and a small HOT stamp.

Army Creates HVAC Task Force After Soldiers Sle...

byE-4 MAFIAOct 15, 26

Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle stood up a national HVAC task force after Fort Carson troops slept in cars and about 4,000 Hawaii soldiers lost barracks air conditioning.

Army Creates HVAC Task Force After Soldiers Sle...

byE-4 MAFIAOct 15, 26

Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle stood up a national HVAC task force after Fort Carson troops slept in cars and about 4,000...

Barracks Rumor Mill cover: full-frame photo of a gloved Army medic in OCP drawing blood from a patient's arm, with the headline "Study Estimates 100,691 Soldiers Are Low on Testosterone" over a dark band and a small LOW T stamp.

Study Estimates 100,691 Soldiers Are Low on Tes...

byE-4 MAFIAOct 15, 26

A new study estimates 100,691 active-duty soldiers, about a quarter of those measured, would test below the Pentagon's low-T line, just as mandatory screening starts for men 30 and older.

Study Estimates 100,691 Soldiers Are Low on Tes...

byE-4 MAFIAOct 15, 26

A new study estimates 100,691 active-duty soldiers, about a quarter of those measured, would test below the Pentagon's low-T line, just as...

Barracks Rumor Mill cover: photo of new soldiers in OCP signing out of Fort Leonard Wood after AIT while family members wait, with the headline "Army Suspends HRAP, Says New Soldiers Just Went Home" over a dark band and a small SUSPENDED stamp.

Army Suspends HRAP, Says New Soldiers Just Went...

byE-4 MAFIAOct 14, 26

The Army suspended HRAP, the up-to-14 days of uncharged hometown time for new AIT grads. Recruiting Command’s top general says the soldiers weren’t helping recruiters much.