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 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 the Fort Bliss 3D-printed barracks ribbon cutting with Soldiers in OCP, with the headline "25 Years. Half the Old Lifespan." over a dark band and a small CONFIRMED stamp.

25 Years. Half the Old Lifespan.

byE-4 MAFIAOct 01, 26

A July 31 Army memo cuts new barracks design life to about 25 years, pushes 3D printing and kits, and aims for 30% cheaper builds after Fort Bliss's 560-bed pilot.

25 Years. Half the Old Lifespan.

byE-4 MAFIAOct 01, 26

A July 31 Army memo cuts new barracks design life to about 25 years, pushes 3D printing and kits, and aims for...

Barracks Rumor Mill cover: full-frame photo of a soldier in OCPs filling a hydration bladder from a water buffalo, with the headline "Camp Humphreys Ran Dry. Bring Your Own Jug." over a dark band and a small CONFIRMED stamp.

Camp Humphreys Ran Dry. Bring Your Own Jug.

byE-4 MAFIASep 29, 26

Camp Humphreys lost running water over Chuseok after a mechanical failure. What junior enlisted dealt with, what got shut down, and what is still fuzzy.