War Department Orders Military Departments to Fix Substandard Housing, Citing Mold and Loss of Hot Water, With Reports Due in 10 Days
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum on November 10 directing the military departments to fix substandard service-member housing, and the Barracks Task Force reported follow-up progress this week. The direction followed reporting by Dakota Meyer, a Medal of Honor recipient serving as a task force senior advisor, who raised problems including mold, unsafe conditions and loss of hot water after visiting military bases.
The department said the military departments must validate compliance with housing standards within five days; rooms that fail must be fixed within 24 hours or the service members relocated; and within 10 days the departments must report to the Barracks Task Force the number of members affected, relocations, rooms vacated, corrective actions and timelines.
Source: U.S. Department of War
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：美国战争部长 Pete Hegseth 的官方肖像。来源：美国战争部，Wikimedia Commons，公共领域。 / Photo: Official portrait of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Source: U.S. Department of War, Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
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