Frankly, I didn't see a darn thing in those photos that couldn't be fixed by application of a few dollars for procurement, and a hundred or so soldier-days of labor.
Vets - I ask you this - did you EVER see a stair railing worn down to metal? Much less allowed to rust? If it sat still, it got painted!
I had the same thought about some of those issues, mostly the "filthy" stair rails. Maybe paratroopers are too dainty for sweeping, but I'm pretty sure we cleaned our own barracks, in my Mechanized unit.
But still, the father has a point. The barracks should never have gotten into that condition in the first place, and they especially should not have been that way for guys returning from a tough tour.
I believe the video also mentioned lead-based paint. If the peeling paint is truly lead-based, that's not something you can do with your troops, even if they ARE highly-expendable paratroopers.
I once spent a day or so scraping paint off a range shed, before some passing officer pulled over and put a stop to the whole thing. We had to go get blood tests, and never were allowed to finish that job.
Umm, because you are not residing in feces?
I guess you haven't:
Read the article.
Seen the video.
Spent much time thinking before you posted the most offensive bit of jackassery you could muster.
Nobody is "residing in feces." The feces is in the bathroom. If you had anything but the most abject scorn for military types, you might have suggested that they be provided alternative washing facilities, rather than glibly suggesting they take to their tents, after fifteen months in the 'Stan.
And if you had bothered to see what measures WERE being taken, you might have noticed that
the man who made the complaints to begin with now says (in the article which is linked) that many of the problems have been addressed with repairs, rather than by moving the whole company into tents.
And jfru, you need some coffee, bro.
