Posted on Aug 9, 2015
Can anyone help with barracks housing/DPW Issues?
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Ok I don't like raising trouble but this is ridiculous. My barracks building has been no a.c. for two weeks now, the resin when we had Dpw come out and look they said it was fixed. A few days later same issue they said it was fixed again and left. Now the hvac is KIA thanks to the Freon sensor saying it's empty yet it's full. So they've had the part on order for two weeks how long does it take for the part to get here!? Our building is 90 degrees inside we go outside to cool off if it is cooler all doors to the outside and Windows are open to try to cool the rooms. If anyone wants to see how bad it is come to the 3000 block and look for the building with all the doors open to the outside to try to cool the hallway or anything. And here's my temp right now we are keeping lights off to try to keep it cooled off
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I understand your frustration and I know it is uncomfortable SPC (Join to see), I encourage you to get your NCOs involved (like today to check on the work order). Have you called to verify the work order and whether the parts are in?
Its also been unseasonable hot in Germany as well lately, we have some units in the field with temperatures reaching triple digits....if it makes you feel any better, our Soldiers in Europe do not have any air conditioning in the barracks, neither do our military housing. Most Soldiers and families here purchase a couple fans to at least get some air moving, might help while you are waiting for the repairs to be completed.
Its also been unseasonable hot in Germany as well lately, we have some units in the field with temperatures reaching triple digits....if it makes you feel any better, our Soldiers in Europe do not have any air conditioning in the barracks, neither do our military housing. Most Soldiers and families here purchase a couple fans to at least get some air moving, might help while you are waiting for the repairs to be completed.
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CSM Michael J. Uhlig we have called ncos in barracks have called they just tell us there hands are tied that the part is on order even housing ncos have tried rushing the order nothing seems to work and I feel worse for your guys being in triple digits we've had that a few times in our bulding on top floor one room hit 112
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CSM Michael J. Uhlig
I recommend asking if there is a possibility of temporarily moving to a new building until the system is fixed? Temps of 112 in the home of our Soldiers while at home station is not a reasonable expectation for our Soldiers to endure.
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SPC George Long
Come on Solider. When I was in the Army the barracks we lived in had for the most part been built before WWII> I went in the Army in 1968. Our heat was coal stove still. Only Walter
Reed had AC in the wards. If you need AC go Air Force....I think they invented it along with hot water heaters. Really I know it must be awful but you can stand it. And later in life you can look back and see how it helped you toughen up. Thanks for being there. I would give anything to be 20 and being a soldier. Rather than 65 and dying from exposure to chemical weapons, the docs say any day now. Best of luck to you solider. You are better than the kids who have never had to do anything for themselves or others.
Reed had AC in the wards. If you need AC go Air Force....I think they invented it along with hot water heaters. Really I know it must be awful but you can stand it. And later in life you can look back and see how it helped you toughen up. Thanks for being there. I would give anything to be 20 and being a soldier. Rather than 65 and dying from exposure to chemical weapons, the docs say any day now. Best of luck to you solider. You are better than the kids who have never had to do anything for themselves or others.
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PO2 Nathan Meyer
Really? Back in those days AC was a luxury in any house. To compare your hardships to the hardships of today is asinine.
A temperature of 112 inside the barracks sounds like a heat casualty waiting to happen.
When I was at bliss I found that keeping the room dark with a fan in the space where the window is open on high with an oscillating fan by my bed to help immensely.
But, 112 degrees? I would get out and go to the pool or something.
A temperature of 112 inside the barracks sounds like a heat casualty waiting to happen.
When I was at bliss I found that keeping the room dark with a fan in the space where the window is open on high with an oscillating fan by my bed to help immensely.
But, 112 degrees? I would get out and go to the pool or something.
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I must be one of those 9000 year old veterans, while i can appreciate wanting some cool air time, i can't see myself getting all worked up about it... I remember sleeping outside at Ft Bragg because it was cooler than in the buildings....
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SFC Everett Oliver I'm about to set up my rent outside next to my car and sleep outside because like you just said it's cooler outside
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It is all well and good to do that on occasion (in the field, deployed, you get the picture). Our Soldiers have expectations to live comfortably. We owe it to them to give them that.
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Good recommendations have been made about getting fans, stuff like that for the room, and really don't bother worrying what 9000 year old vets have to say about there days back in 'Nam and how they never had AC and how it was a billion degrees with 7000% humidity. The joy now is that we can have air conditioning and comfortable living conditions. It is something you should be able to expect. If you haven't spoken to them yet, your BOSS rep might also be able to help, if they cannot get it fixed within the organization, they can bring it up at the installation level. We had some of our guys move to main post here on Fort Hood for most of the winter when he heat was broken. It is an option for you to move buildings temporarily. It would however be a pain in the ass. Here on Hood we are in a heat advisory (105 degrees or hotter for 3 consecutive days). If my guys don't have AC, I cannot expect them to train. Its about priorities. You need to get your point across to DPW...call them every day. Itll become effective.
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LTC Bink Romanick
Plus we had to hump 300 pound rucks, uphill both ways, with no water! And I am only 8000 yrs old. It was tough in the old days, I tell ya.
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HAHAHA!! LTC Bink Romanick I am s glad so many of you are taking my comment in stride!!
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