Posted on May 16, 2022
Junior Sailors Scrambling for a Place to Live After the Navy Shutters Its Barracks at Key West
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Junior sailors stationed at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, are struggling to find homes after the closure of two of the base's barracks sent about 60 service members looking for alternative places to stay. It's an incredibly expensive housing market, including nearly $4,000-a-month trailers the Navy had built to market for "leisure travel."
In an email to Military.com, base spokeswoman Danette Baso Silvers said that the base decided to shutter the housing for single, junior sailors "to conduct much needed repairs and renovations." According to the base website, the pair of buildings could house about 100 sailors. The Navy says that those sailors have a variety of options, but two who spoke with Military.com echoed a spate of social media posts from troops at the base saying that the alternatives are prohibitively expensive or otherwise not workable.
In an email to Military.com, base spokeswoman Danette Baso Silvers said that the base decided to shutter the housing for single, junior sailors "to conduct much needed repairs and renovations." According to the base website, the pair of buildings could house about 100 sailors. The Navy says that those sailors have a variety of options, but two who spoke with Military.com echoed a spate of social media posts from troops at the base saying that the alternatives are prohibitively expensive or otherwise not workable.
Junior Sailors Scrambling for a Place to Live After the Navy Shutters Its Barracks at Key West
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Because of its Tourism draw I would think it would be very expensive to obtain housing in the area. My question is why did the barracks get so bad the sailors couldn't stay there while new Barracks were being built. Poor planning and execution on the part of the Navy and particularly the installation Commander.
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We're staying at the Fam Camp on base at the Naval Weapons Station in Seal Beach, CA, and talk with some active-duty SM's that are using RV living as their choice of residence. It's my understanding that base housing is hard to get so the RV makes for a good alternative.
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