The Marine Corps announced Wednesday that it will conduct “wall-to-wall inspections” of all barracks in response to recent incidents. report of poor living environment.
“Effective immediately, Marine Corps Installations Command will conduct environmental, health, and safety inspections of all Marine barracks to ensure residents are assured of a safe, secure, clean, and consistent standard of living throughout their single-family residences. According to one person, “Ensuring service compliance to the “enterprise” press release By the Marine Corps.
Maj. Gen. David Maxwell, commander of MCICOM, said the force-wide inspection will allow the Marines to receive a thorough assessment.
“The benefit of moving to professional management is that we now have a reference point on the condition of each barracks. This allows senior leaders to understand the full picture of issues with their facilities and help them resolve issues quickly.” ” said Maxwell. He explained.
The Marine Corps said it aims to “improve the quality of life for Marines” by investing in barracks.
The installation commander, an outside chain of command leader in charge of the barracks, will be responsible for conducting the inspection by March 15, 2024.
Assistant Commandant Christopher Mahoney calls this a “wall-to-wall inspection” that “gives us a basic understanding of the condition of every barracks and allows us to identify and allocate resources accordingly.” insisted.
“We will search every barracks room, every squad bay, to ensure the health, well-being and safety of each and every one of you,” Mahoney vowed.
Commander Eric Smith said the average barracks are more than 30 years old.
Photos shared by Marine Corps Show in 2021 moldy barracks in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. A photo posted on Reddit last month mold and dead rodents At Camp Pendleton, California.
Government Audit Board in September report Blaze News previously reported that the Pentagon barracks posed a “potentially serious health and safety risk.”
After inspecting 10 campuses, GAO found that service members frequently deal with “clogged showers, broken door locks, broken elevators, and apparent mold growth.” According to the report, as of March 2023, approximately 17,000 Marines were living in “substandard barracks.”
The GAO recommended that the Marine Corps “update its minimum barracks staffing standards to ensure they reflect the Department of Defense’s guidance on barracks health and safety standards once the DoD minimum standards are clarified.” did.
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