Sounds like Tom is not happy;
http://www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_13824852
Tom McCollum, told reporters that the post, which is one of the Army’s largest with a population of 51,000 soldiers — including more than 12,000 who live on the post — is saddled with 1950s-vintage housing that is not popular with soldiers.
Of the more than 12,000 in barracks at Fort Bragg, about 2,500 are in those built in the 1950s, Army spokesman Paul Boyce said.
“Are soldiers happy with living in the Korean War-era barracks? No,” McCollum said. They do not meet the expectations of today’s troops, although the Army has done what it can to improve living conditions, McCollum said, speaking by telephone from Fort Bragg.
As one who lives in the area I can tell you they are tearing down and rebuilding barracks just as fast as they can.
The WW II wood barracks and 1950s Cinder Block barracks are getting harder and harder to find.
Even some of the buildings put up around 1980 and scheduled to be replaced - although at the bottom of the list.
I live in a house constructed in the 1950’s. It has heat, cooling, hot running water, insulation, a good roof and foundation and is better constructed than most new homes. Anyone have some photos of these “deficient” barracks. This base is the home of the 82nd Airborne, and our Special Operations people. In war, they would sleep on the ground, and train for hardship. This is not, for example a base for rear echelon types. As regards weapons, transportation (Pope AFB adjacent) food, supplies... they get the BEST. It does sound like the base commander wants to run a better hotel, as opposed to developing the finest “snake eaters” of Delta Force, and para-regiment 82nd.