Ugh, must have been there at a bad time. I’ve stayed at the BOQ a couple of times several years ago and was surprised at how nice it was compared to years past. Since I now like to bring my dog for extended TDY trips(DA civilian now), I usually stay off post, but always enjoy my time there.
This stay was around 1993. The BOQs were very old. Anyway, after I check in, I discover the cable hardly works - only get court tv and a Hispanic channel. I also discover the heat doesn’t work. So, I fill out the required maintenance form, and turn it in...to a guy who laughs in my face and sarcastically promises to fix things...btw, this is one of the reasons I fear Obamacare - I KNOW what its like when you have to get a service from the government, with no other options.
Anyway, in the evenings I binge watched the Menendez trial (and the occasional scantily clad gameshow hostess on Spanish tv), sitting next to an iron for heat (I’d leave it on for hours). Sometimes I just ran the hot water for a few hours in the shower to heat things up. I know - its FT Benning, but it was winter. The hall lights were always on, and I could peek under my door and see the giant roaches crawling around - so I put the legs of my bed in buckets of water to keep them off of me while I slept.
Glad it got better.