The Sun 
today describes the slum conditions that servicemen still have to put up with, this time at RAF Brize Norton. It had been thought that, following the media exposure and subsequent public outcry about the disgusting state of many military bases, the MoD had got its act together and was making sure that in-use barracks were brought up to an acceptable standard - but this is clearly not the case. The description of the squalid prefab huts that the servicemen have to live in beggars belief. Where's the Government's duty of care here?
A serviceman commented: “Imagine this as the last place in England you see before you die for your country.... If prisoners were put in that dump, they’d sue and win a fortune off the Government. It’s the worst place any of us have ever had to live – and we’ve been all over the world."
It is good to know, though, that the Chief of Air Staff Sir Glenn Torpy and Defence Secretary Des Browne are said to be "very concerned" and the MoD are "figuring out a plan" to deal with the situation. The MoD promised: "We will make sure that whatever may have happened in the past, no service personnel have to stay in this accommodation in such a state in the future." Until the next time, then
Link> The Sun: Your final vision of Britain before you fight for country
Link> BBC: RAF base pictures prompt inquiry
Link> The Sun: Military chief's £20m mansion
today describes the slum conditions that servicemen still have to put up with, this time at RAF Brize Norton. It had been thought that, following the media exposure and subsequent public outcry about the disgusting state of many military bases, the MoD had got its act together and was making sure that in-use barracks were brought up to an acceptable standard - but this is clearly not the case. The description of the squalid prefab huts that the servicemen have to live in beggars belief. Where's the Government's duty of care here?A serviceman commented: “Imagine this as the last place in England you see before you die for your country.... If prisoners were put in that dump, they’d sue and win a fortune off the Government. It’s the worst place any of us have ever had to live – and we’ve been all over the world."
It is good to know, though, that the Chief of Air Staff Sir Glenn Torpy and Defence Secretary Des Browne are said to be "very concerned" and the MoD are "figuring out a plan" to deal with the situation. The MoD promised: "We will make sure that whatever may have happened in the past, no service personnel have to stay in this accommodation in such a state in the future." Until the next time, then
Link> The Sun: Your final vision of Britain before you fight for country
Link> BBC: RAF base pictures prompt inquiry
Link> The Sun: Military chief's £20m mansion
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