At one facility, service members are responsible for "cleaning biological waste that may remain in a barracks room after a suicide," said the Tuesday report filed by the Government Accountability Office, citing officials at the barracks.
"Thousands of service members live in barracks below standards, according to officials," the report said.
Military personnel in all 12 discussion groups said their barracks conditions affected their mental health, the report said.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe report said service members in at least six of 12 discussion groups spoke of bedbugs, rodents, cockroaches, and wasps in their barracks.
Ventilation, heating, and air conditioning systems were broken at all 10 facilities visited by investigators, the report said.
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