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| British Troops Have Better Quarters In Afghanistan |
| 2007-09-14 |
| BRITISH soldiers enjoy better living quarters in war-torn Afghanistan than back home, a report warns today. Troops returning from action have to sleep eight to a room in slums with overflowing drains. Angry MPs blame shoddy accommodation on military bases for the growing manpower crisis in the Forces. They say it puts off would-be recruits and drives experienced servicemen and women to quit early. The "disgraceful" state of housing — with a backlog of unattended repairs that will take DECADES to fix — is revealed in a damning report by the Commons defence committee. MPs said of the Elizabeth Barracks in Pirbright, Surrey: “We were told soldiers from the Royal Anglian Regiment on deployment in Afghanistan had more comfortable accommodation than their comrades left behind.” The report follows a Sun crusade to improve Forces’ accommodation and a British Legion plea to ministers to honour the ancient Military Covenant promising soldiers fair treatment. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #1 Of course, the fact that the barracks that the British are using in Afghanistan were built by US Navy Seabees, US Army Special Forces Civil Action troops, or private contractors like KBR or Blackwater is not mentioned. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2007-09-14 20:43 |