The US Navy needs to find thousands of temporary beds. Houseboats are on the table.
The Navy may need almost 12,000 temporary beds during peak periods.Officials are considering hotels, RVs, "man-camps," and houseboats.Recruiting growth and barracks renovations are straining housing capacity.The US Navy is looking for temporary housing options for sailors that could put thousands of them in hotels, RVs, prefabricated units, temporary "man-camps" or even houseboats as it searches for places to house troops during a yearslong effort to overhaul aging barracks.The service announced its search for "practical and flexible" housing options "that can be deployed quickly" on Monday.The scale of the search reflects the daunting challenge of repairing and renovating service member housing. Entire barracks must first be emptied out before renovations can begin.
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The Navy may need almost 12,000 temporary beds during peak periods.Officials are considering hotels, RVs, "man-camps," and houseboats.Recruiting growth and barracks renovations are straining housing capacity.The US Navy is looking for temporary housing options for sailors that could put thousands of them in hotels, RVs, prefabricated units, temporary "man-camps" or even houseboats as it searches for places to house troops during a yearslong effort to overhaul aging barracks.The service announced its search for "practical and flexible" housing options "that can be deployed quickly" on Monday.The scale of the search reflects the daunting challenge of repairing and renovating service member housing. Entire barracks must first be emptied out before renovations can begin. Across the locations identified by the Navy, which include bases across the country, at least 8,600 beds are needed, though the service is seeking nearly 12,000 to account for possible personnel surges, between now and 2030. While the focus is on barracks upgrades, part of the service's shortfall comes from increased recruiting, according to the request for information.Prefabricated modular homes, "containerized housing," commercial apartment leases, extended-stay hotels, and repurposed existing buildings are all potential options, according to a request for information posted online by the service.
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- The Navy may need almost 12,000 temporary beds during peak periods.Officials are considering hotels, RVs, "man-camps," and houseboats.Recruiting growth and barracks renovations are straining housing capacity.The US Navy is looking for temporary housing options for sailors that could put thousands of them in hotels, RVs, prefabricated units, temporary "man-camps" or even houseboats as it searches for places to house troops during a yearslong effort to overhaul aging barracks.The service announced its search for "practical and flexible" housing options "that can be deployed quickly" on Monday.The scale of the search reflects the daunting challenge of repairing and renovating service member housing. Entire barracks must first be emptied out before renovations can begin.
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