Political Quotes

“the subject of Senator Inhofe's GAO request will be the unaccompanied noncommissioned officers barracks. This project was planned, programmed, and funded to house NCO's who will come to Fort Leonard Wood as a result of the BRAC decision to move the chemical warfare training school and military police school to Fort Leonard Wood from Fort McClellan which is scheduled to close. Current barracks space at FLW is designed for basic training students living four to a room with gang latrines--not for senior NCO's. Any connection between the new barracks and the totally separate issue of basic training housing is irrelevant since the BRAC was aware of the need for the new barracks when it made its decision. Even if there were space to renovate current barracks rather than build new barracks, the Corps of Engineers has already studied that option and deemed the extensive renovations required would not be cost effective. The result of this report for all its good intentions will be to subvert the decision of the BRAC Commission and will set an unacceptable precedent.”