Fort Bliss Housing Part 1.....

So been wanting to post about the housin' situation for awhile, but wanted to gather pics and such. ;) Pics will come in Part 2.


I'm not one to really complain about army life, cuz once you've been in long enough you get how everything flows and why bitch?


Note: I've lived in housing at Ft. Leonard Wood, Schofield Barracks, and Ft. Shafter. Seen housing at Ft. Riley which was nicely renovated...kudos to their housing company.


BUT housing here ridiculous. Here's how they roll.........


Housing does NOT go by the list. If you have the gull to walk in and demand housing they will give it to you right on the spot. I'm all about rules. I waited my year and then went in to ask what was up. Of course got offered an abode and onward to housing we go.........


3 days before move-in date we walked into the office to make sure everything was cool. It was not. They told us our house was not available anymore. Well why didn't you call us weeks ago with this information? Dumbfounded. Got offered another abode....take it or be homeless. Crap shack we come!


Housing here does NOT offer you 2-3 houses before sending you to the bottom of the housing list. They don't follow the rule, so take what you are offered or back to the bottom you go.....not merrily.....


I CRIED after seein' the abode. They said it was move-in, and it clearly wasn't. Rusted showerhead, kitty litter dumped in the back yard, and a spray painted coffin on the patio. That is naming a few mishaps. What was fixed when we moved in? The showerhead was replaced..............crap shack move in.........


Now before anyone's like "you live onpost for free!". Haha! *rolls on floor dry heaving* We pay $980 for our crap shack..........*sighs*


Usually I'm not about complainin' about housing, BUT there's BRAND NEW housing paying the exact same as we do for our crap shack. If housing would be like how the airforce rolls, or sometimes the marines roll and only take the BAH that the house is worth I wouldn't be writing this blog.


Crap shack description: 60's, under 1000 sq ft of cement/stucco...I think stucco. Single paned windows that are NOT sealed, and unsealed doors. I have a lovely gathering of dirt everyday from the unsealed goodness. Linoleum flooring that is stained, and they WAXED over it. I've heard that they houses used to have hardwood, and they tore it out. Smart cookies. *sarcasm*
That's a wee description.......


Stay tuned for Part 2. Pictures. Like I'd complain w/out evidence. That's not how I roll.....