{"id":330455,"date":"2024-12-10T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=330455"},"modified":"2024-12-11T13:55:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T13:55:29","slug":"navy-unaccompanied-housing-resolves-to-forge-communities-of-excellence-with-a-three-tiered-plan-for-long-term-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=330455","title":{"rendered":"Navy Unaccompanied Housing Resolves to \u2018Forge Communities of Excellence\u2019 with a Three-Tiered Plan for Long-Term Improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cNavy unaccompanied housing hasn\u2019t consistently hit the mark in taking care of Sailors\u2019 needs, but we\u2019re making significant strides towards improving barracks facilities and Sailors\u2019 overall residential experience,\u201d said Vice Adm. Scott Gray, Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC), which oversees Navy Housing. \u201cBy focusing our efforts on three key areas of need, we can effectively and efficiently improve facility condition and improve resident satisfaction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cForging Communities of Excellence\u201d focuses on three key lines of effort:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improving the quality of Navy barracks through targeted investments, renovations, and construction as well as expanding privatization where it makes sense.<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring consistent customer service by improving workforce training, optimization, and resourcing.<\/li>\n<li>Improving resident quality of life by providing high-quality services and a comfortable environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s essential to readiness that Sailors have a comfortable and safe place to lay their heads at the end of each hard day,\u201d said Leslie Gould, director of CNIC\u2019s Navy Fleet and Family Readiness Programs. \u201cThis long-term plan takes it a step further in considering overall quality of life. One such initiative is initiating a new UH Accreditation Program to evaluate livability and habitability standards with a detailed assessment process for the certification and validation of UH operations at each installation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Navy has already implemented numerous initiatives to improve the resident experience in UH over the past two years. In 2023, the Navy introduced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Press-Office\/Press-Releases\/display-pressreleases\/Article\/3384909\/navy-housing-introduces-unaccompanied-housing-bill-of-rights-responsibilities\/\">UH Resident Bill of Rights &amp; Responsibilities<\/a> (BOR&amp;R) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Press-Office\/News-Stories\/Article\/3343655\/commander-navy-installations-command-rolls-out-maintenance-qr-codes-to-unaccomp\/\">QR Maintenance Codes<\/a>, which make it easier for residents to report maintenance requests and track their progress.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the Navy rolled out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Press-Office\/Press-Releases\/display-pressreleases\/Article\/3654712\/navy-launches-wi-fi-pilot-program-at-select-virginia-installations\/\">free Wi-Fi pilot in 12 Hampton Roads barracks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Press-Office\/Press-Releases\/display-pressreleases\/Article\/3634448\/navy-expands-cooking-capabilities-in-unaccompanied-housing\/\">expanded cooking capabilities throughout UH<\/a> by allowing more Sailors to use small cooking appliances in their barracks. In the past year, renovation projects were initiated at UH facilities onboard Submarine Base Kings Bay, Naval Air Station Sigonella, Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton, Naval Base Ventura County, and Camp Lemonier Djibouti. Additionally, the Navy invested $59 million to fully replace furnishings at 63 buildings at 35 locations.<\/p>\n<p>Commander, Navy Installations Command is responsible for worldwide U.S. Navy Shore installation management, designing and developing integrated solutions for sustainment and development of Navy shore infrastructure as well as quality of life programs. CNIC oversees 10 Navy regions, 70 installations, and more than 43,000 employees who sustain the fleet, enable the fighter, and support the family. Learn more by visiting CNIC\u2019s website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnic.navy.mil\/\">https:\/\/www.cnic.navy.mil\/<\/a> or following CNIC on social media: Facebook, @NavyInstallations; X and Instagram, @cnichq; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/commander-navy-installations-command-cnic-hq\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNavy unaccompanied housing hasn\u2019t consistently hit the mark in taking care of Sailors\u2019 needs, but we\u2019re making significant strides towards improving barracks facilities and Sailors\u2019 overall residential experience,\u201d said Vice Adm. Scott Gray, Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC), which oversees Navy Housing. \u201cBy focusing our efforts on three key areas of need, we can effectively [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-330455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=330455"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":330457,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330455\/revisions\/330457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=330455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=330455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=330455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}