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Committee hears on apartment‑style family housing study, partial BAH and retention implications
Summary
Members said a feasibility study on apartment‑style family housing — including on‑site childcare — is overdue. Navy and Marine witnesses said innovative housing and partial BAH could improve retention and quality of life; panelists also discussed deployment resiliency counselors and no planned cuts to that service.
A congresswoman asked service leaders about a feasibility study included in last year’s National Defense Authorization Act that would evaluate apartment‑style family housing with integrated childcare centers. She told the panel the study is late and asked whether such housing could improve quality of life for service families.
A Navy witness said the service supports…
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