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The Military Services Are Constructing Unneeded Family Housing

CED-78-8 Published: Dec 29, 1977. Publicly Released: Dec 29, 1977.
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In its family housing program, the Department of Defense (DOD) tries to ensure married members of the armed services and their families adequate quarters. DOD policy is to rely on communities near military installations as the primary source for housing, and housing should be constructed on a military installation only as a last resort.

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Community developmentConstruction (process)FamiliesHousing constructionMilitary housingSurveysMilitary forcesBudget deficitHousingEnlisted personnel