Three story open-bay, concrete frame, brick veneer, metal roof building to accommodate 1,056 recruits, including classrooms and a modified enlisted closed mess to serve the entire 1,056 recruits and staff in 60 minutes (food serving and eating area only). The facility will have an entrance canopy, a fire protection system, utilities, and heating, ventilating and air conditioning, pipelines, upgrade existing electrical substations, technical operating manuals, paving, and site improvements. Demolition of two existing bachelor quarters (18,258 square meters (m2)) and a galley (9,680 m2) is included. Built-in equipment includes an elevator. Anti-terrorism/force protection features will be included. The facility (Continued On DD 1391C) Form DD 1 Dec 76 1391 Submitted to Congress Page No. 191 Sustainable principles will be constructed to seismic zone 1 criteria. Construct a new 1,056 person (PN) Recruit Barracks at the Recruit Training REQUIREMENT: Adequate recruit barracks are required to support the Chief of Naval Operations approved surge capacity for RTC Great Lakes of 16,168 recruits. Currently, the individual recruit barracks house 1,056 recruits in less than 50 net square feet (NSF) per person. This is in violation of the current minimum standard of 72 NSF per person and requires a waiver to operate at this capacity. This project is a continuation of previous MCON projects to correct space deficiencies and institute a new training concept where the academic recruit training is done in the same facility as the living quarters. This new training concept is currently being used successfully by the Army and Air Force and utilizes an all in one complex (AIOC) for more efficient use of training time. A study conducted by Southern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (SOUTHDIV NAVFAC) and Naval Air Weapons Center, San Diego (NAWCTSD) supported use of this training concept at RTC Great Lakes. The current total barracks capacity is 10,800 based on current space criteria. Other approved MCON projects will partially eliminate the deficiency. Future projects will continue to be submitted to replace all of the existing barracks using this AIOC concept. For training purposes, divisions are best sized at 88 PN. With 12 divisions planned for each building, this calculates to the total of 1056 recruits per building. CURRENT SITUATION: Recruit training is hampered by the lack of suitable or adequate berthing Form DD 1 Dec 76 1391C Submitted to Congress Page No. 192 facilities. Currently, recruits are housed in barracks that have a space allowance of less than 50 NSF per recruit and a waiver is required to operate in this manner. This does not meet the current standard of 72 NSF per recruit. In addition, the current facilities were built in the 1950's and 1960's and are reaching the end their useful life. Maintenance is a major problem, and there is no air conditioning or forced air ventilation in any of the barracks. They are heated with steam fin tube radiators along the perimeter walls and there is virtually no control. Windows have to be opened to control the temperature. Many of the windows are inoperative. The buildings do not meet current outside air ventilation requirements. Courtyards are a waste of usable space. The gang heads were built for a capacity of 60, which is not sufficient for the existing 88-94 persons per division. The only fire protection is smoke detectors. The exterior of the structures are deteriorated with exposed re-bar in many areas due to spalling concrete. The water, sewer, and electrical systems are old, undersized, and unreliable. Based on a current study evaluating the RTC Barracks, approximately $25 million per barracks will be required to correct the current maintenance backlog and criteria deficiencies. The poor condition of the facilities results in recruits being housed in uncomfortable, unsafe, crowded, and potentially unhealthy conditions. IMPACT IF NOT PROVIDED: Recruits will continue to be housed in uncomfortable, unsafe, crowded, and potentially unhealthy conditions. An inordinate amount of training time will be lost due to the distance between berthing and classrooms and due to the time spent waiting in line for meals. If the deficiency is not corrected, the training mission requirements will be severely impacted by reducing training time, training consistency, increased attrition, etc. The Navy's long range recruiting goals will not be realized if these facility deficits continue to exist. Mission support and readiness throughout the Navy will be impacted if recruit training is limited by lack of berthing and training spaces. These deficiencies at RTC Great Lakes are resulting in the inability to train an adequate number of recruits to meet the fleet requirement of 56,000 throughputs and a 16,168-surge requirement. Furthermore, the opportunity to significantly improve training efficiency and quality through an all in one concept will be lost. Form DD 1 Dec 76 1391C Submitted to Congress Page No. 193 A. Estimated Design Data: (Parametric estimates have been used to develop project costs. Project design conforms to Part II of Military Handbook 1190, Facility Planning and Design guide) B. Equipment associated with this project which will be provided from other appropriations: NONE. C. FY 2002 Unaccompanied Housing R&M Conducted: $4,259,000 D. FY 2003 Unaccompanied Housing R&M Conducted: $4,276,000 Form DD 1 Dec 76 1391C Submitted to Congress Page No. 194 |