AS HAWAII WATER CRISIS ROILS ON, SINGLE TROOPS REMAIN STUCK IN DORMS

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While military families affected by the fuel-tainted water at Joint Base Pearl Har-bor-Hickam, Hawaii, have had the option to stay in hotels at government expense, that's not the case for service members in unaccompanied housing. Some have posted questions on social media asking why they haven't been given the option of moving to a hotel at government expense. There are about 4,000 beds in 35 Navy and Air Force unaccompanied housing facilities there. Troops in unaccompanied housing at the base aren't authorized alternate lodging or Temporary Lodging Allowance payments, said Sean Gano, spokesman for the Joint Information Center in Hawaii. These service members have options that weren't available to families living in base housing who were authorized TLA, he said. "Government dining facilities on JBPHH have been operating and providing daily meals to unaccompanied members, an option not available to families in base housing who were authorized TLA.