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FORT CARSON, Colorado – As part of enhancing morale, the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, improved the quality of life for its Soldiers living in the barracks Oct. 27 by bringing in new furniture, TVs, pool tables, foosball and ping-pong tables to each of the battalion barracks.
“Wow, I am ecstatic about this,” said Spc. Deandre Addie, a cavalry scout with 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment. “I wasn’t aware that they were going to do this for us. You can tell that they really care about our well-being.”
The barracks improvements are intended to encourage Soldiers to interact more rather than spend all their time alone in their rooms, said Capt. Chase Rahm, 3rd Brigade family readiness liaison. But the improvements also provide a safer outlet for Soldiers to do things like watch big games on the weekend.
“The Soldiers now have an option,” Rahm said. “Instead of going downtown to hang out at a bar, they can choose to stay and have fun in the barracks.”
“We made a wish become reality,” added Sgt. Maj. Christopher Williams, the operations sergeant major for 3rd ABCT. “This was a vision we had amongst the command team. We wanted a way to encourage communication, provide an outlet for Soldiers, enhance morale, build relationships and camaraderie.”
It wasn’t just about putting new furniture in the barracks.
“You can’t ‘text’ a pool game,” said Williams. “You have to talk and communicate when you’re engaging in fun activities. This is about brothers and sisters uniting and boosting their resiliency.”
That seemed to be the case the first evening after the equipment was delivered, as a large group of Soldiers congregated in the improved recreation area in the 4-10 Cav. Regt. barracks, laughing around the game tables.
“This gives me something to do on my down time,” said Pvt. 1st Class Adonis Glover, a Bradley fighting vehicle system maintainer with Company D, 4-10 Cav. Regt. “Instead of being in a room playing video games, watching movies or just sleeping because you’re bored, you have a way to spend your free time with your battle buddies.”
Williams said the brigade also is working on getting Wi-Fi in the barracks.
| Date Taken: | 10.28.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 11.03.2016 16:34 |
| Story ID: | 213772 |
| Location: | FORT CARSON, COLORADO, US |
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