FORT HOOD, Texas - When Pvt. Zachary Brush, from Boca Raton, Fla., and Houston native, Pfc. Miguel Noyola, both of Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, were asked to stand by in their barracks rooms on the morning of August 19, little did they know they were about to be featured in a welcome video for Fort Hood.
A film crew hired to produce the video arrived at Brush's room first, and one of his first thoughts after opening the door and seeing the camera in front of him was that he had won something.
"The first sergeant had asked, 'are there any people that live in the new barracks'' and I raised my hand; so I was told to stand by in my room," Brush explained.
The crew filmed Brush and Noyola going about day-to-day activities in the rooms such as waking up, making the bed, packing gear to go to work, and finally putting gear away as if returning from work to highlight what the new barracks have to offer.
The new barracks are single Soldier rooms and have a common area shared with the adjacent room. The common areas are equipped with a washer and dryer; shower; kitchen; and a walk-in closet. There are even rooms on the first floor of the barracks to accommodate disabled service members.
"Going from two Soldiers to a room, to now just sharing a common area and having your own room, is a lot better for Soldiers and gives privacy," Noyola said
According to Vernona Aslim, from the Army Housing Management and Policy Office of Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, the idea for the video began with a need to satisfy a requirement for U.S. Army Garrison, Grafenwoehr, Germany. The Grafenwoehr community was experiencing mass arrivals of families from U.S. locations and needed a mechanism to deliver community information efficiently.
"The purpose of the video is to provide information about housing, community services, education, recreation, and the surrounding area for new Soldiers and families to the installation," Aslim said.
According to Michelle Goldwire, barracks manager for team six, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, the video can also provide Soldiers with a sense of security and feel at home knowing that the installation and barracks can accommodate their needs.
Goldwire said it was neat; showing the quality of life and the improvements the Army has implemented in providing a better quality of life will allow Soldiers to know they are on their own and can make it on their own.
Videos have already been completed at many other installations, and once editing is complete on the Fort Hood video, it can be viewed as well as other installation welcome videos at an installation's webpage at www.onestop.army.mil.
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