United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2000-12-14 monographic deposited born digital 54 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-201R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-201R P0b002ee1803a0733 f:d01201r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-201R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-201R GAO-01-201R Army personnel Quality of life Armed forces abroad Bosnia Kosovo Macedonia Correspondence U.S. Army ground forces have been deployed to the Balkans since December 1995. For these deployed personnel, a tour of duty in this region poses a significant departure from life at their home bases in terms of living conditions and separation from family and friends. The Army has spent over $2 billion to develop camps and implement services to sustain deployed personnel. Much of what has been spent contributes to enhancing soldiers' quality of life. GAO examined (1) how the Army defines and views the quality of life of deployed soldiers in the Balkans, and (2) quality of life at three base camps in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Macedonia. GAO found that (1) the Army defines quality of life as the provision of equitable, adequate, and appropriate living, working, and leisure conditions consistent with available resources and political and military considerations, and (2) the Army is providing facilities in keeping with its established quality of life standards. GAO further found that a majority of soldiers were satisfied with the living conditions and, while not viewed as one of the three most important quality of life factors, most soldiers were satisfied with their recreational facilities. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-201R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-201R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-201R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-201R.pdf GAO-01-201R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-201R Correspondence GAO-01-201R; Quality of Life for U.S. Soldiers Deployed in the Balkans; Army personnel Quality of life Armed forces abroad Bosnia Kosovo Macedonia