New bachelor enlisted barracks open at Camp Pendleton
Marine Cpl. Michael Breight, left, helps Pfc. Joseph Blatter with his room assignment in the new bachelor enlisted barracks at Camp Pendleton. The reception area features a curved glass counter, 30-foot ceilings and super-graphics on the walls. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
A Marine moves his gear into new barracks. Inside the lofty entrance is a reception desk, game rooms, a common area with modern kitchen, pool tables, lounge with huge flat-screen TVs and laundry facilities. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Pfc. Gabriel Hernandez, 21, of Auburn, Wash., arranges his gear in his quarters in the new bachelor enlisted barracks at Camp Pendleton. Rooms feature ceiling fan, individual walk-in closets, refrigerator, microwave oven and a throw rug on the wood grained floor. He said, “This is better than most hotels!” (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Pfc. Gabriel Hernandez hangs up his uniform in his new walk-in closet. His room also has a refrigerator and microwave oven. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Outside the new barracks is serious, Marine Corps-style exercise equipment, along with horseshoe pits, tennis courts, a nine-hole disc golf course, roller-hockey court, sand volleyball court, basketball courts, putting green and barbecue grills. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
A Marine walks his bicycle and gear past a volleyball court at the new bachelor enlisted barracks at Camp Pendleton. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
The barracks’ plush entertainment rooms feature oversize chairs with cup holders and flat-screen TVs with theater sound systems. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
