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for US soldiers and contractors alike. The B-Hut is much more common in
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unit above each door. Each room usually has a window with a latch for ventilation and an electrical outlet for each occupant. B-huts afford no protection from indirect or direct fire and are often ridiculed by the service members and contractors who reside in them, but they offer limited privacy to
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and divided up into separate rooms with a common walkway down the center, or left open containing one large space. A typical B-hut has two entrances, two or three fluorescent lights on the ceiling, a small ductless
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Often referred to as a "hooch", the B-Hut usually houses up to eight single persons, but can contain more if not broken down into separate rooms. It is cheaply made (US Gov't cost of about $ 15,000 each at time of
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