B hut

A B-hut is a term used by servicemembers and military contracters to refer to a type of semi-permanent wooden structure, used as replacements for tents, primarily in Afghanistan.

Often referred to as a "hooch", the B-hut usually houses up to 8 single persons, but can contain more if required. It is cheaply made of plywood and divided up into 2, 4, 6, or 8 separate rooms or left "open" containing one large space. A typical B-hut usually has two entrances with a small air conditioning unit above each door. Each room usually has a window which the occupant usually nails shut for climate control purposes.

B-huts afford no protection from indirect or direct fire and are often ridiculed, but they offer a small amount of privacy to the occupant in allowing him/her to have their own room - an opportunity rarely afforded to deployed personnel.

B-huts require constant maintenance and painting, and are only expected to last three or four years. The heat of many forward deployed areas makes quick work of the structure. It is imperative that occupants of this structure keep their living areas clean and free of open beverage or food containers as vermin can easily gain entrance.

References

* cite web |url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2003/10/mil-031023-afps03.htm
title = Airmen at Bagram Move From Tents to Huts | publisher = American Forces Information Service
date = October 2003 | accessdate = 2008-07-09