--- title: "Military officials respond to photo of grimy shower at Texas training base" description: "The shower had not been properly cleaned by the last unit that used it, a Joint Base San Antonio spokesperson said." date: "2026-08-13" modified: "2026-08-13" authors: - name: "Jeff Schogol" job_title: "Senior Pentagon Reporter" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jeff-schogol.md" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/military-camp-bullis-shower/" categories: - "Americas" - "Army" - "Around the World" - "Military Branches" - "News" --- # Military officials respond to photo of grimy shower at Texas training base ![Camp Buillis Showers]() *An August 2026 photo shared on social media of a shower at Camp Bullis, Texas Photo via Reddit.* Military officials are “actively addressing the state of the showers” at Camp Bullis, Texas, after a photo shared on social media appeared to show the floor of one of the base’s showers covered in grime, a spokesperson for Joint Base San Antonio said. “Our civil engineers inspected the showers and determined that the last unit to occupy the facility did not maintain it as required,” said the spokesperson, who added that base officials have “since addressed the immediate cleanliness of this shower.” Earlier this week, a photo was posted on [Reddit]() that purportedly shows one of the Army training base’s showers with brown and discolored tiles on the floor and along the walls. The post, titled “Camp Bullis showers are nasty,” did not provide any information about when the photo was taken or how the shower came to look unsanitary. https://www.reddit.com/r/AirForce/comments/1vk30zt/camp_bullis_showers_are_nasty/ Leaders at Joint Base San Antonio, which oversees Camp Bullis, are “aware of the photo,” said the base spokesperson, who confirmed to Task & Purpose that the photo on Reddit is a current image. “Visually, the condition of the shower is further worsened by its age, San Antonio’s hard, mineral-rich water, which stains over time, high humidity and intense heat, which can rapidly accelerate buildup,” the spokesperson said. Camp Bullis is an aging training facility that several military units pass through for exercises and operations, the spokesperson said. Those units are responsible for maintaining the base facilities and cleaning them before they leave. “We expect all visiting units to enforce basic hygiene and facility maintenance standards, and \[Joint Base San Antonio\] leadership is currently evaluating options to improve oversight and ensure clean handovers between rotating units,” the spokesperson said. For many years, U.S. troops have encountered substandard barracks and other on-base facilities, prompting the Defense Department to ask Congress for[ $57 billio]()n as part of next fiscal year’s budget to address longstanding problems. Recently, more than 5,000 enlisted medical service members assigned to a healthcare education facility that is also part of Joint Base San Antonio were [told they need to move]() due to “systemic infrastructure failures" of their dormitories resulting from the buildings’ construction. ## Author Jeff Schogol is the former senior Pentagon reporter for Task & Purpose. He reported on both the Department of Defense as a whole and individual services, covering a variety of topics that include personnel, policy, military justice, deployments, and technology. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]() [Twitter]() ## More - [This 400-pound feral hog is one of more than 1,200 that have invaded a Texas Air Force base since 2016]() - [The worst part about the mold crisis at Lackland Air Force Base is how unsurprising it is]() - [Airman dies in rappelling demonstration at Navy football game]() - [Air Force colonel goes scorched earth on fellow officers in fiery resignation letter]() - [Air Force’s new basic training takes shape as recruits work on real planes]() - [Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland all clear after active shooter lockdown \[Updated\]]() - [Air Force investigating how the body of a man with no military connection wound up on a Texas base]() - [Army blames showers left ‘wet after use’ for mold in barracks]()