While students' lives are different from soldiers' lives, they are similarly housed. On campuses and military bases, students and soldiers live in close, shared quarters. They share the desire to be comfortable in their "home away from home."
Dorms and barracks are both constructed using repetitive design layouts to create a uniform appearance inside the building. They must both meet strict safety requirements and are required to be produced quickly compared to other construction projects due to hard completion dates. Permanent modular construction offers durability for college students and soldiers.