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The Navy and the Marine Corps will use this document. It presents basic design criteria guidance for Unaccompanied Housing (UH) for the Navy and the Marine Corps, and applies to both enlisted and officer quarters. It also takes into account local program operations and requirements, in accordance with the latest construction standards established by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). UH serves recruits in open bay, students in dormitories, and permanent party housing. This facilities criteria FC includes planning and design criteria for renovation and new construction of Navy and Marine Corps UH. Planners and designers must incorporate the requirements of this document as applicable to their appropriate type of UH. This document does not apply to privatized assets (PPV). This document does not include criteria for Navy Gateway Inns & Suites (NGIS), Transient, or Visitors Quarters.