Hots & Cots
The App That’s Fixing Barracks and Dining Faciliites
This week's podcast is special because we have a chance to provide a platform for someone who is really making a difference in improving the quality of life for service members. Rob Evans is the creator of Hots & Cots, an app built to be the "Yelp for enlisted life" that is simultaneously increasing transparency and accountability for dining facilities and barracks.
If you're unfamiliar with the phrase "three hots and a cot" it refers to that, whether you're joining the military or going to prison, at least you can (theoretically) count on three square meals a day and a cot to sleep on. If you've been following the news, you've almost certainly seen that there are issues with both the "hots" (meals) and the "cots" (barracks) lately, and Rob is on a mission to fix both.
Rob is a former Army sergeant with 12 years of service, who concluded his military career as a 92F (Petroleum Supply Specialist). Leveraging over a decade of IT experience, he transitioned into the role of a software developer. Combining both his Army experience and his software skills he recently created an app called Hots & Cots that is essentially Yelp for military installations, which we'll be diving into here. Rob lives outside of Charlotte, NC, with his wife and two boys and outside of work he loves running, weightlifting, and the outdoors. Oh and coffee, he also loves coffee.
As you listen to the work Rob is doing, if you're in the military please encourage anyone you work with to download the app and help give Rob the tools to hold leaders accountable on these issues.
We discussed the notorious clip of the IMCOM commander saying he doesn't have a mold problem, he has a discipline problem. If you missed that incident, here's some of the coverage including the video clip.
