that have two bathrooms and either between 12 and 20 beds he said so there was a lot of uncertainty soldiers didnt know where they were going to be living in a statement titled setting the record straight on operation lone star the texas military department pushed back on what they called inaccurate reports and social media posts about issues related to living conditions and lack equipment our personnel are trained to operate and adapt in austere environments at home and abroad col rita holton texas military departments public affairs officer said commanders in the field have identified areas of improvement in regards to equipment and living conditions and are actively working with vendors and supply chains to execute those solutions when soldiers leave their civilian lives behind they also leave their jobs and rely on their national guard salary yet some members of the national guard ordered to the border have reported not receiving their paychecks on time or getting paid the wrong amounts during their deployment for this mission another soldier abc interviewed said he has tried to help resolve some of the payroll issues lowerranking soldiers have raised to him but added that checks are still being sent to soldiers with the wrong amounts i have multiple reports from my guys having pay issues and not being paid on time some of them are getting direct deposits and some of them are getting checks that are incorrect he said i have a single soldier who is making more than soldiers with dependents yeah its just a pay fiasco according to the statement released by the texas military department a new pay system for state activeduty missions was installed after the agency found issues with the former pay system following hurricane harvey the agency said it was identifying and addressing gaps within the new system every soldier abc news spoke to said they did not feel they were being properly trained to help detain or arrest migrants what are we out here for asked the guardsman who was dispatched to the border with less than a week to prepare theres a whole bunch of better resources you could have used the money for instead of just throwing us out on these ranch roads just sitting there if you are struggling with thoughts of suicide or worried about a friend or loved one help is available call the national suicide prevention lifeline at 18002738255 talk for free confidential emotional support 24 hours a day 7 days a week you can also reach the trevor project at 18664887386 or the crisis text line by texting start to 741741