Posted on Mar 10, 2015
Barracks life, did you have somebody like this in your unit?
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This is the room of an Army soldier in the 15th Trans Co at Ft. Sill. That's my old unit.
What would have happened if a situation like this occurred in your unit? My entire company (not just those who lived in the barracks) was living in tents outside off our barracks because our 1SGT did not think we properly appreciated our accommodations.
Lord knows how many times I did a "strip,wax,buff " rinse and repeat in our old barracks for much less. This is an embarrassment to myself and all of the other soldiers who served with pride in 15th Trans. This is my first post and I am trying to include a screenshot of the reaction of the CSM who heard about it the absolute worst way possible... via social media. I think he handled it lightly.
How should this have been handled. What options are even available now days?
Please help me understand...
A.) Is this an isolated incident,
B.) This happens in all branches at some point,
C.) This never happens, it must be a joke.
D.) Let me tell you what we did to idiots who acted like that....
This is the room of an Army soldier in the 15th Trans Co at Ft. Sill. That's my old unit.
What would have happened if a situation like this occurred in your unit? My entire company (not just those who lived in the barracks) was living in tents outside off our barracks because our 1SGT did not think we properly appreciated our accommodations.
Lord knows how many times I did a "strip,wax,buff " rinse and repeat in our old barracks for much less. This is an embarrassment to myself and all of the other soldiers who served with pride in 15th Trans. This is my first post and I am trying to include a screenshot of the reaction of the CSM who heard about it the absolute worst way possible... via social media. I think he handled it lightly.
How should this have been handled. What options are even available now days?
Please help me understand...
A.) Is this an isolated incident,
B.) This happens in all branches at some point,
C.) This never happens, it must be a joke.
D.) Let me tell you what we did to idiots who acted like that....
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SPC Danny Cannon
Just another casualty of years of sustained combat. NCOs have lost the "art" of taking care of their Soldiers in garrison. This room is the 1SG/CSM fault, they are the ones that should be held accountable. As a 1SG these days you have to mandate that your SGTs and SSGs check on their Soldiers in the barracks or they just won't do it. Now, not all of them are screwed up but a lot of them are.
If you do not have a policy stating how the junior NCOs will monitor the barracks you are asking for this kind of stuff. I made my team leaders check on their Soldiers every morning prior to P.T., I mean that's what they're supposed to do right? I mean, that's what I did and then I reported to my squad leader that all my Soldiers were accounted for or, one was not in his room. You shouldn't be finding out that someone is out of ranks when you are standing in formation.
There is a misconception that leaders can't check on their Soldiers in the barracks because of the BOSS (Better Opportunity for Single Soldiers) program. That is a crock of shit, you are responsible for their health and welfare, how do you know that they are living in sanitary conditions if you are not checking on them. Pathetic!
Just another casualty of years of sustained combat. NCOs have lost the "art" of taking care of their Soldiers in garrison. This room is the 1SG/CSM fault, they are the ones that should be held accountable. As a 1SG these days you have to mandate that your SGTs and SSGs check on their Soldiers in the barracks or they just won't do it. Now, not all of them are screwed up but a lot of them are.
If you do not have a policy stating how the junior NCOs will monitor the barracks you are asking for this kind of stuff. I made my team leaders check on their Soldiers every morning prior to P.T., I mean that's what they're supposed to do right? I mean, that's what I did and then I reported to my squad leader that all my Soldiers were accounted for or, one was not in his room. You shouldn't be finding out that someone is out of ranks when you are standing in formation.
There is a misconception that leaders can't check on their Soldiers in the barracks because of the BOSS (Better Opportunity for Single Soldiers) program. That is a crock of shit, you are responsible for their health and welfare, how do you know that they are living in sanitary conditions if you are not checking on them. Pathetic!
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MAJ (Join to see)
eh,... I absolutely agree, there 1SG has found himself surrounded by guys who did not see ealier years, the late 80s, 90s, the earlier years of the war.... I think the 1SG needs to use E-6s and E7s and to do this. I as an officer saw problems and so did my 1SG but we liked to let our E6s and E7s and some E5s flex there skills but a 1SG is a little high for first response. If E5s thru E7s can't do the job find a squared away CPL because they are are some eh.... tired of carrying everyone else's weight. I was as an E4.
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SGT Tony Clifford
When I was a team leader I was in the Barracks at 0530 every weekday going through rooms and at least once on the weekends. When I became a squad leader I made my team leaders do it. In Korea I had a SPC team leader that never did it so I made him subordinate to a KATUSA. Needless to say, I didn't fuck around when it came to the health of my guys.
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One of the Airman in my section deployed with his room like this. Since his supervisor was deployed with him I was asked to take two other Airmen with me and clean it up. When the dorm manager let me into the room mice ran out of the pile of 7 pizza boxes. He still had his TV on and a porn DVD running the main menu. Bed was unmade and he had dirty laundry all over the floor. I don't blame the Chief or the First Shirt though I blame the Airman, his parents, and the dorm manager who should have inspected the room before deployment.
After turning off the TV and removing the porn video, I had the Airmen clean up the trash with gloves and paper masks while I made his bed and put all the clothes in his hamper. After we were done I notified the dorm manager who then called the Med Group since there were holes in the walls from the mice. When they were done they condemned his room and the two on either side just to be safe.
I believe he was given an Article 15 and forfeiture of $600 a month for 6 months.
After turning off the TV and removing the porn video, I had the Airmen clean up the trash with gloves and paper masks while I made his bed and put all the clothes in his hamper. After we were done I notified the dorm manager who then called the Med Group since there were holes in the walls from the mice. When they were done they condemned his room and the two on either side just to be safe.
I believe he was given an Article 15 and forfeiture of $600 a month for 6 months.
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At my last unit, all NCOs were required to do a barracks check at least once per week. Even if you did not have Soldiers in the barracks, you had to go check common areas the BN was responsible for. There was a separate sign-in book for Leader Checks, and our 1SG would check it weekly to see who had and had not signed it.
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