Does anyone still clean like they live in the barracks and have an inspection on Friday morning?

Cpl Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 08 May 2016 16:44:10 -0400

I was cleaning the bathroom in my home this morning and all I could think of was "man I wish I had some Brasso." This then made me think what am I doing getting ready for an inspection. None the less I cleaned every square inch of my bathroom. I have found myself also holding my children who are responsible to cleaning their bathroom to the same standards.

Response by SSG Derrick L. Lewis MBA, C-HRM made May 8 at 2016 4:45 PM

SSG Derrick L. Lewis MBA, C-HRM — Sun, 08 May 2016 16:45:31 -0400

Cpl Private RallyPoint Member ,
Been doing it for the last 18 years, and the inspector is my wife...

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made May 8 at 2016 4:45 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 08 May 2016 16:45:37 -0400

Naw. I usually clean in bits enough that I don't have to worry about much at any given time.

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made May 8 at 2016 4:48 PM

CSM Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 08 May 2016 16:48:55 -0400

No not at the moment. My husband and kids are doing everything, since I just got home off of a year long mobilization. I am just doing the inspections! I hope it stays this way, since it is really, really, awesome like this.

Response by SSG Carlos Madden made May 8 at 2016 5:11 PM

SSG Carlos Madden — Sun, 08 May 2016 17:11:37 -0400

If it's not sterile, it's not clean.

Response by Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen made May 8 at 2016 5:13 PM

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen — Sun, 08 May 2016 17:13:23 -0400

Absolutely, clean is clean don't need an inspection looming to know that.

Response by Cpl Jaime Knutson made May 8 at 2016 5:48 PM

Cpl Jaime Knutson — Sun, 08 May 2016 17:48:19 -0400

My Husband and I both still field day like that every freaking week. Lol

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made May 8 at 2016 6:27 PM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Sun, 08 May 2016 18:27:40 -0400

Nope, Retired almost 20 years now, Not going to happen.

Response by SFC Wade W. made May 8 at 2016 6:47 PM

SFC Wade W. — Sun, 08 May 2016 18:47:03 -0400

My wife and I still clean our house like we are going to have to clear post housing someday. I still hang my clothes in military fashion and roll my t-shirts, socks and underwear. I have never been able to break that habit. And don't get me started on weapons inspections after coming back from the range. lol

Response by SGT James Allen made May 8 at 2016 7:56 PM

SGT James Allen — Sun, 08 May 2016 19:56:47 -0400

I work maintenance / custodial duties for a municipality police department. When I clean, I clean like there is going to be a Brigade CSM inspection. My co-worker never served so he doesn't understand. What a lazy loser he is.

Response by CW4 Private RallyPoint Member made May 8 at 2016 9:20 PM

CW4 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 08 May 2016 21:20:27 -0400

I still roll my socks and t-shirts, drives my wife nuts. I've been doing it for over 17 years now.

Response by PO2 Robert Cuminale made May 8 at 2016 9:57 PM

PO2 Robert Cuminale — Sun, 08 May 2016 21:57:00 -0400

Military clean ain't nutttin! It's got to be Ooma clean. Or Oma clean. I'm Dutch and German.
My wife is used to it after 44 years. Her idea of clean is a lick and a promise as Oma used to say. My idea is that everything is cleaned, even the inside.

Response by Maj John Bell made May 8 at 2016 10:46 PM

Maj John Bell — Sun, 08 May 2016 22:46:59 -0400

My Dad held Thursday night "stand-to". If we failed inspection, re-inspection went Friday night at 2200. I wouldn't qualify for a slob based reality show, but I've kind of rebelled in my own home, ( except the kitchen and bathroom). I raise dairy goats, make cheese and raise egg/meat chickens, so the appropriate handling facilities all meet USDA and MDA sanitation and inspection requirements. I also do voluntary swabs, with lab sanitation certification.

Response by CPL Ricky Vasquez made May 9 at 2016 12:30 AM

CPL Ricky Vasquez — Mon, 09 May 2016 00:30:34 -0400

Yes.

Response by A1C Milani Briscoe made May 9 at 2016 1:03 AM

A1C Milani Briscoe — Mon, 09 May 2016 01:03:36 -0400

In the Air Force we had MTT where we had to dust down all furniture and clean bathrooms every Wed and when ever I go into a dusty office or business, my first thought is, "Yuck, don't these ppl have MTT?"

Response by PO2 Peter Klein made May 9 at 2016 3:10 AM

PO2 Peter Klein — Mon, 09 May 2016 03:10:31 -0400

Really? Not in years. I like clean, but not crazy clean.

Response by Cpl Justin Goolsby made May 10 at 2016 3:08 PM

Cpl Justin Goolsby — Tue, 10 May 2016 15:08:19 -0400

Not exactly to that high standard, but if my wife leaves the house I will Field Day something in my house. If I ever tried to clean while my wife was in the house, I'd probably end up divorced because civilian clean and Marine Corps clean are vastly different. On my last couple move out inspections, I was wearing plastic bags on my feet and using baby wipes to clean baseboards.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made May 12 at 2016 3:15 PM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 12 May 2016 15:15:02 -0400

YAAASSS. Since being in the Navy, I can't leave my home without the bed made! When I get up and before I head to the well...head, I make the bed. Everday when it comes to be 0730, I feel like cleaning for an hour then work, lol.

I need some Simple Green and Fabuloso!!

Response by LCpl Bruce Northey made Aug 27 at 2016 9:43 AM

LCpl Bruce Northey — Sat, 27 Aug 2016 09:43:33 -0400

not as often as I should but when I clean it is as if it is for an inspection (and I got out 30 years ago lol)

Response by SN Lawrence T Denis-Pollard made Aug 29 at 2016 3:49 AM

SN Lawrence T Denis-Pollard — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 03:49:08 -0400

ROFLMAO!!!

Response by SN Lawrence T Denis-Pollard made Sep 28 at 2017 7:17 AM

SN Lawrence T Denis-Pollard — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 07:17:52 -0400

I sure do... Old habits are hard to break!

Response by SGT Steven Eberly made May 16 at 2018 8:11 PM

SGT Steven Eberly — Wed, 16 May 2018 20:11:20 -0400

I still make my bed the military way. And clean where one can take the white glove thru

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 19 at 2018 12:40 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 00:40:13 -0500

I grew up with a DS father. Failed Saturday morning inspections, due to my bed making lack of skills. I would have to un- make it, and move it out of the bedroom into the Rec room. My mum would eventually make my bed.
Otherwise I was clean.
My father would say ‘When you pay the bills you can clean or not clean.’
Laters later I have a house keeper- she earns her pay... I take a q-tip to every thing (including the textured walls)
When I worked in a restaurant- I was loved by owners/hated by staff due to my cleaning standards.
“Guess what we didn’t clean while you were at drill?”
I noticed.... point out everything with naked eye of items they didn’t clean to standards.
I’m a VERY clean and organized person. But I still can’t master the bed making skills. But I love my ironed sheets my housekeeper does.
(She was able to pay for Grad school on her pay... I will need a new housekeeper soon)

Response by 1SG Marcus Whitfield made Dec 14 at 2018 11:40 PM

1SG Marcus Whitfield — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 23:40:14 -0500

To this day (35 ) years retired Reserves I still have all my shoes dress right dress either in the closet or beside the bed,,,,, old habits die hard .

Response by Maj John Bell made Jan 3 at 2019 9:42 AM

Maj John Bell — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 09:42:02 -0500

Sort of... But we definitely had a system that spread the load according to capability that kept the house ship shape and orderly. Once a quarter it was a full military style field day.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 6 at 2019 8:05 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 06 Apr 2019 08:05:24 -0400

No. I turned into a slob in later years.

Response by SPC Robert Hendrickson made Jan 26 at 2021 9:26 PM

SPC Robert Hendrickson — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 21:26:29 -0500

yep'r, yep'm..still do military cleaning when my health allows it to..all will be a-ok

Response by SPC Robert Hendrickson made Feb 14 at 2021 9:15 PM

SPC Robert Hendrickson — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 21:15:46 -0500

yes ..especially when I feel up to it..seriously

Response by SGT JoyceAnn Richmond made May 5 at 2021 2:45 PM

SGT JoyceAnn Richmond — Wed, 05 May 2021 14:45:21 -0400

All I can do is laugh! (Sorry! But I have a small farm here and I simply cannot keep up with the animals _and_ the house!)

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Nov 9 at 2021 10:17 AM

SMSgt Lawrence McCarter — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 10:17:32 -0500

Well here is Your Brasso, something I used a lot before going into the service as a Cadet at Bordentown military institute, in Bordentown, NJ. Used mostly on the brass on our uniforms and keep them looking good. I do still clean up all over the place each and every day it seems. some old habits are hard to break. I like things to be neat and clean.

Response by Maj John Bell made Nov 9 at 2021 5:34 PM

Maj John Bell — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:34:51 -0500

I grew up in a military family. Mom and dad provide less and less help as we got older. by the end of 6th grade it was all on us. Dad did a quick visual inspection 4 paces into the room just before we left for school or were leaving the house for liberty (yes, we called it liberty). Neat and tidy appearance, beds made, clothes folded and put away or in the dirty clothes hamper, toys put away and an orderly desk meant no formal room inspection Friday night.

Formal inspection was Friday night at 2200; white glove and scraping nooks, corners and crannies for grime with a toothpick, opening anything that might hold "contraband." No liberty until we passed inspection. Curfew was 2400. I made the mistake of failing the normal visual inspection once. I didn't make it out the door until Sunday about 1400. I never failed the quick visual inspection again

I did the quick visual inspection with my kids before they left for school or liberty. I never did the formal white glove and toothpick inspection. If they failed the visual inspection on a school day, curfew was one hour earlier for each failed inspection for two weeks. If they failed it on a weekend, I'd reinspect in an hour.

Response by SFC Randy Hellenbrand made Nov 9 at 2021 6:36 PM

SFC Randy Hellenbrand — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 18:36:29 -0500

I don't as much. I just wish my wife would quit.

Response by Murray Gold made Oct 26 at 2023 10:06 AM

Murray Gold — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:06:03 -0400

Hello