Should NCOs inspect barracks during the weekend?

You have to be kidding me! I must be really old!! As a SGT though 1SG I Did a walk though of the barracks everyday!!! As a CSM I went though one or two Troop/Companies once or twice a month! As a NCO I made it a habit to go into barracks at night and on weekends just to check on troops and bullshit with them! You would be surprised at how much troops enjoyed a informal bullshit session and also you might learn of problems your troops might be having!

Traditionally, the reason for barracks inspection were to maintan a standard of living. These are the homes of Soldiers. But as a 1SG its your house. Go in and check on the welfare of the your Soldiers, set the standard for junior leaders to do the same. Since 9-11 more and more troops have come to realize their privacy went away with multiple deployments. Creature comforts went away. So the visibility of or troops lived was exposed. Hold their feet to the fire. The Army is not a college campus and barracks are not frat houses. Personalize your space but dont overdo it. And leaders use peer pressure. Its very effective and doesnt take alot of effort.

NCO's in my old unit were asshats. They were. NCO rejects. Most shoulda never been given e5. Anyway i had a nco stop by my chu in iraq at 200am to do a inspection. I straight up told him no. It was 200 am after all, no reason for this bull. He got my platoon sergeant. He proceeded to chew out this e5 for doing a room inspection at that time and for waking him up. He told me to go back to bed. Lol

No... they need to give nonrates a break!

When I was in this was a daily occurrence. Squad leaders were to check their soldiers rooms every day. Not white glove inspection but just a quick check. Spot issues and correct then before they became problems. But I suppose that was a different Army

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isnt the CQ and SDNCO supposed to do checks on the barracks during non duty hours? I don't understand the need for weekend I spections.

I don’t know if anyone here has been in Lemoore, but the way it’s done here isn’t too bad or disruptive.

Every Wednesday the BPO inspects in the morning or afternoon of day sleeper. If you pass via the set criteria then you’re good. If you don’t the your LPO had to reinspect either the following day or Saturday early in the morning in your dress whites.
It’s not too bad and a fairly quick process if you aren’t being a messy kid. I believe this applies to GEO bachelors as well not sure.

Hell yes. Somebody don't have enough to do.
Rick Posey
MSG/E8, US Army Retired
US Army 86-03
USAF, 635TH Security Police
72-75

makes me wonder who f up, to cause this. when i was in we only had inspection thrusday night by staff nco before being turned loose.

i really think something happen to cause the command to really clamp down hard

If they gotta go through.. make it a walk through .. not a big nit-noy.. tit for tat dinky-dink look in every corner dust bunny inspection... 1SGTs got better fu. Things to do than going and bothering the troops...