Should NCOs inspect barracks during the weekend?

No. CQ doing an informal during their shift, yes. As for base housing...are you nutz???

The married man has to pay for any damages done to his living quarters when he departs,, as well there are times when the commander can inspect married persons living quarters

Onboard ship we had daily messing and birthing inspections. It wasn’t done to disrupt people’s lives. It was done to ensure that there was a certain level of cleanliness and order kept to benefit everyone living in the barracks. No matter how touchy and sensitive people tend to be lately, it is still the military! People need to stop getting so butt hurt over the smallest things.

Duty NCO in the barracks is there to insure order and discipline. The Staff Duty checks the barracks daily to ensure all is well and checks the Duty NCOs logbook. This is SOP. But a detailed inspection knocking on ever hatch is not necessary.

When I was stationed in Bamberg, Germany from 87-92, barracks inspections were very common, even on the weekends. Around 1990-91, we got a new CSM. He immediately put a stop to weekend room inspections, and even did away with 24 hour CQ duty. His argument (as if he needed one), was that those of us who lived in the barracks, shouldn’t be treated differently than those who lived off post.

You only check the desired room of those who failed field day, and then your command should periodically walk around (not inspect) the bricks for good order and discipline. Showing face causes a lot of stupidity to die down. But they’re not inspecting rooms on weekends unless that room failed inspection

I sense the mark is being missed. The military is not a democracy. Soldiers have to learn and believe that the military has rules, verbal and written. They are not meant to be flexible or debatable. Why? In combat, survival and winning depend upon immediate following of orders and recognition of authority of rank. Inspections have consequences good and bad. Serving is not an 8 hour job. I inspected my troops at all hours which reminded them I was there.

I thought that was the CQ's job in the evenings and weekends? They are there to check on those in the barracks and to make sure everything is good inside. I know when I was in Germany I did have plenty of Heatk and Welfare checks on the weekends, they scare the he'll out of you at 3am when they com a pounding on the doors,

My team leader used to come in my room every morning before pt and make sure it wasn’t trashed

I see a lot of “younger” or early to mid career soldiers with issue to having these inspections. Many likely don’t recall a time Pre-911 when garrison soldiering was a disciplined and detailed way of life. Inspections weekly should not even be an issue but an expectation. Daily walk through of the premises should also not be an issue. Many forget the days of basic training where drill sergeants tore the floor up if stuff wasn’t straight. Now soldiers want to cry about destressing on the weekend and having an inspection impedes that? Looks like a lot of growing pains are about to happen with Soldiers that never knew TRUE garrison Soldiering and leadership now having to witness it first hand.