Should NCOs inspect barracks during the weekend?

I was company commander in germany in 1968-1969. We had a company CQ after normal duty hours. I walked thru the barracks at odd hours just to see what was going on Anyone could stop me and talk about whatever was on his mind. No punch list was made unless somebody had something that I needed to get taken care of.We had a formal inspection of somesort every Sat Morning(worked 5.5 day weeks) when things were required to be just So(sometimes quarters,or motor pool etc). But no formal inspection every day

No, first off the NCOs have lives on the weekends so they won't want to do it. Just because you can make an order to mess with the Barracks doesn't mean you should. As long as you have a field day inspection sometime in the week, you're good. Also, the brown baggers who clean company office should receive the same inspection of same office by Company staff as if they were in the barracks. Also, if the brown baggers hang out in the common room or equivalent, they should be required to assist in the cleaning. It's not fair that a CPL has to deal with that crap when some 18 y/o PFC who married a stripper doesn't.

Chicken shit...

Yes

Yes

I agree with all of the previous comments. It is important to make a presence known letting the troops know you’re paying attention and letting the chain of command at the lowest levels first handle any issues observed. That being said soldiers not living in the barracks should also be visited at their homes periodically for a health and welfare visit. This should be occasionally done to ensure the families of our troops are living well and not in squalor. Again this should be done with tact and care starting with leadership at the lowest level. I’ve heard too many stories of families not able to make ends meet or their homes having all kinds of issues not being able to fix due to funds availability or bad landlords or property management company.

While I was at a joint command, some anal-retentive Marine major threatened to inspect all off-base residences, including those of other services. I told my Marine Corps colleagues to let their chain-of-command know some of us live rough area and answer the doors with baseball bats in hand.

We would sometimes have high rank SNCO’s randomly knock on our door in the evenings. We’d open the door, he’d tell us to relax, keep doing whatever we’re doing (TV, etc) chat us up a bit, glance around the room then tell us to have a great night. If the room was jacked up, I’m sure he’d let us know.

If inspections are for the purpose of monitoring facilities and personnel safety and security, I would think that the monitoring could save commands a lot of headaches.

Daily no periodically yes. Use as a tool of getting to know your soldiers and that you care and are available. If you use as a way of administering punishment or as a tool of discipline soldiers will withdraw and the moral will crash.