Should NCOs inspect barracks during the weekend?

You sort of expect barracks inspections on duty days, but I think both the inspectors and the inspectees would all be a lot happier if weekend and holiday inspections were scrapped. What platoon sergeant or platoon leader, who does not live in the barracks, would want to give up time with his family, to inspect the barracks and the troops that would probably be just as unhappy about being inspected on their off duty time?

Yes

They shouldn't go everyday. There has to be time for soldiers to work, pt, enjoy the weekend, and so forth.

Sp4 There is no reason for a daily barracks inspection. A daily unannounced walk through by the Platoon Sgt. and the Weekend CQ would deal with any problem that warrants immediate action such as AWOL's, Drugs or an ill soldier. Back in the day in employing units inspections were few and far between. Inspection are intrusion on what little privacy a soldier has, its part of the game. On the surface and with out any specific examples all I see here is command harassment.

Yes, but only if you have a problems that stem from the barracks. Personally, we need to stop calling them barracks. They are dorm rooms.

This has been a huge issue since the 1980s. I have served in all three decades 80s, 90s, 2000s. Barracks are like a college frat house most of the time. People live like they don’t care much of the time. If NCO presence in the barracks ceases the barracks will go to Hell fast. NCO s just need to go by and check common areas, talk to a few soldiers, knock on a few doors and make sure problem soldiers are alright. You use your duty day inspection to help you decide what door to knock on. If they live like pigs during the week, they definitely will in the weekends. The question about why we don’t inspect married soldier quarters has also been around since the dawn of time. The answer is we have other measures in place to make sure soldiers in housing are keeping grass cut and house order.

So out with the single soldier initiative? When I was in married living in the barracks waiting for housing we had SSI in which we still a standard but no daily inspection. The barracks common areas were the only thing I saw inspected in 3 years over there and it didn't cause any issues.

I was taught as a leader that anything the soldiers under my charge did or did not do, on or off duty was my responsibility. Why because I had not trained them. As 1SG I along with the CO or PSG or company clerk did a health and welfare inspection of random rooms each day of the week. The PSG would get the results and make any and all corrections. On weekends I would go in to check the barracks, make sure the CQ/CQR were on their toes and read the CQ report. So I was at the company every day. Checking the barracks allowed me to speak with my soldiers in a forum other than a normal duty setting. You would be amazed at what kind of info you will obtain. It was invaluable for the effective running of the unit. Also, get wired in with the MPs. They would call anytime day or night to handle a soldier under their control. Of course, their report goes thru channels. But by that time you and the CO have the situation under control and the BN CO comes off as quite the leader to the Div CO. A win-win.

As a leader you should be in that Soldiers room everyday during the duty week. Weekends should be for just ensuring all is in good order and not disturbing their down time. As NCOs we are rated on our leader presence on and off duty

well first of all the field first would lose his boot in the nco butt.the barracks always clean