Should NCOs inspect barracks during the weekend?

Does a member of the room need to be present during the search? I know it's government property, but there are personal spaces that are locked for security.
I was in Europe in the early '90's and was traveling all the time. I had my car and drove from Hamburg to Interlaken , Berlin to France by way of BeNeLux, I couldn't imagine wasting a weekend for an inspection.

Not only do I think that they should inspect but if I had my way they would do away with the two man rooms and we would go back to the open squad bay I lived in a open squad bay until I picked up E-6 and because of that I not only knew everyone in my platoon but everyone in my company and how they responded to different situations but now with two man rooms you have people in the same platoon that don’t know each other

Barracks of all soldiers, airmen, marines, coastguardsmen, and sailors should be respected. They are entitled to privacy just like everyone else.

I never objected to the cursory checks on weekends of the public and common areas. The duty usually allowed for some 'down time' attitude along with the brief admonition to "keep things in check" and pick up when you're done. If they happened to spot a 'disaster' room they would give a casual warning about either keeping the door shut or get it right. It was always understood that everything had better be GI bright and early Monday morning. We always took pride in the appearance of our area and we were mindful that things would get very tough if we didn't measure up. We knew where the line was and foolish indeed was the slob that brought the wrath of the powers that be down upon the barracks.

If, as how you put it you "young Soldiers as a whole, cannot maintain the common areas or hallways in which you have your rooms, then you give leadership a reason for them to walk through your barracks until you bring the standards up some. Sometimes funky smells escape from the bottoms of your doorways into the hallways making living for others very uncomfortable.

Inspecting the Barracks on the weekends or weekdays is the job of the Staff-Duty NCO, utilizing the three general orders.

If CQ is doing their job then an NCO’sshouldn’t have to take time away from their families to babysit a bunch of immature under age driunks. Let’s be real. I was once a barracks rat too so don’t get offended that I don’t sugar coat what happens in the barracks on the weekend. Your 21 and over buddies will buy up for you and you will get shitfaced. Now if it becomes a problem where you are out of control then non judicial punishment comes into play and eventually a court martial if you can’t keep yourself out of trouble. If that don’t work, we kick you out. End of story.

Be ready for anything, anytime!

Checking on people to ensure they are emotionally secure is one thing to be up in their business daily can be intrusive. If we are to train people to take responsibility then give it to them and see how they respond. You are with your team 8 to 14 hours a day if you are not checking watching and listening to them while you are with them then what makes you think they will tell you or show you anything when you come by their barracks. It is time to train our people to be more responsible. One time our First Sergeant told us we would check on everyone who lived in the barracks daily. I told those who lived in the barracks that I trusted them and believed in them and that if they had problems, because they already knew they could come to me at any time, so I told them I would not be by everyday. I would not treat them any different because of problems in other sections. They had earned my trust and had confidence in them to do the right thing. But then I would come my many times and shoot the breeze with them and listen to them. Get them to feel relaxed and they will tell you things that creates that special bond that comes from being separated from friends and family. Did I disobey an order I guess you could say so but then I had a lot of leaders that did not know how to lead so yes I would disobey an order here and there that was unreasonable and would cause problems in my part of the organization. If I was addressed directly, I would obey the order but many times poor leaders seldom checked on blanket orders of this nature.

I can see this if they are trashing the place. I would see this as a lack of discipline for some, but most cases think this is a bit harsh and will affect the moral.