Should NCOs inspect barracks during the weekend?

I'll never forget the Saturday morning when I was awoken by Top wanting to know who it was in bed with me. It was a female soldier from our company. Top was cool with it and just told me not to do it again. Point is, this isn't new, it just isn't something that is used much. Top coming through that Saturday morning was the only time it happened. However we did daily inspections on the cooks barracks when it was brought to our attention that they had refrigerators in the rooms that were filled with rotting food, the rooms were nasty and they had dirty clothes everywhere. So we went in early Saturday morning and had a GI party. Then kept a close eye. Knowing how the Army thinks, someone was probably caught doing something wrong and everyone is being punished.

Hmmm - Welcome to My Army.
Would anyone know why Barracks Inspections have started again.
What is the rational behind bringing them back?

I imagine this is just a new command policy that will go away soon enough. Second, legally chain of command cannot enter the homes of soldiers with families without reasonable cause because the dependents are not under UCMJ jurisdiction. Hate on it all you want, but thats the reality. You raised your hand...but your spouse didnt.

No, We are responsible for our troops 24/7, till they or us get out, PCS. On weekends, myself or my subordinate NCO's would take a tour of the billets - check on maintenance, trash, and the troops. No white gloves, nothing formal- walk in walk around, talk to the troops, and probably have some of them dump the trash, tidy up the latrine, then go home.

I may be a little old school but this was specifically banned some time back. The inception if the BOSS program was to provide the same rights in the barracks as those living in housing or off post apartments. Health and welfare or barracks maintenance inspections are fine but these should be scheduled and announced in advance.

I would on occasion check in the barracks on weekends. Not so much as an inspection but just to chat with anyone that felt like talking. Sometimes young soldiers needed someone to talk to.

I think that one of the things I liked about Korea was no inspections, at least in the unit I was in. I was there 27 months and we had on IG inspection but nothing else. Had only one formation in the same 27 months.

Have things changed, When I was in it was the OOD's job to make rounds through the barracks at least daily.

I will agree that, in the beginning, daily checks may be necessary. However, as time, and training, progresses, inspection frequency should decrease. If you are training your barracks leadership properly, then trust and depend on them. In the end, once per month should be sufficient.

Maybe it was just the AF mentality, or the time - early to mid 70's - but I don't recall barracks inspections more than a couple times a month. The only unit I was in that ever had weekend inspections was the 15th AF Leadership School.