What is your favorite memory of barracks living while you served?

2014-10-20T10:10:36-04:00

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 20 at 2014 10:11 AM

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The day I moved out!!

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 20 at 2014 10:19 AM

2014-10-20T10:19:24-04:00

When I was a young troop, probably a PFC, PFC Stephens Clark, I was standing around in the barracks with a group of people talking with our squad leader, a SSG, who was about to go to Ranger school. A cockroach scurried across the floor, and somebody challenged the SSG to eat it, since he was going to be a Ranger. He took the challenge and ate the cockroach. That was about 38 years ago. I guess I'll never forget that little episode.

Response by PFC Stephens Clark made Oct 20 at 2014 10:44 AM

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My Favorite memory, was having a Surprise Inspection of the Barracks, and one of my Room mates, Was Busted for having a girl hidden under his Bed. Turned out she was a Hermaphrodite. lol he never lived it down til he Transferred.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 20 at 2014 10:50 AM

2014-10-20T10:50:23-04:00

In all seriousness, some of my best times in the Army were had in the barracks in Germany. I lived in them from 99-2001. We were a very close team and most of us all lived in the barracks together.

Response by MSG Wade Huffman made Oct 20 at 2014 10:56 AM

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I still remember having 'beer machines' in the barracks (of course this was in Germany in the early 80s), just like the coke machines, only they dispensed beer. Not the most economical, but they sure were handy!

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 20 at 2014 11:05 AM

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My hot plate, small pot, Top Ramen and a beer. Good times!

Response by MAJ Jim Woods made Oct 20 at 2014 11:39 AM

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Having to replace the cheesecloth weekly due to the coal dust in BCT at Ft. Dix in 1966.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 20 at 2014 12:02 PM

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The fact that I lived in what looked like a hotel with spacious one man rooms. I only shared a common area and bathroom with one Soldier. This was in Heidelberg, Getmany from 09-10. My unit had its own post "Tompkins Barracks" and I have too many stories/memories for one post. I will never forget that place!

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 20 at 2014 12:43 PM

2014-10-20T12:43:23-04:00

Buffer races....

Response by SFC William Swartz Jr made Oct 20 at 2014 12:48 PM

2014-10-20T12:48:35-04:00

Oh where to begin....the green wool blankets, sheets too short to properly fit the bed, one sorry-assed feather pillow; weekly linen turn-in and having your clean linen laid out; the wall locker and drawer layout per SOP; GI parties due to your idiot barracks mates; health and welfares; hiding your bar queen in the wall locker when staff duty knocks...all fond memories mention in jest I may add!!!

Response by CPO Ed Ball made Oct 20 at 2014 12:59 PM

2014-10-20T12:59:17-04:00

Living in the Chief's barracks in Guam waking up to Brown Tree Snakes on the railing outside the door. Not a fan of snakes.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 20 at 2014 5:28 PM

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When I was In Korea in 1998 we had full barracks parties as special events like Halloween…or sometimes for no reason at all. They were always a lot of fun.

Response by PO2 Rocky Kleeger made Oct 20 at 2014 7:45 PM

2014-10-20T19:45:43-04:00

I was pretty drunk most of that time, so I don't remember much

Response by CPT Zachary Brooks made Oct 20 at 2014 8:07 PM

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When I was at LDAC (the summer camp before you get commissioned in ROTC) myself and two other cadets began to belt out "Bohemian Rhapsody" at the top of our lungs. About halfway through the song, we hear the room get called to attention. Two 2LTs are standing at the top of the stairs and asked that we continue the song. Sadly, we had lost our place at that point.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Oct 20 at 2014 11:39 PM

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Being able to sleep in till 0600 for 0630 PT!!!

Response by SPC David S. made Oct 20 at 2014 11:41 PM

2014-10-20T23:41:46-04:00

Moving out of the barracks?

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2014 9:51 AM

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Having MP's bring the dogs through the barracks and finding out later on that the guy across the hall had weed in one of his shoes. The 1SG and MP were talking and never even noticed that the dog walked straight into the room and put his snout right in the shoe. The MP had a ball that he threw against things and he called the dog away from the shoe and went around the whole room throwing it against wall lockers and dressers, never making it back around to this guys shoes. The MP declared the room clean and they moved one! Un-freaking-believable!

Response by PO3 Shaun Taylor made Oct 21 at 2014 11:58 AM

2014-10-21T11:58:00-04:00

When the snake of one of the marines got loose and came through the toilet in another marine's room while he was on the crapper.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2014 12:37 PM

2014-10-21T12:37:18-04:00

Never had one...never lived in the barracks :)

Response by SPC David Gunn made Oct 21 at 2014 2:49 PM

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None. My barracks was completely run down. We got back from Iraq in February and the heat didn't work and the showers didn't work.When I brought some of the issues with the barracks up to my high-ups I was told that if I didn't want to live in the barracks I should just get married. Instead of the barracks being maintained or something crazy like that. The condition of the barracks and the lack of care about the situation by the "married" higher ups is one of the reasons I got out of the Army. Who wants to live like that?

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2014 3:43 PM

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When I was living in Korea I had a ton of fun in the barracks rooms that we had. Its one of the reasons I would go back if I could, but then again...I'm also gonna try to bring my family next time.

Response by SCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2014 3:57 PM

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Not so favorite was when someone on either side left their alarm clock set and they are on leave or just gone.

Response by SPC Fred Lytge made Oct 21 at 2014 8:24 PM

2014-10-21T20:24:57-04:00

When it came to inspection time, how we all became one to get it done...team work...but really only had open barracks in basic..

Response by Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2014 8:42 PM

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I lived in the Dorms (Yes they probably much nicer than the E dorms not going to lie.) They were more like VOQ's. At Vance during pilot training it was a requirement for single pilot candidates to live in them. I lived in them for 6 months, 4 months were casual duty waiting for class start the other 2 was when I was in class. The room was fine but the additional pilot training harassment was not so. I remember being written up for having a few crumpled pieces of paper in my trashcan and for leaving the lights on, a few other little stupid things. They called us out on it in front of our class for every room write up. The funny thing is that they left us alone during casual status, but hooked us up when we started the flight line portion. If you had articles that were funny to call you out on they felt compelled to do that as well. Luckily I did not, although my neighbor had two F-15 desk models, he got razzed all the time for them, about thinking he's going to fly F-15's before pilot training even starts. Although, to be fair all of us did go in with high hopes of flying fast pointy nosed things.

One day I show up to my room to see a letter to report to the housing office. The lady explains that I am being forced out because they are renovating. She says that the group commander is allowing us to move off base or we can be put on a waiting list for the dorm to open up. I said no brainer, off base it is!

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2014 8:46 PM

2014-10-22T20:46:48-04:00

My NBC room was in high demand during inspections. Looking back, I probably should have charged to hide things there. (nothing illegal, though).

Response by PO2 Adam Garson made Oct 22 at 2014 8:57 PM

2014-10-22T20:57:15-04:00

Sneaking out to get drunk, grilling out side of the building and those damn RC cars

Response by Maj John Bell made May 7 at 2023 11:24 AM

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Waking up about noon in a Quonset hut in Korea. The outside temp was in the high 90's and the humidity was in the 90's. It had to be near a hundred inside the Quonset. The night before the Bn's LTs had a drinking party with a bunch of ROK Marine LT's. We were hungover, the smell of barf and kimchi farts was overpowering.

IT WAS GLORIUS!!!