My Company Commander came into my barracks room to inspect while I was still in my sleep. Do/did you have any similar horrifying moments?

SPC Margaret Higgins — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 08:45:28 -0400

Response by MAJ Keith FitzPatrick, CPIM, CSCP made Oct 14 at 2015 8:49 AM

MAJ Keith FitzPatrick, CPIM, CSCP — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 08:49:56 -0400

Interesting . . .
Was this an unannounced inspection? Was he/she inspecting anyone else's room or just yours? Personally, I was always dressed and ready at inspection time.

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made Oct 14 at 2015 9:59 AM

MCPO Roger Collins — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 09:59:09 -0400

Must be different in the Navy, when we did barrack inspections/searches in womens barracks, the area was cleared and there was no one permitted in the space except the inspectors.

Response by SN Greg Wright made Oct 14 at 2015 12:12 PM

SN Greg Wright — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 12:12:12 -0400

SPC Margaret Higgins Seems like if that's the worst thing that happened to you that day, you were alright.

Response by LTC Mo Vanderslice made Oct 14 at 2015 5:20 PM

LTC Mo Vanderslice — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 17:20:17 -0400

I never had that problem with my tank crewmen, my inspections were announced - with my 1SG having already done a pre-inspection. However, my fourth and last company command ended in 2002.

Response by SGT Jerrold Pesz made Oct 15 at 2015 12:04 AM

SGT Jerrold Pesz — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 00:04:52 -0400

Couldn't happen to me. I never wore a slip.

Response by CPT Elizabeth Foster made Oct 15 at 2015 12:31 AM

CPT Elizabeth Foster — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 00:31:15 -0400

There is no way this could be considered appropriate. I'm assuming the CO was a male and this was a surprise inspection. It's common sense, plain and simple, that a company commander ensure female soldiers are decently dressed before entering their barracks, not only to be respectful of the female soldier'modesty and privacy, but also to refrain from the appearance or possible implication of sexual harassment on his part.

Response by SrA Matthew Knight made Oct 15 at 2015 1:59 AM

SrA Matthew Knight — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 01:59:06 -0400

See, I was always under the impression that if you wanted your inspection to go quick, answer the door naked to make the shirt uncomfortable. Especially if they woke you up.

Honestly I never really had any inspections that were such a surprise that I wasn't able to be clothed before opening my door. If they knocked and announced themselves (which they were always supposed to do) then all you had to do was tell them to give you a second to cover yourself. The only exception would probably be when OSI raided our dorms back at Scott. In that instance it was just one loud knock and the Shirt announcing himself followed by him promptly opening the door and telling us to get dressed, grab our IDs and get downstairs. Still time to cover yourself before exiting your room but they wasted no time opening your door to tell you.

I have heard of plenty of airmen usually purposefully answering either partially or completely unclothed either because they were too groggy and tired to care or because they were pissed off that their sleep was being interrupted. I never wanted to test the theory that it got you a free pass myself.

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Oct 15 at 2015 2:14 AM

CSM Charles Hayden — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 02:14:13 -0400

SPC Margaret Higgins Had "Man on Deck" been announced?? That always happened when I entered a female barracks!