What did you find wrong while conducting CQ or BDE/BN Staff Duty?

CPT Jacob Swartout — Sat, 10 May 2014 21:10:19 -0400

1. PFC left alone at CQ desk while NCO went home for the night and would be back around 0430 hrs
2. NCO sleeping in car and SPC went to his room to sleep. No one at the CQ desk and the 1SG was trying to get a hold of them for the past hour.
3. Drunk Soldier yelling at trees for being lazy and not picking up the scattered leaves on the ground.
4. NCO and PVT watching "Terms of Endearment" NO GO!
5. Someone's car filled completely with newspapers and cardboard from the recycling bins outside and a love note.

Response by MAJ Samuel Weber made May 10 at 2014 9:13 PM

MAJ Samuel Weber — Sat, 10 May 2014 21:13:24 -0400

I've never seen anything that bad. Wow!!!! What did you do?

Response by SSG Richard Reilly made Jun 1 at 2015 3:40 PM

SSG Richard Reilly — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 15:40:07 -0400

I have a roving guard that was suppose to check security of buildings that fell under the unit. I was pulling it with a CPL who had done it before and it was my first time. At the very first building I stopped the GOV and told the CPL to get out and check the right side and I will check the left. He got confused and said "we usually just make sure the doors are closed from the car." My response: "Indulge me. Lets pretend I am in charge and I like things done more accurately." We check the building and found all doors closed but 3 unlocked. throughout the night we check about 12 buildings 6 were unlocked. 1 was unlocked and the MP's came becuase we set off an alarm checking it. The command modified the instructions to specifically state you have to physically check the doors from then on.

And a for fun story. We causght a Soldier repelling off the second floor of the barracks while drunk...with sheets.

Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Jul 1 at 2015 10:15 AM

LTC Bink Romanick — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 10:15:46 -0400

An e-book fight between CoA and CoB. Something that you don't want to get in the middle of

Response by SSG Greg Miech made Feb 14 at 2021 11:36 PM

SSG Greg Miech — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 23:36:13 -0500

Six stripped bunks in the hallway with drunk soldiers so they do not drown in their own vomit as some had done in the past. Whore being brought in. Barracks room full of trash and dryer full of lint ready to start a fire. Was basically reprimanded as it was a quality of life issue for the soldier. 1995 Panama.