When you slept in the barracks at night, how secure did you feel?

2015-10-12T18:28:44-04:00

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 12 at 2015 6:37 PM

2015-10-12T18:37:33-04:00

I personally dont feel safe but atleast I have a roommate if something goes down.

Response by SFC Everett Oliver made Oct 12 at 2015 6:38 PM

2015-10-12T18:38:21-04:00

It was my home, I was as secure as possible......Never was bothered with sleeping in different places....

Response by MSgt James Mullis made Oct 12 at 2015 6:56 PM

2015-10-12T18:56:31-04:00

The only dorm I didn't feel completely safe in a dusty little compound called Khobar Towers.

Response by PO3 Michael James made Oct 12 at 2015 7:10 PM

2015-10-12T19:10:43-04:00

Spent 68-70 in a barracks, and I felt very secure.. however, times have changed and I can not speak of military life after 72, other than I miss it..

Response by SP5 Joel O'Brien made Oct 12 at 2015 7:33 PM

2015-10-12T19:33:00-04:00

Never gave it a thought. In Basic, there was a gent armed with a bunk adapter that was supposed to be watching over things on each level, so...

Response by SGT Jerrold Pesz made Oct 12 at 2015 9:51 PM

2015-10-12T21:51:37-04:00

Most of the time I had a private room and it had a lock on the door so I felt pretty safe.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Oct 13 at 2015 2:02 AM

2015-10-13T02:02:16-04:00

We all felt secure except for the next in line for the Blanket Party.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 13 at 2015 4:11 AM

2015-10-13T04:11:41-04:00

Safe from what? The elements? An Earthquake? Criminals?

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Oct 13 at 2015 6:00 AM

2015-10-13T06:00:21-04:00

We had Quonset Huts at Parris Island & Camp Geiger. And being in Force Troops we spent most of our time in the field at Lejeune & Vieques & had squad tents....But when in Barracks we never worried about how secure we were just that our Gunny liked to run a coke bottle inside a G I Can to wake us up at 0500 hrs...

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 13 at 2015 8:43 PM

2015-10-13T20:43:21-04:00

Don't know about secure, but I always sleep like crap the first night I stay for duty" Open bays, semi-private barracks, hotel/lodging for NCOES; doesn't matter. But by the next night I sleep like a baby.

Security never really came into the equation. Kind of an unexpected question, SPC Margaret Higgins. Why do you ask?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 17 at 2015 3:23 PM

2015-10-17T15:23:34-04:00

I guess I would have to say secure, even though the barracks were never locked when I went to Basic. I guess I always assumed that I was safe since it was a military base. Obviously now I may not feel as safe. I always like going to schools that have regular rooms with doors and locks on them. I know I sleep with a light on even with a door and lock.