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Finucane
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Re: Greetings
Posted: 24 Dec 06 3:51 AM
Man, I could not survive barracks life at my age:  double-bunked with some other guy, a small foot locker and half a metal wall locker for my stuff; constant gear inspections; mopping, waxing, buffing the floors every single day; making bunks so tight you could bounce a quarter on the taut blankets; a common washroom at one end of the building where everyone can see you on the shitter; and those were the enjoyable things about barracks life.
armyblank
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Re: Greetings
Posted: 24 Dec 06 7:46 AM

they have come a long way since your time Dan.  When I was in Germany we had only 2 guys to a room.  Since we had barracks with swastikas inlaid in all the metal work and some of the stone work, my unit could not get a standard refit on our barracks.  So the took and gave us a squad bay and turned it into a 2 man room.  NCO's got 1 man rooms.  I thonk the wording was each soldier has atleast 110 sqft and NCO's get at least 220 sqft.  Since my barracks wasn't design like this we just got these big huge rooms for 2 people.  you could have furniture you wanted in your room at your expense.  The army would provide a desk wit a chair a twin bed a wall locker a 3 draw chest at the minumum.  I can't remember any one that had only 1 wall locker though ussually it was 2,  1 for civilian cloths and one for army cloths. 

Now my buddy and I had a room that was 32x17 ft to ourselves, this was the biggest room in the building.  I did some horse trading with the sergeant of billets to get this room but that is a nother story.  We had 6 wall lockers and split the room up into 3 parts. the first half was our livingroom the second have was split into 2 bedrooms with a shower curtain for a door  So that is 2 8x8 bedrooms and a 16x16 living room.  Living room had 2 couches and a recliner.  coffee table and 2 end tables Huge entertainment cewnter with a 30" TV.  we had a sega genisis and a nintendo 64.  a componet stereo system that had 4 full size speakears.  For a kitchenette we had a metal table with a microwave coffepot and a hotplate on it.  We had a full size fridge and a full size freezer.  we used one of the wall lockers like a pantry to hold all the food and the paper plates and pots and pans.  All of our friends joked that we lived in the day room because that is where we all hung out and relaxed.

with the exception of a BC health and wealthfare inspection all inspections had to be put on the traing schedual and soldier given at least 24 hr advance notice.  Now we still had a common bath room that doubled as the laundry room. Tipical inspections for the week where 0845 everyday the 1SG went through common areas.  Hallway bathrooms kitchenet and the dayrooms.  on wednesday at 0900 we had room inspection.  Nothing fancy the first shirt just walk around trhe room and make sure you where living like an adult.  No white glove dust check or dress right dress of objects.  Sicne we could have civilian bedding the bed just had to be made.  If there was a lock on something they had to ask your permission to open it!!  So it was much like haveing your dad go through your room and makeing sure you cleaned up.

Now my wife had the new style refits,  They had credit card keys like in a hotel.  Open the door from the hallway and you are in a little fouer with three other doors.  The one in the middle goes to the bathroom.  One toilet one shower and one sink.  The left door leads to a one person room. i think it was 16X10ft. the right door leads to the other one person room.

Finucane
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Re: Greetings
Posted: 24 Dec 06 10:26 AM
Well, I guess things have changed!  But I was referring to basic and AIT.  When I got to Germany in February 1959 and was assigned to a small medical unit at the 7th Army Training Center in Graf, we only had 3 guys in our room, a real upscale set of living quarters in my experience up to that time.  Our building was constructed before the First World War, one of those solid old Bavarian structures, and it had been a hospital during WWII.  Our room had been used for officers' quarters.  We thought we were living high.  Being in a medical unit, our inspections were perfunctory, to say the least.
DavidS
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Re: Greetings
Posted: 24 Dec 06 5:13 PM
Welcome aboard, Prophaniti!

Be aware, I'm the sane and sober one here. As anyone who knows me can attest, that should put you on alert about some of the clowns who hang out here.
armyblank
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Re: Greetings
Posted: 24 Dec 06 8:15 PM
Well I am glad David is not talking about me, since I sold my red nose and big shoe this summer in a garage sale.
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