Married Marines that don't live in barracks ,forced to clean them?

[LandsNGrooves]

Never liked the Marines who were married with less than 4 years in service. Never seemed right to me. They, usually pvts, pfc's and lcpls, always complained how they needed to get home to their wife and kids while the rest of us field day'd not just the barracks but all the common areas as well. 8 pm would roll around and all the barracks Marines were still cleaning **** up while the married Marines were either at home with their wife, at their girlfriends apartment or drunk on a bar stool.

Guess I was just jealous.

the above sounds like whining aswell.

How many married marines actually use common areas in here? Not me or any of my buddies. Tho I guess if I was married to some of the ladies yall hook up with, Id want a place to hide too.

To OP, if you have to be there, skate. This wont work if your known as a skater, because the eyes will be on you. But if you get it done else where on a reg basis, no one will notice when you offer to take out trash and disappear beyond the dumpsters to your car and surf facebook till cut time.

[Sgt Leprechaun]

Sucks but I don't have much sympathy. I was at every single Field Day long after I was married and had kids. It was just a regular thing I knew I had to do on Thursday nights.

Really, in the great scheme of things, it's a mere blip and annoyance more than anything.

[Carpshooter]

And to think that they pay married Marines more , hate to see you just take the money and run ! !

[micarr57]

when i was there the married personnel were required to be there and participate ...they weren't happy but they were there

[NiteStryker]

I'm married I don't live in the barracks but my sections makes us stay to clean thebarracks during field day, which runs way longer then the proscribed time in the regimental policy.
I haven't read the beq orders to see if they differ, Need PKi for it, the barracks field day guidelines do use the words such as residents of the barracks are responsible... For various things. Policy also says all residents regardless of section/company, so it should be like they need us I know atleat 50 ppl live in the barracks. Is their something I'm missing they just started this a couple weeks ago. I've been in for 3 years and never had seen one married marine other then those SNOIC that came by to check the cleanliness, while I lived in them.
Do I have a way out of this?
Nobody is going to clean my house for me why I should I have to clean theirs?

There probably isnt a written rule, but everything in the Marine Corps is subject to interpretation from the ranks above you. Its a rule if they say it is, crappy as that may be. I had to do the same **** numerous times.

[DrZ]

Not only did the Marines who resided in the barracks had to do field day... the married Marines were there as well cleaning and working. Each floor had a SNCO assigned to keep an eye on how things were going and to do the inspection with the NCO. We all stayed there until the ENTIRE barracks was acceptable.

Nature of the beast.

[TunTvrnWarrior]

What's with this "General Cleanup" crap? No matter what unit I was with, a field day entailed making sure dust did not exist anywhere in the squadbay or the room. No soap scum in the showers. Racks tight. Windows super clean. Brass was shined. Deck stripped and polished. Every Thursday. No exceptions.

[pyrojackelope]

Unless there's some pressing issue at home that needs to be addressed, why can't you help your fellow Marines? Are you comfortable with just chillin' at home while the rest of them are working their asses off all night? As to the people that are saying you shouldn't stick the orders to the man, take that worth a grain of salt. If you are indeed being ****ed with, and the order should be setting better conditions for you and your Marines, print it out and hand it to your NCO/SNCO. There's absolutely no problem with doing that. People that say otherwise are part of the problem.

[Swampfox]

The way I always understood it is IF you have a rack in the barracks then you have to field day. Only the Marines who were married and had base housing were exempt. All other Marines were required to keep and maintain a rack in the barracks and required to participate in cleaning sh!tters.

[osborned]

These days it just seems to be the last resort of those who still believe in mass punishment...the logic seems to be:
We can't beat them anymore...
Not bad enough to dock their pay...
Let's just steal their free time! ALL OF IT!

I guess in the old days when soapsock parties were common that worked out well, people would "police their own". However today's Marines don't think that way. We're too concerned with completing our workday and going home, whether that be a real house with a family or the barracks.