European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cover Story Page 4 a s4s Vinca Crow May spec. Richard Chiles of Baum older Germany says rooms Are a cleaner now than they were before. Now everybody s trying to show off for the next  from the cover single troops lived in a different world the Barracks a place they Seldom called  company orderly room was just Down the Hall. A sergeant a called a charge of quarters or cd a sat by the Barracks Entrance after duty hours keeping the troops in line and shooing away visitors after curfew. Whenever first sergeants or cos needed someone to run errands a 24 hours a Day a they d Knock on a Barracks room door and nominate the person who answered called the Quot hey you roster Quot it was quicker and easier than bringing in someone from off Post. Inside the Barracks soldiers rooms were spartan. Army Issue bunks and Wall lockers were arranged to suit the unit commander. Military gear and personal belongings were arranged according to Standard operating procedure a or sop. Some units were tolerant of such personal property As posters while others insisted that every thing be arranged dress right dress in military Harmony. Either Way frequent inspections were the Norm. Military Teg ulalious described the rigorous inspections and Tough standards As an Ideal Way for com someplace like Home the army s push for better Barracks is no bunk Manders to instill discipline. Problem was with More than half the Force married by the late 1980s, the Standard had grown into a double one. An unmarried sergeant might finish his or her Day at work Only to begin the responsibility of keeping the Barracks in order. Meanwhile the married privates and specialists would head Home to chill out with their families. Spec. Mario Craver a married medic in Baum Holder disagrees. A they said that the married peo ple get Over. That a what Guys in my platoon used to say. But its not True. There a a lot of stuff we have to put up with  still he said when he used to visit his units Barracks Quot it was like everyone was running wild. Now that they get a Little More Freedom seems like it is a Little More organized . In a 1988 stars and stripes feature a staff sergeant explained what was then the army s party line on cd duty. A if it weren to for cd this place would be a wreck Quot he said a and these kids would get in a lot of  the sergeant Angel Zambrana was pulling Al night duty for co c of the 141st signal in at the 1st army div in Ansbach Germany. His duties other than wrestling the a a a monsters Quot of sleeplessness included dropping by at least two rooms a night for Quot health and welfare Quot inspections. He also had to lock the soldiers lounge called a a Day room a at 10 . Because he was in a Good mood on the night of the Story he kept it open an extra hour. Pour years and one War later All has changed. 1 he old battalion vanished from Ansbach and a a sunday april 26, 1992