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By Irene Loewenson<\/strong><\/p>\n The Marine Corps has ordered inspections of each of its barracks in an effort to assess and fix the problems in the often-subpar living quarters.<\/p>\n By March 15, leaders from outside of the chain of command responsible for the Marines in those barracks must examine whether the facilities meet the service\u2019s promise of \u201ca safe, secure, clean, and consistent living standard,\u201d according to a Wednesday news release from Marine Corps Installations Command.<\/p>\n The \u201cwall-to-wall inspection\u201d will give the service \u201ca good baseline understanding of the condition of all our barracks so we can identify and allocate resources accordingly,\u201d said Assistant Commandant Gen. Christopher Mahoney, who is also the acting commandant while Gen. Eric Smith recovers from an October 2023 cardiac arrest, in a video posted to social media Wednesday.<\/p>\n The inspectors must be civilian barracks leaders or hold at least the rank of E-7, which is a gunnery sergeant in the Marine Corps, according to the news release.. Installation commanders will assign the inspectors.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re going to take a look at every single barracks room, every squad bay, to ensure the health, well-being and safety of each and every one of you,\u201d Mahoney said. On the same installation \u2014 Camp Lejeune, North Carolina \u2014 Marines recently had to be moved out of a room because of a cockroach problem that one termed an \u201cinvasion,\u201d Military.com reported Monday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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\nIn California, helicopter maintainers recently spent months showering in cold water, and Marines at the infantry school were living in vermin-infested squalor, according to photos taken in January. At the East Coast infantry school, one shower facility was so moldy that in December 2023 the Corps quarantined it off and sent in a health inspector.<\/p>\n