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Soldiers competed for cash during U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s Best Barracks Competition Sept. 14, when senior enlisted leaders conducted inspections at Army posts in the KMC.
When trying to identify the best barracks in an entire community, inspections become a lot tougher, said Command Sgt. Maj. Darrin Jefferies, 357th Air and Missile Defense Detachment at Rhine Ordnance Barracks.
“During competitions of this nature, it’s the minor things that often count,” Command Sergeant Major Jefferies said. “Collectively, all the barracks look great. It’s evident that Soldiers put in the time and effort to win this competition.”
Judges included command sergeants major and other senior non-commissioned officers from Army units in the greater Kaiserslautern area. They inspected barracks at Miesau Army Depot, Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, and Kleber and Daenner kasernes. Each building was rated on its common and storage areas and its exterior.
The competition was divided in the following categories, awarding a total of $6,000 in cash prizes. The awards were given out Sept. 28:
In the large renovated category, Soldiers from the 212th Combat Support Hospital in Bldg. 3707 took the first place prize of $1,500. Second place, an $800 award, went to Company A, LRMC, in Bldg. 3702.
In the medium renovated category, a $500 prize went to 39th Transportation Battalion Soldiers in Bldg. 3242 on Kleber Kaserne.
First place in the small renovated category, a $1,000 award, went to 357th AMD-D in Bldg. 240 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks. Second place, a $700 award, went to Soldiers from the 181st Signal Battalion in Bldg. 3824 on Landstuhl.
In small un-renovated barracks, the $1,000 first place award went to Miesau’s Bldg. 1327. Second place, a $500 award, went to nearby Bldg. 1331. Both barracks house Soldiers from the 8th Medical Logistics Company.
Cash awards recognize Soldiers showing pride in their residence, including clean common areas, safety standard and completed repairs, said Hans Huemer, the garrison’s housing manager who oversees the competition. The annual program began in 2000 and is unique to Kaiserslautern, he said.
“The program is designed to give single Soldiers incentive to improve living conditions in the barracks,” Mr. Huemer said. “We are proud of their accomplishments.”
