Hvad er et cq-skift i hæren?
Charge of Quarters
CQ (charge of quarters) er en opgave, hvor et medlem af de amerikanske væbnede styrker skal bevogte den forreste indgang til kasernen. Det er normalt en 24-timers vagt, hvor de to tjenestemænd, hvoraf den ene er en underofficer og den anden er en menig tjenestemand, sidder ved et skrivebord for at overvåge ind- og udgående trafik til kasernen. Der er normalt yderligere opgaver, f.eks. at feje indgangen, rengøre toiletterne ved indgangen og kontrollere kasernens vaskerum for tøj, der er blevet efterladt natten over. Andre opgaver kan omfatte radiokontrol med få timers mellemrum med andre kompagniekaserner og bataljonshovedkvarterer rundt om på basen eller omkringliggende installationer samt sengekontrol for at sikre, at tjenestefolk er på deres værelser med dørene låst inden udgangsforbuddet. For eksempel har nogle medlemmer af de amerikanske væbnede styrker, der er udstationeret i Sydkorea, et udgangsforbud for at være på posteringen og et andet for at være på deres egne værelser med dørene låst.
Charge of Quarters
CQ or charge of quarters is a tasked duty in which a United States armed forces service member is to guard the front entrance to the barracks. It is usually a 24-hour shift in which the two service members, one a non-commissioned officer (NCO) and the other a lower enlisted service member, sit at a desk to monitor incoming and outgoing traffic into the barracks. There are usually additional duties, such as sweeping the entryway, cleaning the entrance restrooms, and checking the barracks laundry room for laundry left overnight. Other duties may include performing radio checks every few hours with other company barracks and battalion headquarters around the base or surrounding installations as well as bed checks to ensure service members are in their rooms with their doors locked by curfew. For example, some U.S. Armed Forces service members stationed in South Korea have a curfew for being on post, and another one for being in their own individual rooms with their doors locked.
Charge of Quarters