Barracks are living quarters for personnel on a military post. A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking They are typically very plain and all of the buildings in the housing unit are often uniform structures. The term can also be used to describe the building(s) in which convicts are housed. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests that the term barrack is derived from the French baraque or Italian baracca and originally meant a temporary hut or cabin. The Oxford English Dictionary ( OED) published by the Oxford University Press (OUP is a comprehensive Dictionary of the English A Hut is a small and crude shelter usually used for Dwelling. In modern usage a cottage is a dwelling typically in a rural or semi-rural location (although there are cottage-style dwellings in cities It may also be derived from the Valencian word barraca. Valencian ( valencià) is the historical traditional and official name used in the Valencian Community of Spain to refer to the region's native language It was not until 1690s that the word was used to describe a place of lodgement or residence for soldiers.

Contents 1 History 2 Military 3 Worldwide 3.1 U.S. Armed Forces 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

History

There are a number of remains of Roman army barracks in frontier forts such as Vercovicium and Vindolanda. The Roman army was a set of military forces employed by the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and later Roman Empire as part of the Roman military Vercovicium (or Housesteads Roman Fort) was an auxiliary Castra on Hadrian's Wall, in the Roman province of Britannia. Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary Fort ( castrum) located at Chesterholm just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England From these and from contemporary Roman sources we can see that the basics of life in a military camp have remained constant for thousands of years.

Ravensdowne Barracks Berwick Upon Tweed, were among the first in England to be purpose-built, begun in 1717 to the design of the distinguished architect Nicholas Hawksmoor. Berwick-upon-Tweed ( ˈbɛrɪk- ( Scots: Berwick or historically South Berwick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost Nicholas Hawksmoor (probably 1661 - 25 March 1736) was a British Architect born to a humble family in Nottinghamshire Today the Barracks hosts a number of attractions, including ‘By Beat of Drum’ – an exhibition on the life of the British infantryman, as well as being home to the King's Own Scottish Borderers Museum. The King's Own Scottish Borderers was an Infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. ^[1]

Barracks blockhouses were used to house troops in forts in Upper Canada. The Stone Frigate, completed in 1820, served as a barracks briefly in 1837-38, and was refitted as a dormitory and classrooms to house the Royal Military College of Canada by 1876. Stone frigate is a nickname for a naval establishment on land Dormitory typically refers in the United States to residence halls which are sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for The Royal Military College of Canada (RMC is the Military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting University. The Stone frigate is a large stone building originally designed to hold gear and rigging from British warships dismantled to comply with the Rush-Bagot Agreement. The Rush-Bagot Treaty was a treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom enacted in 1817 (signed April 28-29 1817 at Washington D

Military

In many militaries, NCOs and enlisted personnel will frequently be housed in barracks for service or training. A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer) also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted member of an Armed force Junior enlisted and sometimes junior NCOs will often receive less space and may be housed in bays, while senior NCOs and officers may share or have their own room. "Garrison town" is a common expression for any town that has a military barracks, i. Garrison (various spellings (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, "to equip" is the collective term for a body of Troops e. , a permanent military presence.

Worldwide

U. S. Armed Forces

In basic training, and sometimes follow-on training, servicemembers live in barracks. The U.S. Marine Corps have gender-separate basic training units. The U.S. Army has gender-separate basic training, but like the United States Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy, has training where male and female recruits share barracks, but are separated during personal time and lights out. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. However, all the services integrate male and female members following boot camp and first assignment.

Currently the U. S. military house junior-enlisted unmarried in barracks. Other ranks will also be housed in the case of training or temporary duty assignments. Servicemembers are now generally housed in individual rooms conforming.

Unlike the other services, barracks in the U. S. Air Force are officially referred to as "dormitories. "

During World War II, many U. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including S. barracks were made of inexpensive, sturdy and easy to assemble Quonset huts that resembled Native American long house (being semi-circular but made out of metal). Longhouses were and are built by native peoples in various parts of North America, sometimes reaching over 100 meters long (330 ft but generally around

See also

• Cantonment, a temporary or semi-permanent military quarters. Cantonment Florida is town north of Pensacola Florida See also Canton and Cantonist A cantonment is a

References

External links

• Royal Engineers Museum Military Works (Barrack construction)

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