Aside from being expensive, supplies afloat are limited. A separate record should be kept for linen, cleaning equipment, and consumable supplies. You should set up a high limit and a low limit for all items used to help determine your requirements. BACHELOR QUARTERS ASHORE

BQs are established to provide essential lodging for eligible personnel. Complete guidance for management of BQs ashore is given in the Navy Bachelor Quarters Manual, NAVPERS 15606. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO has assigned the responsibility for providing administrative and technical guidance for operating Navy BQs to the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS). To discharge this responsibility, BUPERS issues directives and requires financial reports for BQ billeting funds. It also provides technical aid and training for BQ officers and operating personnel. The Navy's commitment to operating effective BQs ashore is summarized next.

The Navy has an obligation to provide all authorized residents of Navy BQs with a healthful living environment located in clean, well-maintained, comfortable facilities. To meet this obligation, sufficient resources, including personnel, facilities, and funds, will be committed. Further, Navy BQs will be operated in a reamer that will provide the residents with as much privacy, security, and freedom as possible.

Navy BQs must be managed in a manner that conserves resources and protects the Navy's investment in facilities and furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E).

To provide the level of professional management necessary for Navy BQs, a trained core of managers is required. These managers are drawn primarily from the MS rating.

As an MS, you maybe assigned duty in a BQ ashore in either bachelor officers' quarters (BOQS) or bachelor enlisted quarters (BEQs). Wherever or whatever your specific duties, to perform them well, you must be thoroughly knowledgeable, have leadership ability, and be a service-oriented individual.

BQ MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION

The BQ management organization is centralized in Washington, DC, under BUPERS (PERS-671) and has the following responsibilities:

Developing and implementing administrative procedures for Navy BQs

*Achieving the objectives of the Navywide personnel support facilities (PSFs) within the overall objectives of the Military Construction (MILCON) Program

*Evaluating the habitability, occupancy criteria, and design of BQs

Developing policy that governs assignment, determination, and use of bachelor housing

0 Providing liaison to the Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET) with a view toward establishing and improving BQ management training

Inspecting BQ operations by use of the BQ management assistance and inspection team (MAIT) to ensure compliance with NAVPERS 15606 and other applicable directives

Providing helpful suggestions and recommendations to improve living conditions, reduce costs, and provide classroom and on-the-job training tailored to each command's needs