Tour - Marine Barracks
Summary
The Marine barracks is the collective term for the suite of rooms and facilities usually reserved for the exclusive use of a ship's Starfleet Marine Corps detachment. Although the term "barracks" usually calls to mind a single room with rows of simple bunk beds the actual barracks aboard a starship is far more complex and utilitarian.
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Additional Information
| Location | Deck 11 and 12 | |
| Description | The Marine barracks is the collective term for the suite of rooms and facilities usually reserved for the exclusive use of a ship's Starfleet Marine Corps detachment. Although the term "barracks" usually calls to mind a single room with rows of simple bunk beds the actual barracks aboard a starship is far more complex and utilitarian. Where a Marine sleeps, works and plays depends on both his rank and the resources of the ship. In some cases the Marine detachment is fully integrated with the Starfleet personnel with Marines quartered in cabins, using the same mess halls and holodeck and so on. However, in most cases Marine are quartered in the Marine barracks. No two Marine barracks are alike, even on two ships of the same class. The Marine Commanding Officer, the ship's Commanding Officer as well as the Chief Engineering Officer and the Chief Operations Officer all need to factor in the requirements of the detachment versus the needs and capabilities of the ship as a whole. Resources, power and material are all factors in the overall design of the barracks. However, most barracks include at least some of the following features |