[PsyCon]

Yes, I’ve lived in both. So, maybe I’m making the distinction based on my experience when officers lived in the Q.

[OldGoatCPO]

I have also lived in everything from squad bays to the BOQ. My civilian rank entitled me to stay at the Q while TDY. Depending on the Marine base a “Q” is still a barracks. The ones I have stayed in varied from single rooms with a shared toilet while others were on par with a La Quinta Inn. One thing about the SNCO Quarters and the BOQ that differs from a BEQ, they allowed me to have a female in the room. I was never questioned about the woman (my wife) with me in the room. As an aside, the worst “Q” I ever stayed in was at an Air Force base, that surprised me. I expected much better quarters on an Air Force base.