“The officer corps and the civilians in charge don’t give a f*ck if you are able to protect yourself, they just want you to obey.”
A great big F*ckin’ BRAVO SIERRA on that. I carry every day, I would rather EVERYBODY who works for me and for whose security I’m responsible were carrying a weapon AT ALL TIMES. I carry in church, at the courthouse, at high school football games - everywhere. It’s easier for me than for some, because I have the class of CHL that lets me do so, but everybody ought to know how to shoot and be prepared to do so.
Can I assume your military service, for which I thank you, was immediately post-Vietnam?
Colonel, USAFR
2 AF Small Arms Expert Marksman ribbons (M9 and M38)
1 Navy Expert Rifleman ribbon (M16)
The cost and number of man-hours of training and oversight required to satisfy the senior officers/civilians and allow every capable person to be armed at all times would make this program impractical.
My service was from 85-91 all enlisted, mostly at sea, and went from no weapons training to being in charge of the in-port and at-sea security alert weapons locker.
I was a horrible shot. Although since we were issued 12ga. shotguns with 00-buck to be used inside cramped steel compartments, I suspect in a real "security alert" we would have ended up with many ricochet related injuries.