Do we? They're SOLDIERS! On a MILITARY BASE! that they would ALL be disarmed - even the guards at the gate - is INSANE. Make sure so many are so clearly armed that any nutcase would KNOW it was pointless to even try.
If they're too young and too drunk to carry then they're too inept to be trusted with being there at all.
I couldn't disagree with you more, and find your contempt for our best revolting.
First of all, I never said that ALL should be disarmed.
Second, being required to carry a long gun around to your dental appointment and to classes and to the bathroom is a major PITA.
Third. All soldiers are not combat soldiers. Soldiers on the battlefield are far different from REMF (rear echelon m-fers) soldiers or even combat soldiers in training. Have you ever been on base on the Friday after payday? I have. Even good soldiers get drunk and do stupid things and bad soldiers do even more stupid things.
Fourth, there are probably jihadists in all the branches of military. Most sailors and airmen receive only the most basic training on firearms, certainly not enough to be a skilled armed guard.
All I am saying is to train enough people so that there are always a few who have CONCEALED firearms immediately available.