After ten years of continual war our soldiers are still forbidden a sidearm and an M4 in public!
Maybe if we gave a damn about them, the way the Israelis care about their sons and daughters, that would change?
The Israeli Ministry of Defense trusts her soldiers, (both men & women) to carry firearms everywhere, in malls, in supermarkets, on the street, etc. I don’t think the Defense Dept. trusts American soldiers in the same way...
This took place in Germany, I don’t think the Germans want our troops carrying weapons in their country.