The regulation is what I read about being published after Hasan’s terrorist attack. I don’t have a copy, but there is probably a copy on line somewhere.
I was at Ft. Hood 78-80 and I could keep my personal rifle in my apartment off post and in my quarters on post. But that was back then, when there was the traditional attitude toward gun ownership and not today’s ‘guns are bad, only the government should have them’ belief.
Enforcement: up to soldiers to obey regulations. Other than that, there is such a thing of ‘health and welfare’ inspections that a commander can still do of soldier’s post housing and off post quarters.
Ed-in the Army you are a under military regulations 24 hours a day, thus this type of order can be legally written by the post commander.
This isn’t the Army we were in in the 70s.
Wow, I had no idea!
You mean the commanding officer doesn’t need a warrant to enter your private apartment??
I had no idea things were such with the military!
Thanks!
Ed
They could not come into your house in base housing because of the civilian spouses. They could enter your room in the barracks but someone from your unit had to be there and they needed probable cause like they thought you were hurt or something. Even though the dorm manager had keys to all rooms he could not just go in your room unannounced except for emergencies.
This is USAF regulations.