I don’t think thr Army is based there, but he is spot-on
Back in the 60s and probably later, Eglin was an open base.
Anyone who wanted to enter was waved right in. I guess if you looked really suspicious they might have stopped you.
On the other hand there were places on Eglin which were guarded by a guy with a rifle and they would not let you in unless you had darn good reason.
There is a scene from the 1949 movie Twelve O'clock High when the new camp commander, Gen. Savage, enters his new command's main gate for the first time as commander, and experiences the same thing. To see his reaction, go here and fast forward to 36:00.
Puritan Work Ethic:
“...It makes every job consequential by regarding it as the arena for glorifying and obeying God and for expressing love (through service) to a neighbor.”
You can’t have the Work Ethic if you kick out all the Christians.
I’ve been trying to attend courts-martial at two military bases recently...one in Massachusetts and one in Connecticut.After months of phone calls I succeeded in getting the support of an Air Force JAG officer to gain admission to the base in order to attend trials there.But the Navy refuses,in spite of my having cited the Rules For Courts-Martial manual stating that the civilian public has a right to attend *most* courts-martial,to allow me to enter Groton in order to attend trials *there*.I absolutely agreed to a background check,the production of several forms of ID,full searches,etc...but still no dice.
We hope.
But don't bet on it.
Sounds like the security around the White House lately.
They’re busy looking out for Gyrocopters Piloted by Postmen.
Complain to the commanding officer with copies to everybody else in the universe.
Sometimes National Guard bases get a little too casual. They need to be called on this because, for one reason, the Islamists are stalking anybody in uniform and would certainly love to find a soft target like this.
No surprise, I taught at a reserve center in Texas (not Grand Prairie) recently and they did not even have anyone manning the gate. Free access to the facility and adjacent rows of helicopters. No security in evidence anywhere.
Here’s another example, from just over a year ago. A convicted felon somehow got a job as a truck driver, and occasionally made deliveries to military installations in the Hampton Roads area. He had prior convictions for manslaughter and intent to distribute crack cocaine, but still obtained a transportation from the TSA—all perfectly legal, as long as you’ve been out of prison at least five years.
One night in late March last year, the driver, Jeffrey Savage, decided to go postal. Normally, the TSA credential would not be enough to get him onto the base, but the DoD civilian police officer at the gate waved him through. Savage parked his truck near the pier where the USS Mahan was docked, made it through another checkpoint and onto the vessel. He was confronted by the female petty officer of the watch (who was pregnant); Savage overpowered her and took her weapon.
She might have died if not for the actions of Petty Officer Second Class Mark Mayo, a master-at-arms who was on patrol in the area and followed Savage up the gangway of the Mahan. Realizing the petty officer of the watch had been disarmed and was lying on the deck, Mayo put himself between the shooter and the watch-stander. He was hit and mortally wounded, but returned fire, hitting Savage and killing the assailant.
To my knowledge, the DoD civilian cop who waved Savage onto NS Norfolk has never been punished. This week, the Navy announced the Lt in charge of pier-side security has been reassigned, and it’s a fair bet he received some sort of career-ending non-judicial punishment as well. Not saying the junior officer didn’t deserve some sort of sanction, but the civilian cop needs to be fired. Had he done his job, Savage would have never made it onto the installation.
Just another example of lax security at military bases and believe me, ISIS is taking notes.
Makes you just long for a good ole TSA groping. /s
The Army Reserve Center isn’t under the command and control of the Texas National Guard. It is Federal property under the command and control of the USAR. Notifying the CG of the Texas Army National Guard of your visit doesn’t automatically mean that information gets relayed to the USAR and its center at Grand Prairie. That still doesn’t excuse the lack of security, especially with reports of ISIS moving across our southern border.
Active Duty ping.
I remember the 22 Nike (Hercules) Missile Bases in the Chicago area, in the early 60s, and all were heavily fortified, well-guarded by Green Berets. I got a ‘guided tour’ (Lt Bachir) when I made Eagle Scout in 1963. After seeing that, I always thought all US Military Bases were the same. Not so.
At the A school side of Great Lakes Naval base, during the 80’s...I know for a fact the post entrance sentries were armed and so were parking lot rovers.
I did both.
Explains how everyone is getting inside the White House fence.
Some years ago, the AF stopped with the vehicle stickers. It now requires hands-on ID for every vehicle entering. With the bar codes and computerized scanners, it makes it a bit more secure than it used to be when a decal would serve as “good enough except for periodic spot checks”.
Someday, a post will be guarded by a Muslim. Maybe today?