"I think we have to be careful about over-arming ourselves, and I'm not talking about where you end up attacking each other," Odierno said during a morning breakfast. Instead, he said, it's more about "accidental discharges and everything else that goes along with having weapons that are loaded that causes injuries."
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I am simply speechless.
I think I've already covered this subject, probably with you but not sure.Anywho.....First thoughts...
I think the best you'll get is to allow the commanding officers make the call for their specific commands. I also think, we ought to proceed cautiously with it... even if we could pull it off. There are a lot of young hot heads in the various services... There is a lot of drinking too. Recruiters are generally more seasoned, and have been increasingly targeted. They are soft targets. Bases are guarded, and far harder to strike. I'd say arm the recruiters for sure, and study the military at large before making that other call.
I think I've already covered this subject, probably with you but not sure.Anywho.....
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E5 and above with Career designation (hence why they're recruiters) and training should always be able to CC /OC while on base or a Gov't designated property. Actually I correct my last and state that they should always be able to OC whilst in uniform.
Your "Young Hot' headed drunks, aacx, are boots that have no idea. You place standards of discipline within the ranks and you will ALWAYS have exploratory behavior. Or not and see what we have today. Your Tanney's taking over leadership position (or soon to be). Really.......You must be new age and will bend over. NOT frugging in my Navy....
Sorry to say but you and your ilk are a bunch of programmed sick bastards. The down fall of America continues........
A Navy officer and a Marine fired their sidearms hoping to kill or subdue the gunman who murdered five service members last week in Chattanooga, Tennessee, according to multiple military officials familiar with internal reporting on the tragedy.
It remains unclear whether either hit Muhammad Abdulazeez, who was shot and killed Thursday after he gunned down four Marines and a sailor at the Navy Operational Support Center in Chattanooga. It's also unclear why they were armed, as it is against Defense Department policy for anyone other than military police or law enforcement to carry weapons on federal property.
A report was distributed among senior Navy leaders during the shooting's aftermath saying Lt. Cmdr. Timothy White, the support center's commanding officer, used his personal firearm to engage Abdulazeez, Navy Times has confirmed with four separate sources. A Navy official also confirmed Monday's Washington Post report indicating one of the slain Marines may have been carrying a 9mm Glock and possibly returned fire on the gunman.
The various law enforcement agencies investigating the Chattanooga shooting have declined to comment. A source close to the investigation said details of the rampage's last few minutes remain unclear, but that no information has emerged to contradict the Navy's internal findings.
Authorities will not know whether White or the Marine hit Abdulazeez until an autopsy and ballistics assessment are performed.
Several attempts to contact White have proven unsuccessful.
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