Well if the generals don't like armed soldiers on base then they should insist on a muslim ban along with the gun ban.
@skeeter NOT going to happen. It might endanger the chances of them getting another star.
BTW,there was a SPECIAL FORCES LTC that got into trouble back in the 80's for having his SGM drive him to the on-base house of a MSG in his group that had been arrested for drunk driving in Fayetteville,and confiscating/stealing his guns and ammunition,and dumping them all into Mott Lake. He was a reserve LTC from Boston with political connections that went back on active duty after retiring,and despite having never served even one day on active duty with a Special Forces Group,insisted on being given a SF command because it seemed like the quickest route to making General. (The "making General" thing is pure speculation on my part)
IF I remember correctly,he was retired from the Boston police,where he had been a senior officer.
As a LTC that didn't know his ass from a hole in the ground,he was assigned to command the company at Camp Mckall that was basically the Special Forces basic training company. That way he wouldn't be getting anyone killed due to arrogance and ignorance.
Because of his political connections,the LTC wasn't even charged with a crime,but the MSG that was with him was charged with theft and everything else the army could pile on him,and IIRC,busted to Private,and given an undesirable discharge and lost his retirement pay. He hired a civilian lawyer and appealed,and won his rank back as well as some damages money and his retirement pay.
What was the LTC's punishment? He was assigned to command 46 Company in Thailand for one year,and he returned to Bragg as a full Colonel. I stopped working with SFTG shortly before this incident happened,and just heard of him being assigned to 46 company and making full bird from the grapevine afterwards. I am HOPING they went ahead and gave this idiot a star and sent him to the Pentegram,where he could do no further harm while writing his memoirs.
In FACT,it was due to this bleep that I quit working for SFTG as an advisor. i am sure he was going to fire me anyhow,so no big deal.
I had a run in with him at a briefing,he started to run his mouth at me,and I started running at him to kick his ass,and was smothered by NCO's that wanted to keep me out of jail. I may have told him a few things and given him a few suggestions he wasn't used to hearing before I left,though.
Keep in mind THIS GUY was a senior officer in the US Special Forces,and he didn't even think his senior NCO's should be allowed to have a handgun at home. Not even if they had CCW permits.
BTW,if any of you are ex-SF and can remember this butthole's name,please feel free to post it here. I would like to know it on the off-chance I bump into him again,somewhere.
