The DoD instruction that governs armed sentries on bases was revised at the urging of the commission that looked into the Ft Hood shooting. The new instruction allows O-5 and above commanders to grant concealed carry permission to subordinates on a case by case basis, and for a limited time.
That being said, we all know how anal retentive officers are when it comes to personal firearms. AFAIK, no one has actually utilized that provision of the new instruction and actually granted carry permission to any soldiers, sailors, airmen, or Marines.
I got my state CCW permit in 2002, and have had it all the way through to my retirement in 2014, and still have it today. I also took personal leave time, and spent my own money, to go to Gunsite, and Thunder Ranch, plus taking a whole bunch of other classes with people like Chris Costa, Steve Fisher, and dearly departed Pat Rogers.
Right before I retired I could document over 140 hours of formal instruction on the use of handguns alone, and nearly as much documented time on rifles. That is almost 4 times the formal instruction on handguns given at the state law enforcement academy. That is more formal instruction than given to NCIS or Army CID agents, both of whom can carry on any base, any time they want.
Yet I had to commute back and forth to work totally disarmed.
The DoD instruction that governs armed sentries on bases was revised at the urging of the commission that looked into the Ft Hood shooting. The new instruction allows O-5 and above commanders to grant concealed carry permission to subordinates on a case by case basis, and for a limited time.
That being said, we all know how anal retentive officers are when it comes to personal firearms. AFAIK, no one has actually utilized that provision of the new instruction and actually granted carry permission to any soldiers, sailors, airmen, or Marines.
I got my state CCW permit in 2002, and have had it all the way through to my retirement in 2014, and still have it today. I also took personal leave time, and spent my own money, to go to Gunsite, and Thunder Ranch, plus taking a whole bunch of other classes with people like Chris Costa, Steve Fisher, and dearly departed Pat Rogers.
Right before I retired I could document over 140 hours of formal instruction on the use of handguns alone, and nearly as much documented time on rifles. That is almost 4 times the formal instruction on handguns given at the state law enforcement academy. That is more formal instruction than given to NCIS or Army CID agents, both of whom can carry on any base, any time they want.
Yet I had to commute back and forth to work totally disarmed.