BS: shooting at Texas army base

Subject: RE: BS: shooting at Texas army base
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 14 Nov 09 - 03:27 PM

By outsider I meant someone from outside the base.

And any military base has to be alert for attacks from without, and from within, from stressed out personnel with access to weapons. And should have a percentage of its population with licenses to carry weapons..perhaps only higher ranking officers and NCOs. I don't know. mg

Subject: RE: BS: shooting at Texas army base
From: Janie
Date: 14 Nov 09 - 03:43 PM

Thanks, mg, for the clarification. That was apparently clear to those who have been reading carefully and participating in this discussion.

Subject: RE: BS: shooting at Texas army base
From: Riginslinger
Date: 14 Nov 09 - 04:32 PM

"Frank, that's bigoted, close-minded, hateful horse shit."


               Factual horse shit, nonetheless!

Subject: RE: BS: shooting at Texas army base
From: Stringsinger
Date: 15 Nov 09 - 10:39 AM

Frank Rich in this Sunday's NY Times has the best analysis of the situation I've heard in the opinion section. He's nailed it.

Frank

Subject: RE: BS: shooting at Texas army base
From: Stringsinger
Date: 15 Nov 09 - 10:41 AM

Jeri, you confuse a point-of-view with hatred. That's intolerant.

Frank

Subject: RE: BS: shooting at Texas army base
From: artbrooks
Date: 15 Nov 09 - 01:26 PM

Under most circumstances, police officers on military are "civilian" employees rather than military police. {And I "..." civilian because most police officers refer to the likes of us as civilians.} This is because, in a military context, law enforcement is just not a military function. The US military moved away from having soldiers function in non-military roles (such as, to give another example, the time-honored KP) many years ago. There are exceptions, of course (I got a speeding ticket from a (female) MP sergeant on Ft. Bliss a couple of years ago).

Since soldiers of any rank are not allowed to carry weapons on duty, unless they are heading for the firing range, and carrying of privately-owned weapons off duty in not allowed on military installations, it is most likely that any armed officer responding at Ft. Hood was a civilian police officer rather than a "regular American Army white person". In fact, one officer was (visually) African-American and the other was (visually) a "white" female.

Subject: RE: BS: shooting at Texas army base
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 15 Nov 09 - 01:55 PM

Adding a bit to artbrooks-
Fort Hood Directorate of Emergency Services is a large group, headed by Mr. Charles Medley, civilian, offering police, and other services.

It is one of many Directorates at Fort Hood, listed on the Fort Hood website:
http://pao.hood.army.mil/directorates.aspx

Of these directorates, only the Hood Mobilization Brigade, and the Chaplains directorate, are headed by commissioned military officers. Most may be contacted by people outside the Fort, but not Emergency Services, Internal review, etc., which deal with security and policing.

Noted far above that Fort Hood essentially is a city; for the troops but with many civilian services. This is true of most military posts.

Subject: RE: BS: name of solist of National Anthem Ft. Hood
From: GUEST,J. Teeter
Date: 23 Nov 09 - 08:25 PM

Does anyone know the name of soloist who sang the Nation Anthem at the Fort Hood Memorial? I've searched on line and called music stores etc to see if it is on CD. Please respond.

Subject: RE: BS: shooting at Texas army base
From: heric
Date: 23 Nov 09 - 10:44 PM

There wasn't one, Guest JT.