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It won't sap any support from the military. What it will sap is support of the government tit that people have gotten used to suckling on. It's the cold hard truth. If anyone gets mad at the military for moving out, they didn't have real support for the military in the first place.

I think what the article was trying to suggest was that if people are not exposed to the Military, that recruitment could drop.

People have a tendancy to do things that people around them do or do things that they are exposed to regularly. If there is an occupation that is dominant in a town, others tend to follow suit.

Regardless of the "merit" of the article, NAS Brunswick is a loser. The P-3's primary role as an ASW platform has long since outlived its key function in the North Atlantic.What ocean surveillance is tasked by CincLant in that area Atlantic could very well be handled from PAX.

The Russians can't even keep their subs afloat; and the Chinese are operating in a different piece of real estate.

In the old days, the Lobster Runs to Brunswick from Norfolk and Jax were legendary; but then again, that was when lobster was running well under a dollar/pound.

Not worth the trip now. (30 year later) *S*

So, I say, close it! And, put a stick in Snowe's eye at the same time. Too bad Chaffee has not relocated a bit further north. We could nail him as well. **S**