[sarasmom]

In 1980,while stationed in Germany, I was informed part of my "official duty" was to destroy all classified information while everyone else on station "bugged out", and to proceed to a designated fallback position, if I survived.
I was not issued a weapon to defend myself while preparing for this potential "duty".
In 1984, my official DOD PCS orders included mandated authorization travel orders which included 15 hand carried personal weapons, and unlimited "ammunition for the above".

It appears some "lessons learned" have not been made available to current National Guard forces, or were ignored.

[Army MP Retired]

wow! Thank goodness you were there to defend the Fulda Gap!! Even if it was only with your shredder - you set the conditions for us to win the Cold War. LLTR!