Shelton said the president was given new codes within minutes when the previous codes could not be found. He said the procedures have been changed since then so that the Pentagon aide who carries out the monthly check is required to wait at the White House until he or she can visually confirm the codes are in the president's possession or an aide who is with him.
“He said the procedures have been changed since then so that the Pentagon aide who carries out the monthly check”
WHY is there a friggin’ MONTH in between these checks? Couldn’t the person carrying the “football” check them daily an phone it in to the Pentagon?