Hmmm, I was in Camp Lejeune 1970 and walked guard duty with an empty M14. Perhaps it is up to the base/division/battalion/Company commander? Or maybe you were guarding something more important then me, lol. At the time I was a lowly PFC right out of boot camp. But we did have an armory and could arm the entirely company in about 10 minutes or less if we had too.
I was a lowly PFC myself. How I yearn for those days when things were so much simpler. LOL
According to NBC News from a military official, the Fort Hood shooter is ‘down’ and he appears to be only gunman.