Ask people in Fort Hood if that is a good idea.
The Pentagon is a laughing , active joke. They are all appointed political hacks.
The Pentagon is in dire need of an enema!
Well, Hood did get a twofer, April, 2014 - 3 dead and 16 injured. November, 2009 - 13 dead and 32 wounded. (Let's not even bother with the July, 2009 shooting death on base, or the September, 2008 shooting. Or the unsuccessful 2011 attack.)
Navy Yard clocks in with 12 dead, 4 injured in the September, 2013 attack.
Fort Bragg, October, 1995 - one dead, 18 wounded.
As for recruiting centers, the Pentagon just doesn't care. No significant changes in security between the June, 2009 Little Rock attack by Muzzis and the 2015 attack by Muzzis in Chattanooga.
Personal disputes omitted.
Maybe we should start using the phrase 'going military' instead of 'going postal'
(And of course, the analysis of military intelligence wouldn't be complete without the June 1994 attack at the base hospital near Spokane - 4 dead, 23 wounded.)
Unrelated military trivia question: How many mutinies by Blacks took place in World War II that had to be put down by force?
he makes a comment about 8 minutes being a pretty good "response" time at fort hood... so there it is.
If in proximity, I think I could muster a 2-3 minute response time at the worst and 45 seconds or less is likely. I know a dozen men who could make that calculation and make the move. EVERY military person should be qualified and trained in hand to hand, and firearms use... regularly... or they should go back to civilian life.
OUR military personnel should have weapons at the ready at all times.
10 rounds, 10 centimeters, 10 meters, 10 seconds (1 mag)
Ask those in Tennessee who lost their lives because they weren’t armed. That is one thing Cruz wants to change. ARM recruiters.