[narby]

Air Force basic training has a procedure of "Dorm Guards", which are pretty worthless except for making sure no one steals people's shoes from under beds and as training for what goes on at a military base.

I was pulling dorm guard when the TI bullied himself in behind a person I had cleared into the dorm. I would have never opened the door for him without clearance, but I didn't understand that I was permitted and expected to physically restrain someone trying to enter by bluster and force.

He chewed me out and wrote me up, and I learned how real security works.

[operation clinton cleanup]

I was pulling dorm guard when the TI bullied himself in behind a person I had cleared into the dorm. I would have never opened the door for him without clearance, but I didn't understand that I was permitted and expected to physically restrain someone trying to enter by bluster and force.

Haha! Our TI used that same tactic... I learned a lesson from that poor dorm guard!

[baltodog]

On my first night of dorm guard, the TI kicked on the door and ordered me to let him him...

I freaked out, didn't challenge him, pushed on the bar, and allowed him to enter.

He proceeded to verbally rip at me, waking everyone in our flight up.

I regained my composure, and explained to him that the door latch was broken and there was nothing I could do to prevent him from entering...he went to the other side of the door to investigate the latch.

As soon there was 1/4-inch clearance between him and the door, I slammed that freaking door shut, looked at him through the little window, and shouted, "Sir, may I see your ID card and your authority to enter!"

I got a round of applause from the flight I was "guarding", the TI simply shook his head in self-disgust and left, never to harass me again!