[rlmorel]

My wife and I visited the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover a couple of weeks ago, and I saw this:

Is this what I think it is? If a building is in lockdown, is this where people are expected to go if there is someone with a gun? I looked up "shelter in place" and it appears to be couched as to not seem like that is what it is for, but...that sure does seem like that is what it is for.

I find that concept disturbing. Granted, this museum was not on the base, but I have a sneaking suspicion that they have these "shelter in place" areas set up on the base as well. (Can any active duty folks on here comment on this?)

I sure hope that isn't the case, because besides the fact you cannot protect yourself with a firearm on a military base if you are active military, do they expect you to run and hide in these "shelter in place" areas?

There is something alien and disturbing about that. But I could be wrong.

[SZonian]

Not active duty any longer, but work on a base.

Shelter in Place (SIP) locations are where all of those in a certain area of a bldg are supposed to congregate and take shelter for a variety of events and will be announced over loudspeaker and other means.

IOW, if a perp knows he’s created a SIP condition and is intent on killing as many as possible, then he knows which rooms to go to in any particular bldg since those will be the ones with the most people and will be marked on numerous signs in the bldgs themselves.