Under the new Marine Corps policy for military facilities in U.S., Marines will NOT be allowed to be armed but will have to “shelter in place.” In other words, “run and hide” in case of attack.
MarineTimes Marine officials have ruled out arming recruiters following this summer’s deadly shooting rampage in Tennessee that killed 4 Marines and 1 Sailor, but other security measures to protect troops are in the works, the head of Marine Corps Recruiting Command told Marine Corps Times.
Instead, the service will implement security measures that will allow Marines to take cover or evacuate in the event of an attack, he said. Changes being considered include more security cameras, remote-locking doors, and better ballistic protection, such as movable shields or desk partitions that could protect troops from bullets.
When a lone gunman opened fire on a Chattanooga Armed Forces recruiting office and a Navy Reserve center on July 16, some politicians were quick to call for military recruiters to be armed. But none of the military services (currently headed by Obama ‘yes-men’ only) are interested in arming recruiters, said Lt. Gen. Mark Brilakis, MCRC’s commanding general, during a Tuesday interview here.
“The arming piece is one of those things on the recruiting side that myself and [Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford] still have great concerns over,” he said. “All the services … said they don’t want to arm their folks.” (Sure they did, after being threatened with forced retirement and loss of pensions)
The Marine Corps has worked hard to build strong relationships with members of the communities in which they recruit, Brilakis said. That isn’t something leaders want to jeopardize. (Yeah, who cares about jeopardizing the lives of servicemen?)
“Whichever way you stand on the Second Amendment, recruiters showing up armed is not going to make either educators or parents comfortable.” (Better to be uncomfortable and alive than comfortable and dead?)
Brilakis said Marine leaders realize the attack on the Chattanooga recruiting office could have been far worse. The shooter remained in his vehicle when firing at the recruiting office and didn’t try to enter the facility.
While bullet-proof glass at military recruiting offices was being considered in the wake of the attack, Brilakis said it has already been ruled out because of the immense costs associated with installation. (Of course, the Obama Regime has slashed the Military budget in order to fund even more illegal aliens and Muslim terrorists)
“We looked, and to put ballistic glass in in every one of the recruiting sites that we have — over a thousand — would be almost in excess of $100 million,” (Money that could be much better spent arming our Muslim enemies overseas, while bringing their families to America to live off welfare)
ALLMarines should agree among themselves to carry their rifles and guns — a few can be arrested, but if they ALL do it. it would be impossible to arrest them all.
It doesn’t work that way, KH. They can’t do that.
what has happened to the USMC and the US for that matter?
This C-in-C is what happened. He fired all the good ones and the ones who remain are his water carriers.
Is anyone who isn’t a brainwashed liberal sheep stupid enough to believe that the Islamic, radial leftist, Alinsky idolizing community organizer in the WH has anything but contempt for any American who salutes in a uniform?
Hasn’t it come to something when you need armed CIVILIANS to protect the soldiers who are supposed to be protecting the country? How pathetic!
Seems to ME that being in the company of, or having my children in such company of people who are trained – and ARMED, to protect us, would make me feel SAFER, and NOT as worried (in this kind of world).
Police and our soldiers are ‘targets’ for terrorists and our soldiers must be armed, like the police, to protect themselves. Never vote democrate.
Not arming soldiers on military bases sounds like a setting them up for slaughter. FYI: the Muslim Great Feast of Sacrifice occurs the end of the month on the same day as The Day of Atonement/Yom Kipper. Everyone should be carefull, I wouldn’t be suprised if Muslims decide it’s time to kill the infidels in place of their barbaric hacking of animals.
When the U.S. first entered Iraq, the U.S. removed the weapons from the Christian militias, rendering the Christians defenseless prey for barbaric enemies.
This has always been a WAR against Christians. NEVER against Muslim terrorists.
The U.S. has been financing, arming and training Muslim terrorist savages for decades.
Obama LUSTS after a mass killing of infidel Marines. What better way to achieve the slaughter of hated infidel Marines than to remove their weapons?
Every Muslim terrorist organisation on earth are REJOICING — brother Obama has rendered infidel Marines defenseless.
America is definitely the best place to live. I’m so proud of our Marines and all of our protective men. It seems now like the Europeans have lost their will to fight.
God Bless the us. We have fools in our government.
It is ludicrous to suggest that someone who is seeking to enlist in the ARMED FORCES would be deterred by seeing an ARMED member of those ARMED FORCES!!!
Julie, good point.
Agreed!!
This is why Obama and the anti gun forces want to ban the weapons that can be used to effectively protect our recruiters.
Those weapons can also protect homes and families.
Obama and the democRATS would rather have the public unprotected.
From the Halls of the Marine Recruiting Offrice …. to the shores of Tripoli (Benghazi) …. we will follow our Commander in Sheep …. and not protect ourselves ?
We elected an anti-military, anti-police, anti-American community organizer as president, twice. Why on earth would anyone expect him to do anything differently?
100 Million is too expensive for anti ballistic windows at recruiting locations? What is the pentagon budget? 300 Billion? We spend $1.5 Billion importing Musims as ‘refugee’ and ‘asylum seekers’! This doesn’t hold water.
I bet Trump as a different view on arming Marines.
He’s already said the first thing he will do as president is to start rebuilding the military
Truly astonishing. Not knowing too much ref USA politics, being as I am in the UK, who is looking the most likely victor in the next presidential election. A Rep or a Dem? Is it a close run thing, has public sentiment burned in light of recent events?
If a Dem, will they just carry on Obama’s treasonous work?
Yes, the current Dems running for office will be as bad as Obama or worse.
I am optimistic that there is a huge revolt coming from all socio-economic groups. I’ve had 8 everyday working people doing work in my home (painters, window cleaning & housekeeper), this past week. Every one of them were tired of the liers in both parties & the lying media. They all love Trump. Across the board they believe Obama is our enemy & working to advance Islam, & encouraging racial hatred. I have never experienced such willingness for others to speak about the 2 forbidden topics, politics & religion, in everyday coversation. I believe Trump could even win as a 3rd party canidate. People are mad as hell & not willing to swallow shit anymore. My housekeeper, an legal immigrant, says her American husband that can’t work to back injuries & health problems. He has been denied disability, which he believes is because he is white. Obamacare/medicaid covers so little they have huge medical bills for him. Donald is showing their is a huge smoldering rage in middle America. We are not stupid people & the average Joe can read the tea leaves & add up all of Obama’s Muslim butt kissing & actions against Christians to know he is a Muskum.
I know many people are praying for God’s will to be done, for the corrupt
to be revealed & punished, for Amercia to once again to be a blessing to the world & the eternal friend & protector of Israel. I believe Trump is the beginning of an answer to prayer. We need a Winston Churchill to defeat the Hitler, in Chamberlin’s clothes. I believe we will see Obama step into the Muslim world, soon as their Mahdi (Muslim Messiah). Muslims end of days belief is there will be a revived Islamic Empire, ruled by the Mahdi. They believe they can fulfill their own prophecy, through this present jihad. Only Obama with his Presidential powers & Muslim Brotherhood White House could have brought on their ever expanding Caliphate.
Piggy, I won’t get my hopes up, but you may be right.
Well said, TLP. I’m hearing this same rhetoric throughout my daily travels and I’m in a “purple” state, slowly growing RED by the disgusted and fed-up folks who’ve had quite enough of DC’s treason (at least up here, in “the county”)
A CALL TO MUTINY AGAINST THE TREASONOUS OBAMA ADMINISTRATION (Islamobamafascists and Muslim Brotherhood)
My advice to our armed forces (not “armed services,” but “armed forces,” hello?) is to DISOBEY ALL OF YOUR COMMANDING OFFICERS right on up the food chain to the very top, and CARRY LOADED WEAPONS at all times, on duty or off duty. Guess what? This would be a fully constitutional action, and would be in full accordance with the SECOND AMENDMENT to the US Constitution.
Any order preventing the armed forces to arm themselves reasonably in a time of war, when Islamofascist scum have “declared war” (hello?) on the USA (hello hello?) IS A TREASONOUS DERELICTION OF DUTY OF YOUR CO and should be PROSECUTED AS SUCH.
DEFENDING yourselves is DEFENDING THE USA.
DO IT.
Why aren’t all our servicemen armed w/ sidearms anywhere they are on military bases, including recruiting facilities including bases? Clinton’s wise thoughts on disarming them on military bases! I love it when a president who has never served in the military is making the rules for our people. Our current president included?
What American’s who are foolish did was bring the enemy into leadership who was secretly (some of us saw his true colors) on the side of terrorism. We don’t kill and wipe ISIS off the face of the earth because they are Captain Obozo’s friends and fellow world wide caliphate partners. This man is tearing the fabric of our country apart. He hates us and loves a theocracy that is a fantasy of his childhood memories. His philosophy of life lines up with the Black Panthers. He feels like black men are unfairly treated and and their lot in life is to fight against the injustice of the white man putting the black man down. They are half empty glass people. They had rather hang on to false perceptions and fight to express their false grievances against a white Western society than to see the truth. America was not racist until he stirred up racial division in the black communities and began declaring there was problems that can only be addressed by not pressing charges against black people who were caught on camera committing crimes.
Go Donald. We need sanity restored to our country and all the muslims in this administration put on trial for treason. Donald is our only hope for jailing the muslim African liar and his cohorts.
Time to arrest that Obaboon for high treason. Sad thing is the mentality of the socialist idiots that voted that muslime maggot into power in the first place.
while we have the mightiest military on earth….this shelter in place idea…is the stupidest idea to come down the pike in a long time…The very idea for our military to cower in place while being fired upon is beyond stupid…I bet the bozos who thought this up are protected by armed guards..Do we need to station armed MPs at all military offices,buildings..and why not do that
Instead of arming recruiters, we should send an armed contingent to the white house, the house of representatives and the senate and arrest every last one of them for high treason. Then, and only then, we can work on purging this country of the seditious liberals and their demonic islamist cohorts.
Until the first is accomplished, the latter will never happen.
Until someone grows the balls to do this, the governors of each state CAN and SHOULD order their respective National Guard to send armed MPs to stand watch over the recruiters and their offices and bases of operation.
SCREW THE FEDS!
Well said my friend – we have all had enough of his treasonous attitude and policies – even from afar, here in Australia – when is someone actually going to have him ousted for treason? In the next twelve months he will unleash all of his ace cards to finally bring down American in every possible way like a house of cards and be paid handsomely, just like he has been, since elected into office. Paid to bring American to its knees and not one person has had the courage to stop him! What has happened to the land of the brave and free?
Too many people are sheep and think being politically correct is better than being alive and healthy, They watch the news and believe it is being fair and balanced.
We have another section that still wanting revenge because of slavery, and yet another section that is too busy too even know anything is happening or too lazy to care.
Plus there are too many people that don’t know anything and won’t know anything until it’s right at their own door.
Some people just don’t want to know and choose not to know anything it’s too distasteful to learn about it and better to live in a daze or dream state.
The people that are awake are not enough in numbers as many are older and don’t have the means or ability to fight in a war, and most people don’t know what else to do besides wait for the re-elections and hope for the best which worries me because if it happened this time what is to keep it from happening again? Something is not working somewhere!
Liberalism is a mental disorder …. based on envy, stupidity, fear, lust for power and sick vengance …. a dangerous cocktail of hormones and body fluids !