I am an E-6 in the active duty Air Force. By volunteering myself to defend this country with my life, there are certain constitutional rights that I have knowingly accepted some restrictions of. For instance, as an Air Force member, I must support the Commander In Chief, even if I think he's a jackass. It is against the law (UCMJ) for me to burn the flag or publicly speak out against certain political positions based on national security. It's even possible that I could face retribution for this post if it gets to my supervision.
Now on to the meat of my post. I just returned from a very successful combat mission in Afghanistan where I had tactical control of 15 of America's finest aircraft weapons loaders. Upon my return, I was ordered to report to Goodfellow NCO Academy for a 6 week leadership class. The class is in Texas and my cwp is honored here so I brought my Kimber with me. Regulations dictate that personal weapons must be stored in the armory while on base so I turned in my weapon and filed the appropriate paperwork with the armory as well as with the school commandant. I was very disturbed when yesterday I was informed that the commandant has decided that I will not be allowed to draw my weapon from the armory until my permanent departure from the base. Am I wrong to be VERY frustrated by this?
Now on to the meat of my post. I just returned from a very successful combat mission in Afghanistan where I had tactical control of 15 of America's finest aircraft weapons loaders. Upon my return, I was ordered to report to Goodfellow NCO Academy for a 6 week leadership class. The class is in Texas and my cwp is honored here so I brought my Kimber with me. Regulations dictate that personal weapons must be stored in the armory while on base so I turned in my weapon and filed the appropriate paperwork with the armory as well as with the school commandant. I was very disturbed when yesterday I was informed that the commandant has decided that I will not be allowed to draw my weapon from the armory until my permanent departure from the base. Am I wrong to be VERY frustrated by this?