After Fort Hood violence, Army orders policy review

[unhappycamper]

After Fort Hood violence, Army orders policy review
By Dan Blottenberger, Stars and Stripes
European edition,Saturday, November 28, 2009

BAMBERG, Germany —–In response to the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, the Army is ordering its commanders to review force protection measures in their communities to identify potential insider threats and prevent acts of violence directed against the Army.

The message — sent earlier this week from the office of the Army chief of staff — provides guidelines for leaders to ensure the physical safety of its soldiers and families. It also provides them with key indicators of terrorist behavior.

The guidelines include:

* knowing soldiers’ behavior on and off duty;
* identifying and reporting soldiers who exhibit indicators of potential violence;
* ensuring compliance with privately owned weapons policies;
* taking appropriate disciplinary action against soldiers who exhibit behavior that adversely affects good order and discipline of the unit.

The Army and several other government agencies have come under fire for failing to prevent the gunning down of 13 people at Fort Hood earlier this month. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, faces 13 murder counts in the case.


Rest of article at: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=66343

[PavePusher]

1. Ah yes, the classic military response...

"* ensuring compliance with privately owned weapons policies"

First we render them defenseless, now we're going to make them more defenseless. That'll fix it!

Pure retardedness. If I can trust my Airmen to not drop a plane, bomb or cargo in the wrong place at the wrong time, I can trust them with a firearm for their personnal self-defense. If not, they shouldn't be in the military.