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Originally Posted by Triman19
I agree with Rubberneck..we have had enough of Uncle Sam telling us what we can and cannot do. IMHO I feel that arming our soldiers on posts is a Terrible idea..terrible. I have been a LEO for 5 years and I can honestly say that I have had the privilage of attending many great schools and courses. Some were tactical while others were more not. Once a weapon is placed in your sole responsibility much more liability has been placed on that individual. With that responsibility also comes a required understanding that far more mature thinking is not only required- it is demanded of our LEO.
I simply feel that todays soldiers are not trained properly to handle the responsibility and in some unfortaunate cases- the culpability which may come from one poor judgment call. A firearms violation, depending on the severity, could possibly destroy a soldiers family and career. I personally wouldn't feel comfortable stepping foot on an installation where a high, very high percentage of soldiers may possibly have any level of PTSD. Obviously we all know how that affects some soldiers. Would you want to bump into a soldiers vehicle accidently only to find him/her angry and armed??
I am a great example of what PTSD and LE can do when combined. Short story.. came back from deployment a bit fried. I hit the street ready to work only to find myself in an honest level 2 Use of Force situation.......of which I nearly took to a LEVEL 4. I was not ready for this type of work at all. The best thing I did was take a lot of time off. I see a counselor weekly and I have made progress. It is a long road, but like the SF pipeline I am mentally, emotionally and physically prepared to take on the challenges I am facing.
What if a soldier who was armed didn't have the mental tenacity and intellectual foresight that I was blessed with that day?
Our soldiers, as a mass body, are not trained well enough to handle carrying a side arm in the same capacity as LEO. True, we are trained to handle the M4, the M9 and other systems (of course this varies upon the specific MOS and assisgnment) But in many cases, I have seen soldiers who are insufficiently trained and flat out too immature to handle the responsibility which comes with a weapon.
Just my opinion. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
-Triman19
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What is you position on CCW in general? Civilians as a mass body are not trained at all to handle carrying a side arm in the same capacity as LEO either.
When I went down to the courthouse to apply for my CCW, neither I nor any of the other people standing in line with me were ever tested for PTSD. The only tests were making sure I had passed the requisite firearms safety course or presented a DD214, was not a felon, and that my credit card had enough room on it for the application fee.