Dont know how acurate this is but I thought I would share it. I am at FT Carson and have not heard of this or been asked to fill anything out yet.
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Dont know how acurate this is but I thought I would share it. I am at FT Carson and have not heard of this or been asked to fill anything out yet.
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im pretty sure, this has been going on for some time now.
And this is a little dated... um that whole 90 days til inauguration thing, that's long passed.
Ft Riley is the only post I've heard of that actually does this. I've never personally been asked to do this or know of anyone who has.
Here's a mention of it from 2009:
http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthe...off-post-arms/
Were you at Carson a couple years ago? They did a huge push to get all off-post private weapons registered on Ft. Carson too. Even if they were your spouses. I just kept my mouth shut about owning what I own, and waited out the storm. Luckily, the NDAA passed and included (to my understanding) a rider that prohibited the Provost Marshall from collecting off-post firearm info, and they were given 30 days to destroy their existing records or they could be criminally charged. I kept a copy of the law in my pocket at work, but immediately after I heard about the NDAA rider, the registration demands ended and I never had to fight the system about it.
No matter how outdated it is, this is something that should not be happening. I understand registering your firearms for use on post or if you reside there. The info for registering on post is just make, model, serial #, and barrell length and Commanders signature, no other info is asked.
@josh7328 I never new that. I was here from 01-09 and just came back in April.
It isn't happening, I promise you. The only time you have to register your weapons on post is if they are stored on post or if you bring them on post to shoot. A unit CANNOT make you register a weapon that is kept off post and you don't bring it on post.
Some years ago, there was a S-2 form that claimed that if you lived within 50 miles of post you had to register you weapons. We squashed that one dead.
If someone tries to tell you that you HAVE to register your off-post weapons, just swing on by the IG office and it will be handled.
It is prohibited that units at Ft Carson (or Army wide) collect info from your weapons that you keep off post. Unless you intend to bring them on post, there is no requirement in AR 190-11, appendix B to register your weapons on post or give any information about your off post weapons. That is unless you are under investigation for domestic violence, or your chain of command feels that you are a threat to yourself or others.
There was push about 3 years ago as said.I helped my boss at the time fill out over 20+ cards so he could register his "Off Post" weapons.Quote:
Were you at Carson a couple years ago? They did a huge push to get all off-post private weapons registered on Ft. Carson too. Even if they were your spouses.
It may not be that way today but it was just a short time ago. I also hear that some of the WTU solders have been asked to fill out the cards.;) but that seems to be case by case.
Great memory Sir!
There was a concerted push across the Department of the Army around 2009, but it wasn't initiated at all posts before the complaints went up to enough Congressmembers that DoD & DoA had to back off from this requirement. If any units attempt to make their troops do this, it will effectively end that persons career.
Now, if a soldier is considered a possible risk for violent behavior, they can be ordered, under escort, to retrieve those firearms and turn them into the armory. But that's a whole different issue.
[ETA: I type too slow. Jerry & AirborneRanger seem to have covered it all already.]
Back when Carson was under 7id that was the post policy that every E-5 and below had to store in arms room, and all were registered on post if you lived within 60 miles. It wasnt enforced often, unless you had by the book people.
The Army is the most Anit-gun org out there.
A few years ago soldiers at one of the Alaskan Posts were prohibited from carrying concealed without permit.
http://www.usarak.army.mil/2eng/WEBS...m%20Policy.pdf
Seems this mentioned the NDAA for FY11, to repeal the restriction of CC in Alaska that I just mentioned.
The problem with many of my children (what I call my solders) is that They are like many of the shepple out there. If I took a form and asked them to fill out there weapons on it they would go "OK".
But ask them what there phone # is and you get "WHY?" No man, that is my business. I try to educate as best I can but important stuff that to them does not affect em they are clueless.
Then again they like to post everything on FB.........[Bang]
Us old Solders do the best we can. ;) And no offense to the many AD here. If you are here you have a clue. I only have one that is here that I know of but then I am Meddac. Now there are two other Civilians from my shop here but they are old Solders as well.
[LOL] You won't believe half of the the crap that comes across my desk.
On another note, the push to register off post weapons on Ft Carson dates back to 2004. That was right after we (3D CAV) came back from OIF I. We saw the policy letter come from 7ID HQ's directing as such, within a 60 mile radius. I just said "two tears in a bucket".