As an fyi, most of the Nat Guards I've seen are plainly for show.

Unlike their German, Austrian, French and British counterparts I've seen in european airports they have no body armor on and are carrying the wrong type of rifle for the job at hand.

They should be using 9mm/10mm or HK MP5 type weapons which are much more suited for use in that environment. They should have laser mounts on their rifles and pistols. They should also be on a pistol/rifle range every **mn day they work the airport for an hour or so before their shift starts.

You wanna be serious about it, then by god be serious about it. If they ever DO have to engage they will ALREADY be surrounded by both civilians and potential hostiles. They need to be very accurate in their fire and they need to be wearing full ceramic battle armor. I work with the military every day, I respect them very much, but everyone here knows that this truly is a feel good visible measure and not a real, viable quick reaction force.

Regards,
-Bouncer-

[This message has been edited by Bouncer (edited 02-21-2002).]