I would say they’re not open to the public if they’re behind a security checkpoint. They exist for the comfort and use of people who live on base and for those who are immediate family of service members and other visitors who have reason to be on-base.
Yeah, no one actually got on base by saying they were trying to go to Burger King. You have to actually have the ability to enter that base to use any facilities. The article states the only people who actually made it on base were those who sped past the gate… which depending on security levels could lead to you getting lit up by a MP unit.
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I would say they’re not open to the public if they’re behind a security checkpoint. They exist for the comfort and use of people who live on base and for those who are immediate family of service members and other visitors who have reason to be on-base.
Ah, this makes more sense.
Yeah, no one actually got on base by saying they were trying to go to Burger King. You have to actually have the ability to enter that base to use any facilities. The article states the only people who actually made it on base were those who sped past the gate… which depending on security levels could lead to you getting lit up by a MP unit.