Concealed carry for all current service members (CAC holders)?

Actually, it's very easy in Ohio for Active Duty to get a CCP, my son just got his. You need to show a current military ID, proof of residency and a current handgun qualification (he used his Army qualification from the 9mm range), along with a money order for (I believe) $60.00. Took about three weeks to receive his permit in the mail.
I don't believe a CAC card in itself will ever be accepted anywhere as a CCP, but I believe more states should streamline the process for active duty.

As much as I support this I don't think it is something that will ever happen. Right now you can't even carry on post.

I don't have a problem with all military members carrying. But, they must be trained and schooled on local laws. I see no reason why the government can't provide this training either. We trust these kids today with access to things far more dangerous than a handgun.

As long as the individual is on active status (Not on leave or other inactive duty status such as pregnancy leave), I see no reason not to be armed IF the member chooses. The member also has the right to NOT carry as well.

Bad idea. Twenty years of active duty as a JAG have convinced me that would be a terrible idea. Face it -- the military is full of young people all in excellent physical condition. Young people tend to be emotional and prone to being hasty -- that's why we have senior NCOs. Putting more guns out there is appealing to some but I saw an airman go to jail for killing another airman over a spilled beer in the club. GIs have been stabbed, beaten and beheaded (husband chopped off lover's head in a casern in Germany, put it in a bowling bag and brought it to his wife in the Hospital and set the head on the breakfast tray) and otherwise murdered and mutilated spouses, lovers and friends, so giving them unfettered access to deadly weapons will just elevate the body count ON BASE. So settle down and enjoy the fact that crime is so very low on any military installation.
Now -- to stop those mass murders -- everybody needs to take a Xanax and chill out because it seems to me stress is what is tipping all those crazy people over into action.

You have to be careful when you say CAC card holders. I have read through a lot of the threads and it seems that this conversation seems to be one sided. I am a CAC card holder, I'm even retired Army, and yes I am a concealed carry permit holder. So what I am seeing is just conversation about Active Duty Soldiers being CCW on base. My opinion...wrong answer. How is it that Soldiers carry on post, but not the civilians who have completed the training and have probably been concealed carry for a long time?

I say yes and no. While I think every member in our armed forces should carry a weapon to protect their selves and others around them, I can prolly say every unit has those one or two soldiers everyone is more worried about when they have a weapon. Now what I do think is that ALL CAC holders should have access to Conceal Carry Classes, Weapons safety classes, and any class that could better them in handling weapons. The NO part comes from people who have little to no training. Until those people and even NCO, Warrants and Officers do the initial class or a refresher, they should not be allowed to carry.

Note: I do have my conceal carry permit and I do carry everyday.

The Posse Comitatus Act prevents service members from being able to act as local, state and federal law enforcement agencies can.

Largely due to the Civil War, apparently soldiers would "take over" civilian homes to set up HQ.

It was Congress who passed this act. Therefore, the law prevents service members from being an organized response team in the territories of the United States of America.

Now, if the were to be an "Open War" within the territorial lands of the USA, perhaps the Congress will allow soldiers to do as soldiers do.

Until that occurs, the United States Military is not a police force.

As an individual, a person who just happens to be a service member can can while off post, and while on post must adhere to the Installation Policies, and Unit SoPs.

Has anyone else heard that the Supreme Court ruled that it is NOT the job of the police to "Protect" us. It's their job to try to prevent/investigate violent crimes. In most cases, they will get to the scene in minutes, when seconds count. So, it's up to us to protect ourselves and our families.They will also have to repaint a bunch of patrol cars.

I'm a small arms instructor at a military range in Mississippi. There are people that I wouldn't want to share a foxhole with, just by observing their weapons handling skills, or rather, lack thereof. That's not even saying a thing about their lack of knowledge when it comes to applying even BASIC marksmanship fundamentals on a static pistol range with no pressure other than the "2 rounds in 4 seconds" or "4 rounds in 10 seconds, firing 2, conducting a reload, and firing 2 more", even with coaches and Range Staff guiding those that NEED it 1-on-1.

And, while ours IS the profession of arms, to counter the "discharge them if they can't shoot" crowd", discharge non-shooters on what grounds? Not EVERYONE is a rock star when it comes to shooting. We just know who we can use to guard the janitors' closets and nothing else, but that still doesn't make them INCOMPETENT at their actual job. Week before last, we had a supply person that could NOT hit a bull's eye from a pre-sighted rifle locked in a lead-sled, but that person sure as shit processes our open-purchase requests and other supply requests like a champ, but then you have people like the crew out at my range, who are OK at our actual MOSs, but can hit 12/15 consistently on an "E" silhouette at 300 on irons.

That being said, effective concealed carry REQUIRES that you practice drawing from concealment. I don't know about you, but when I get home, I enjoy taking off my 'monkey suit', and not putting it back on unless I have duty or am heading back to work. Ergo, am I going to really (and I mean REALLY) want to put the uniform back on, on an off-day, and go pew-pew? I guess I would, provided the THREATCON was high enough to for me to feel it necessary; it's not that high yet.

And finally, you get into that realm of "personal firearms in uniform". Commanding officers CAN arm those that have a NEED for it with a government firearm. If you feel your need is that great, appeal to your Chain and justify why.