Playing Taps is disruptive?

Have been thinking on this fo a while...and really... I just cannot see how a base commander would think this is the right choice.

You are in the military, respect it.

You are a military family, might not be your favorite thing, but respect those that have come before your soldier/airmen/marine/seamen and quit complaining about something like this.

I hate how sissified this country is becoming, and a lot of it has to do with the PC incursion into our daily life. People feel they have to bow to the minority just because they are the loudest. People need to stand up for what is right and quit blowing in the wind.

As it was explained at basic Taps is a memorial. Any family member who has lost someone should know what that means and why it is played. Anyone who has a spouse or child who complains should explain it to them so they understand. What happened to a proud heritage? Recite the creed a few times and remember why we play it daily.

Seriously??? That's like people who live near an air station complaining about planes flying over. "C'mon man!" Geez. I'm frustrated with the commander who went along with that.

Play it loud and proud!

"Pardon our noise, it's the sound of freedom!"

Not sure I understand the need for this. Are people truly disrupted in their daily lives by this on a military base that once in the morning and once at night Reveille (Navy base here does the National Anthem) and Taps are played?

What shocks me most is that, and I'm just guessing here, someone wrote or called or maybe several someones wrote or called complaining how this was ruining their lives. I mean, heck, I'll trade you. I'm a mere Reservists who works 45 hours a week, goes in on the weekends to drill (worked 38 hours over last 3 day drill), then goes back to work another 45 hours while working on my graduate degree. I'll live on base and listen to that. While you live off base. We'll trade bills for a few months.....

I'll gladly hear the sounds that made our country strong, that made us great, that made us....the U.S. United we stand, divided we fall.

I worked nights forever as a cop. FOR. EVVVVVVV. VER. Guess what. You figure it out. We darkened the bedroom, did other things to make it quiet. It was off post, certainly that's one thing but to see this is disheartening.

BLUF: If you don't want to hear the bugle calls throughout the day and night....move your ass off post. There are milltary traditions and some of those traditions include paying honor to those service members who have fallen. If you have no concept of that and no understanding....then the further you move from the installation the better.

This is disappointing. If they don't have respect for the tradition, why not just move off base? Simple solution

It would be SO different if their post were:
In an effort for the understanding of our heritage and the sacrifices of those who came before us, we'll be giving Army History classes for free. Hoping to minimize the whining and complaining of our on post residents.

I personally think that it is a complete disrespect on the part of the family members and I also put the blame on the service members for letting the complaints begin. The Installation and Garrison Commands need to be less concerned with the complaints and stand for what is right.