Playing Taps is disruptive?

What is next? You have this and just the other day someone asked RP what their stand point is on making a married E5 pull CQ duty on Valentine's Day. We have things the way they are for a reason. I started working for New York Life. The biggest reason for them bringing me on board is due to the process the military teaches.

Take one part of the process away and everything will turn upside down. Even small things. This is a tradition and a respect item that has been around for longer then most of if not all of us have been in the military. "If it not broken don't fix it"

We need to start being the military we once were and forget about this PC BS. We are not supposed to be PC. We are supposed to be strong and have the intestinal fortitude to stand up for what is right. We as a nation need to grow up and stand up for what our forefathers did before us and for us.

I am sorry but I am so sick of hearing crap like this. It is getting way out of line.

So again I ask RP,,,,,, What is next? What is it? Really

Thank you all for letting me rant. This has been a subject (PC BS Not Taps) that has been a thorn in my A$$ for some time now.

Personally sounds like a bunch of snot nose whining and crying to me.

I guess Cherry Point should stop flying jets and helicopters too then. What a crock of bull, if you don't like the noise then don't live near a military base. That base commander has no spine.

Seriously? Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot. I hope there all Soldiers on that post speak up. If I ever hit the lotto I'll blast it every day and night on my property.

This is an Embarrassment. You can't blame this on shift workers, I am a shift worker. Its not a hard thing to work around. It sounds like some Dependas complained enough that the Tyndall commander bowed to their demands.

I always liked TAPS and live near Fort Wainwright where they still play TAPS. Makes me feel good in my heart but I love the "sound of freedom" of an F4

Military traditions should NEVER be surrendered to petty inconveniences. They are a small, yet powerful, ways that define our warrior ethos.

No. Just no. These are played out of respect and tradition. If you don't like it, don't live near a military installation. If you do live on a military base, get over it.

I now Tyndall AFB has aircraft as well as other activities such as firing ranges and training areas. The playing of Reveille and Taps has been a tradition as long as I can remember (an AF Brat plus AF Retiree) and if it offends someone in the civilian community I don't care. We need to get rid of the PC and press on with tradition.

When did the Air Force start playing revellie/retreat and taps? I grew up on several bases for about 18 years until 1995 never heard it. First time I heard it playing was on a Army base while visiting a cousin. After 1995 I was living off base until commissioning in 03. Then started hearing it at my first duty station and then ever since. I was always curious when we started doing it.