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Title: Fort Gordon, GA
Post by: wmenorr67 on April 23, 2015, 06:53:42 AM: Can anyone shed any light on the emergency that took place there yesterday? Saw a couple of "breaking" reports but no follow up on what the issue had been.

Guessing that it was much to do about nothing since there wasn't any non-stop reporting on it.
Title: Re: Fort Gordon, GA
Post by: RocketMan on April 23, 2015, 03:16:53 PM: It was tragic. Someone gave a butter bar a map and a compass.
Title: Re: Fort Gordon, GA
Post by: Phantom Warrior on April 23, 2015, 07:22:27 PM: I had seen some breaking news reports as well but they reported the Warrior Transition Battalion at Benning, not Gordon. Have not seen any follow up reports either.
Title: Re: Fort Gordon, GA
Post by: T.O.M. on April 23, 2015, 07:52:12 PM: Quote from: RocketMan on April 23, 2015, 03:16:53 PM
It was tragic. Someone gave a butter bar a map and a compass.

HEY! When I was a butter bar, I knew what to do with a map and compass. Land Nav was lots of fun, since I am an Eagle Scout with Orienteering Merit Badge. I know... cheating. =D
Title: Re: Fort Gordon, GA
Post by: vaskidmark on April 23, 2015, 08:18:12 PM: Quote from: Chris on April 23, 2015, 07:52:12 PM
HEY! When I was a butter bar, I knew what to do with a map and compass. Land Nav was lots of fun, since I am an Eagle Scout with Orienteering Merit Badge. I know... cheating. =D

Let me guess. Hand them to the Platoon Sergeant and say "Get us there." <points to objective>

stay saf.
Title: Re: Fort Gordon, GA
Post by: Boomhauer on April 23, 2015, 09:20:59 PM: I'm close to Augusta and am pretty in touch there. Heard nothing about anything at Fort Gordon.

A search about Fort Benning brings this up. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/04/22/emergency-situation-at-fort-benning-georgia-officials-say/
Title: Re: Fort Gordon, GA
Post by: wmenorr67 on April 24, 2015, 06:28:54 AM: Quote from: Boomhauer on April 23, 2015, 09:20:59 PM
I'm close to Augusta and am pretty in touch there. Heard nothing about anything at Fort Gordon.

A search about Fort Benning brings this up. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/04/22/emergency-situation-at-fort-benning-georgia-officials-say/

Quote from: RocketMan on April 23, 2015, 03:16:53 PM
It was tragic. Someone gave a butter bar a map and a compass.

Not far off. =D
Title: Re: Fort Gordon, GA
Post by: vaskidmark on April 24, 2015, 01:02:11 PM: How does something like that remain "close to resolution" long enough for the news to report that as that as the current status?

:facepalm:

syay safe.