Why are all the National Guard Armories being closed?

[CaseHardened]

Newton Eyes National Guard Armory To Use For Affordable Housing

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I has always been my understanding that National Guard Armories, which at one time were in every major city, existed for quick action in emergencies.
Floods, Storms, and Riots often demand prompt local response.

All these events continue to occur. So why are all the armories shuttered?

 

[fresch]

Because the money is needed to. Save only one child even illegal, even if it kills the west.

 

[DoD1776]

Newton Eyes National Guard Armory To Use For Affordable Housing

The State approached Newton to see if it might be interested in using the property for affordable housing. Here's what's next.

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I has always been my understanding that National Guard Armories, which at one time were in every major city, existed for quick action in emergencies.
Floods, Storms, and Riots often demand prompt local response.

All these events continue to occur. So why are all the armories shuttered?

Dept of War is restructuring units, also when there’s a shortage of SM’s at armories they tend to shut them down. Example would be the one in Ogdensberg, but that one is reopening last I heard. Also, just because you see one close doesn’t mean they didn’t open one elsewhere. Back when I was in my unit was in Manhattan, the armory went down for renovations and switched to a different area. Sometimes the buildings can get too small for the unit too! Lots of variables. Not uncommon

 

[C3D]

That’s a shame. I’ve always counted on them for easy shopping in the event of shtf

 

[CaseHardened]

That’s a shame. I’ve always counted on them for easy shopping in the event of shtf

You're not far off.
During the blizzard of 1978 we were deployed as single soldiers to guard many locations.
Modern M16's and no cartridges.
No bayonets.
No radios.
Most of us could have been easily overpowered.

 

[CaseHardened]

Of course the modern Democrat Socialist Governor never deploys the Guard and never enables them to use Force.
They are nothing but Antifa Target Practice.

 

[fresch]

Well all of it belongs to the people.

 

[dsdmmat]

Some places have just become undesirable. When they were built they were in nice neighborhoods, close to the people who served in them. Now that same neighborhood is crime ridden and all the service members live far away from it.

A lot of armories were built in the 50s and 60 and those facilities no longer accommodate the modern equipment being used by the troops today.

Others are just too far away from the training areas, or equipment storage sites so getting good quality training on your equipment take travel time out of your battle assembly weekend.

Demographics and Recruitment have changed have changed so much in some areas that it is not possible to man the units that are stationed there to full capacity.


Those may be some reasons why facilities are being closed.

 

[Zerex]

They were closed from the 1970's onward , due to the fear of the right wing Americans, obtaining access to armored vehicles and equipment.

We gave it to Afghanistan, however.

The all volunteer military, has also changed the dynamic as these people want to fight.

 

[FP1201]

Newton Eyes National Guard Armory To Use For Affordable Housing

The State approached Newton to see if it might be interested in using the property for affordable housing. Here's what's next.

patch.com

I has always been my understanding that National Guard Armories, which at one time were in every major city, existed for quick action in emergencies.
Floods, Storms, and Riots often demand prompt local response.

All these events continue to occur. So why are all the armories shuttered?

OK, so you're closing down NG armories; vehicles, equipment, weapons, and supplies have to be stored somewhere, Soldiers have to have a location to muster, and the Building are wholly unsuitable for conversion to Housing due to the proliferation of regulations dictating construction, amenities, and accessibility. So all you really have is a Lot with a tear-down on it, that of course will have environmental issues to be addressed before anything can be done (asbestos/fuel/chemical contamination) Projects like these are vehicles politician use for "See, look what I'm doing for you, especially those reliant on government (me) for their livelihood and living, and unless you want those evil republicans to take it all away from you, ya better re-elect me."...keeping them on Uncle Sam's Plantation is critical to staying in Power, which they use for their own personal gain.

 

[fresch]

Almost like no one ever worked in those buildings with lead paint, asbestos, open wires, dim lighting, wait I made a living bringing buildings up to code. You know where no one can work but the trades.
But you can bulldozer cheap and build cheaper and gain more $ per ft.

 

[Jmac00]

you better hope they don't do this near YOUR HOME, that will drop your property value substantially

 

[FP1201]

Back to the question of Why; it might just be the democrats that want muzzies or commies or chinese or whoever else made an inside deal with them selling us out for power and control when the revolution happens; they do want the resistance that might come from NG and Reserve Units/

 

[CaseHardened]

you better hope they don't do this near YOUR HOME, that will drop your property value substantially

Newton is very woke and very rich.

I truly hope they build "affordable housing" and Somalis pour in.