A United States Army common access card card is a Soldiers best friend, it keeps the Soldier and his Government secure, identified, protected from enemy threats. The common access card card is my only way past the gates each morning. The common access card card allows a Soldier access to several thousand pieces of classified information and training. The card also allows me to access innumerable benefits inside the Army, and limitless discounts inside and outside the Army. Also safe and effective navigation through army life with my special Department of Defense issued identification card. A common access card card has seemingly limited uses but its …show more content…
The card not only allows me access through the gates, allows the gate guards to identify me as a Soldier, what kind of Soldier and not a civilian or terrorist or criminal; the card allows me to go through the express lane which saves me time and gas, which is also good for my work ethic and bank account. I don’t wanna be waiting in line burning time and money aka fuel when I could be getting things done faster with my common access card card in the express lane. If a Soldier or Terrorist in ACU’s ever tries to get past or breech the gates without a common access card card the citizenry on Ft Hood can be assured that the person(s) will have their car messed up by the huge steel bars that block the driving entry paths, the person(s) or Terrorists will be shot at, chased down by Ft Hood Military Police, jailed, interrogated, and then further action will be taken from there. The FBI, CIA, anything and everything to ruin that person{s} life. Those people, that Soldier, or Terrorists risk Leavensworth, or Guantanamo if anyone ever tried to seriously breech the gates; even if was just an innocent, mentally ill Private who lost his common access card card and wanted to get to work ontime trying to get in unseen. The common access card card system at the gates coupled with car inspections: when they search for bombs and guns by making you open all compartments inside your car and they use a flashlight and look inside, sometimes using a mirror to check under random or suspicious looking vehicles done by Gate Guard Personel; or when especially lucky random or suspicious cars get seleted to get every single item and article gone through and thrown out looking for Terrorist stuff. These things have had a really really really high