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By: Patti Fink

Patti Fink — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:54:16 +0000

Thank you. I feel better knowing that someone else realizes this. I think if the Army wanted to protect women, they would. However, the bottom line is, they don’t care. The clinics in Iraq have large baskets of condoms at the reception desk just in case rape happens. Bullshit! That is not a preventative measure. It is assistance. I tied the door shut on my tent in Kuwait. I was located all the way down by the perimeter, again alone. I’m old… younger, less experienced women don’t stand a chance.

By: Army Watch

Army Watch — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:41:33 +0000

The Army are basically so full of shit from one end to the other, you would think they were born in mud huts in Neanderthal times. Part of it fixed itself by getting the more intelligent Airmen their own Branch of Service, but then the wart has just festered since WWII that now you have a horses ass at most ends of the Agency called the Army and nothing will fix it except to wipe divide it into smaller Agencies and never again use the word Army and try like hell to raise the standards of entry that they must at least make it past 5th grade instead of 2nd.

Ms. Sparky, didn’t I say cipher locks ?

DCMA is made up largely of Army, so if it took them 2 additional wars to finally get the obvious ( only the bastards passed through those locked doors every day ) and they still wouldn’t protect the women under their command let alone who they are charged with protecting.

You ladies are lucky that a few Air Force personnel came to along to tell the grunts some very obvious measures that could be taken, otherwise we would be well into our war with the Iranians and a few hundred more rapes before the simple solution was instituted.

If it took the Army 3 decades to get the Ladies cipher locks, it will take them a century to figure out how to have a soldier’s latrine inside of 50 feet from where he/she lives. Do they not realize they are exposed to indirect fire during those long jaunts or as is generally the case with the Army – they just don’t care about their people.

Hoooootoooowl

By: Patti Fink

Patti Fink — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:20:04 +0000

When I was there the Cheif posted a sign on all four corners of the 8 room bldg I lived in; WOMEN ONLY!
When a guy was nice enough to escort me to my door the Cheif brought up GO1 which says female and male cannot hang out together. He worked hard to isolate me! When I complained about having to walk almost a mile to a bathroom the Army moved me from my CHU to an Army tent; one of four hundred without a lock on the door and I was the only occupant. I refused and moved to AF Village.

By: Back Home

Back Home — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:57:16 +0000

Oh and this car was theater wide and included afghanistan.

By: Back Home

Back Home — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:56:05 +0000

For Michael’s comment, I know for a fact 100% that the reason the locks were changed is because the army issued KBR a level 3 car for not having thumbturns on the inside doors. It was seen as if an emergency, fire, happened the person would not be able to get out without a key and if the chu was occupied by 2 people and the person inside had his key in the door his roommate could not get in. I don’t know how many times a week I was called when a soldier or kbr person would turn in a P1 service order from being locked out and when I got there it was because another person living in the same chU had his key in the lock. Or during preventive maintenance checks the trades guys couldn’t get in a chu because the occupant was asleep with there key in the door. We changed out probably close to a thousand cylinders at C1 Speicher. I HATE to sound like I’m defending KBR on this but it actually wasn’t there fault. THIS TIME!!

By: michael

michael — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:43:30 +0000

well, another thing, KBR changed the locks in 2008 early 2009, the old locks, you could keep your key in them and turn all the way to the right, and NO ONE could open your door even with the other keys. They did this so they could come in your room any time they wanted to, even if you were in there in the shower, sleeping, etc. After the girl was attacked, btw, she was living in a row with NO ONE else there, she got away with this becuase of who her family was. When that was brought up in our ALL hands meeting about her staying in the row by herself, the management said THAT WAS NOT THE MAIN ISSUE…. and when we asked if we could get the chains and have them put on our doors(even for the guys, we have to worry about sexual assult when the women checking our rooms force their way in when we are in the shower, we get in trouble for being naked in the shower) they tell us we can not do that, that they need access at all times…go figure..

By: boogiman

boogiman — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:23:15 +0000

umm so a cipher lock one of the most insecure locks on earth for a public facility that every uses and anyone can watch……

By: Ex-KBR Wife

Ex-KBR Wife — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:22:02 +0000

The new locks are a good idea but I don’t think they should just be installed on women’s living quarters. They should be installed on all living quarters. Placing them on women’s quarters is like placing a billboard out front that says “Hello, There is a woman living here”. It would be good for everyone to know they are safe. The crimes that have happened against women are horrific but new locks might stop other crimes as well.

By: Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:08:16 +0000

This is photo of a “cypher lock” I pulled off the internet to show as an example. There are many types of cypher locks on the market, this is just one.

By: for-what-it's-worth

for-what-it's-worth — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:19:00 +0000

My thinking of this particular lock is – it is the wrong type locking mechanism. I won’t say why on this blog, but I will tell Mssparky if she wants me to email her.
I wouldn’t be surprised if KBR charged the Gov’t, 3 times what it truly cost to by and ship to Iraq in bulk.
I will say it again – Please while home on R&R, buy a peep-hole to have installed in the front door. Make certain that it will adjust to the width of the front door to your room. While in your room you could put a piece of tape over the viewing port on the inside.