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i have a simple question for you. I'm in the Marines and just recently got pulled over by MP's on base for having a radar detector. Now I have to see the Majestrate. MY question is this, i'm pretty sure the majestrate wont take my base driving away from me and probably just give me a warning, but does my company 1st sgt have the authority to strip my base pass off my car?
Hi Alex,
You need to make an appointment to see a JAG officer for advice.
Driving of military installations is a privilege, not a right, and -- in most cases -- commanding officers have the authority to remove such privileges. First Sergeants are often delegated such authority to make such decisions in "the name of" the commander.
On some bases, however, the authority to remove on-base driving privileges is held by the installation commander. This is why you need to see the JAG -- to get information about who holds such authority on your installation, and get advice about what any appeal procedures might be on your base.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my military information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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