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That is just a local commander setting policy for his men.. you can find a few Army units that do the same thing.. Why, I'll never know... I hear the reasons but do not agree or subscribe to them.

There are three general carry conditions... Red- Magazine loaded, round chambered. Yellow, Magazine loaded, no round chambered, GREEN- Weapon cleared, magazine available. I say general as these conditions of carry status are not law, not regulation, but policy...though in the Army, they are the most common and standard I've seen of any policy.. 27 years, it's been the same deal from Germany as privet, to my last deployment in Afghanistan.

As for being in condition Green on a post, that just depends... even on Bagram airfield, the standard was Amber, with select people chosen to carry red to guard against the insider threat.. at are other smaller bases, camps, it was a 90/10 mix of Red / Amber. There were no US ARMY controlled locations that were directed or locally required to be at condition GREEN, weapon cleared, no magazine. Though Im sure some company or battalion commander did do that... there is no accounting for ignorant, unfounded, or otherwise tactical errors.