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[–] CapnCarl 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I'm an active duty officer and i would rather fly missions on the border than the middle East. At least there is a goal at the border and something to protect.
[–] Quotes_retardation ago
I've kind of wondered all along why we aren't doing this.
Instead of building a wall/structure OR in combination with one, basically put a small guard watch tower every 1/2 mile. We'd need about 4000 of them total. 2 people per booth so we'd need 8000 guards at any given time.
Think of how many Marines and Soldiers we have already on the payroll. Make a border watch duty period part of everyone's training right after boot camp.
The simple existence of these guard booths would deter most people from trying to jump the border.