Posted: 4/22/2015 1:35:32 PM EDT
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From the comments where you get the real story...
This was posted on Ft Benning's FB page. "UPDATE: The emergency situation at the Fort Benning WTB is close to a resolution. The details of the situation are as follows: A Soldier who asked for help with a battery jump, mis-identified part of the electrical system within the assisting person's vehicle. Due to the Soldier's concern for the safety of personnel in the area, he alerted emergency officials to what he felt to be a threat. Officials on scene have determined the situation is not a threat to personnel in the area and are completing their final checks. We will let you know when the area is officially cleared." So it's a big misunderstanding.. |
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From the Fort Benning FB Feed:
FINAL: The emergency situation has been officially cleared. UPDATE: The emergency situation at the Fort Benning WTB is close to a resolution. The details of the situation are as follows: A Soldier who asked for help with a battery jump, mis-identified part of the electrical system within the assisting person's vehicle. Due to the Soldier's concern for the safety of personnel in the area, he alerted emergency officials to what he felt to be a threat. Officials on scene have determined the situation is not a threat to personnel in the area and are completing their final checks. We will let you know when the area is officially cleared. ORIGINAL MESSAGE: An emergency situation is on-going at the Warrior Transition Battalion (WTB). Fort Benning officials have secured the area and all personnel have been safely evacuated as a precautionary measure. All other normal Fort Benning operations continue. To the parents of children at the WTB Child Development Center (CDC): All children are safe, but due to these circumstances, they are being moved to the School Age Services (SAS) building on Ingersoll Street. Any parent who wishes to meet their child may do so at the SAS on Ingersoll. We will update this post as new information becomes available. https://www.facebook.com/fortbenningfans?fref=ts Damn it, 1 minute late. |
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From the Fort Benning FB Feed: FINAL: The emergency situation has been officially cleared. UPDATE: The emergency situation at the Fort Benning WTB is close to a resolution. The details of the situation are as follows: A Soldier who asked for help with a battery jump, mis-identified part of the electrical system within the assisting person's vehicle. Due to the Soldier's concern for the safety of personnel in the area, he alerted emergency officials to what he felt to be a threat. Officials on scene have determined the situation is not a threat to personnel in the area and are completing their final checks. We will let you know when the area is officially cleared. ORIGINAL MESSAGE: An emergency situation is on-going at the Warrior Transition Battalion (WTB). Fort Benning officials have secured the area and all personnel have been safely evacuated as a precautionary measure. All other normal Fort Benning operations continue. To the parents of children at the WTB Child Development Center (CDC): All children are safe, but due to these circumstances, they are being moved to the School Age Services (SAS) building on Ingersoll Street. Any parent who wishes to meet their child may do so at the SAS on Ingersoll. We will update this post as new information becomes available. https://www.facebook.com/fortbenningfans?fref=ts Damn it, 1 minute late. WAT |
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From the Fort Benning FB Feed: FINAL: The emergency situation has been officially cleared. UPDATE: The emergency situation at the Fort Benning WTB is close to a resolution. The details of the situation are as follows: A Soldier who asked for help with a battery jump, mis-identified part of the electrical system within the assisting person's vehicle. Due to the Soldier's concern for the safety of personnel in the area, he alerted emergency officials to what he felt to be a threat. Officials on scene have determined the situation is not a threat to personnel in the area and are completing their final checks. We will let you know when the area is officially cleared. ORIGINAL MESSAGE: An emergency situation is on-going at the Warrior Transition Battalion (WTB). Fort Benning officials have secured the area and all personnel have been safely evacuated as a precautionary measure. All other normal Fort Benning operations continue. To the parents of children at the WTB Child Development Center (CDC): All children are safe, but due to these circumstances, they are being moved to the School Age Services (SAS) building on Ingersoll Street. Any parent who wishes to meet their child may do so at the SAS on Ingersoll. We will update this post as new information becomes available. https://www.facebook.com/fortbenningfans?fref=ts Damn it, 1 minute late. You really should slow down with your posting . You are going to make people wonder |
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Quoted: WAT Quoted: Quoted: A Soldier who asked for help with a battery jump, mis-identified part of the electrical system within the assisting person's vehicle. Due to the Soldier's concern for the safety of personnel in the area, he alerted emergency officials to what he felt to be a threat. WAT My bet is there was a connection other than the battery he wanted to hook the cables to. IIRC I've seen that on cars before. |
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Quoted: Nope. Apparently someone didn't know the first thing about jump starting a car, and thought the battery was a bomb.  Quoted: Quoted: Some cross the wires on the jumper cables and set some else's car on fire? Nope. Apparently someone didn't know the first thing about jump starting a car, and thought the battery was a bomb.  |
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My bet is there was a connection other than the battery he wanted to hook the cables to. IIRC I've seen that on cars before. Quoted:
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A Soldier who asked for help with a battery jump, mis-identified part of the electrical system within the assisting person's vehicle. Due to the Soldier's concern for the safety of personnel in the area, he alerted emergency officials to what he felt to be a threat. WAT My bet is there was a connection other than the battery he wanted to hook the cables to. IIRC I've seen that on cars before. He really shouldn't then work on my boat...much less a car. 
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Quoted: A female Ranger Candidate was no goed?  |
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Quoted: Nope. Apparently someone didn't know the first thing about jump starting a car, and thought the battery was a bomb. Quoted: Quoted: Some cross the wires on the jumper cables and set some else's car on fire? Nope. Apparently someone didn't know the first thing about jump starting a car, and thought the battery was a bomb. Better safe than sorry....   |
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Shit, we thought we had an active shooter on base at Quantico because someone thought they saw someone else with a gun. They didn't even bother spooling up The Big Giant Voice and didn't mass email everyone until after they'd declared the event over! And the Army freaks out because a doggie can't operate jumper cables...pshaw, I sez, pshaw!
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