I have about 30 clients who are General Officers, and about a dozen of whom work in the same palace where I do (including [4-star] GEN George Casey). It’s not uncommon to see a one-banger moving unescorted or even driving himself (but I only see them in the secure compound). Less common to see two-bangers without their military PSD guy. LTGs and GENs rarely go to the crapper without their military body guard in tow.
When there’s big doin’s -- large gatherings, formal meetings and such -- the whole palace gets a really tense air and fills with keyed-up military and civilian PSD guys (Blackwater, Triple Canopy, etc.). The generals’ PSD guys usually just carry a sidearm and don’t habitually even have a magazine inserted in it (‘condition green’). When it’s ‘show time’, there’s “thumpers” everywhere with CARS and SMGs slung across their chests, magazines inserted and their strong hand on the grip, eyes in constant motion, checking everyone’s hands.
I see them every day but I can’t always be sure which are military and which are private. Usually but not always.