Entering a military government facility using a name of a senior officer?

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 08:16:00 -0400

What are the process when you find out that someone used a senior officer’s name to enter a government military facility.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 27 at 2024 9:19 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 09:19:12 -0400

I would think this would depend on the facilities entered, the person that did the name dropping, and what procedures (if any) were violated.

Response by COL Randall C. made Jul 27 at 2024 9:46 AM

COL Randall C. — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 09:46:06 -0400

Not clear on what you're asking, but a couple of things would apply:
• If the entry was fraudulent and they are trespassing, then it's a possible criminal code violation* for that and the false statement* (plus others) - refer to law enforcement.
• Were the access procedures followed correctly on the facility side? If not, depending on the level of negligence it might be an issue of reinforced training to possible punishment.

If your question is "We found someone trespassing, what procedures do I follow?", that's going to largely depend on installation/leadership policy. Non-law enforcement can detain an individual until properly turned over to law enforcement, but local installation policy may dictate limitations. Consult with the installation JAG.
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* 18 U.S.C. § 1382 - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1382
* 18 U.S.C. § 1001 - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1001

18 U.S. Code § 1382 - Entering military, naval, or Coast Guard property

Response by SGT Bryon Sergent made Aug 1 at 2024 4:28 PM

SGT Bryon Sergent — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:28:56 -0400

Leaving a lot out Sir. This would depend on the security of the building. Is it a SCIF, is it a detention facility, is it a cyber building housing servers, is it a barracks.
If a secure facility and they named dropped to enter in a building you have bigger security issues than that. Where was the ECP/ACP personnel? Was he on a roster at said ECP/ACP an unescorted and entered another area. But as far as which article, dunno. The unauthorized access falls on who ultimately let them in as well as unauthorized access to a secure area/classified area. If civilian they can be restricted on there entry type, escorted or un-escorted or banned from base. Military side depends on command and how they want to handle it. NJP, don't think a CM would stuck depending on the facility.

Response by SSG Tim Newell, PhD made Aug 2 at 2024 7:56 AM

SSG Tim Newell, PhD — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 07:56:09 -0400

Sir, as stated by others, weird question, need more context. Depending on the actual scenario would determine the actual proper procedures. If the culprit is the person that entered, the Military Police would be more than happy to intervene! If the fault was on the part of the person that allowed the (possibly) illegal entry, then, again, MPs would happily to their thing!