The stupid real id strikes again.
Friday I am driving up to Ft. Riley in Kansas to see my grandson and haul some stuff home for him.
I had him reserve a room for me at a hotel on base.
Went online to get the address of the visitor center on base so I could look at mapquest and get some directions.
The info I got for the center indicated I had to have real id to get on the base. So I gave them a call to confirm, and that is in fact the case. Alternatively I could show a second form of id, such as birth certificate, passport, or social security card.
None of which I have with me. And I don't have real id, and never will. Kind of defeats the fact that one of the things this country was founded on was the ability to travel freely.
Looks like most of the country is okay with giving up some freedom for a little perceived security. Which is sad.
So I reserved a room off base. He will meet me there.
From that hotel to my home in California is about 1600 miles.
Hope to be home by Tuesday of next week.
See you guys then.
That irks the shit out of me. I spent 20 years in USAF. and now I gotta go get on another fucking list?
ReplyDeleteget a passport, and a passport card.
ReplyDeleteWorks just as well as a Real ID.
Just a question though, what is the issue with a Real ID? Just curious. It isn't a big deal to get one, just another thing on the list of things you need to bring to the DMV. once you have it, it stays with you forever.
another thing i have to give up freedom to have perceived security.
DeleteNeeding Real ID to enter a military installation has been a requirement for about seven years now. I'm surprised that you didn't already know it was required.
ReplyDeletenot so. i entered in feb of 24 without one.
DeleteHas been at LCAAP and Whiteman AFB.
DeleteUmm I got a TX real id by renewing it through the mail. Sans extra hoops . just mailed the renew paperwork sent. Easy peasy.
ReplyDeleteLast time I was there the gate guard waved me through. I stopped and told him I was carrying a concealed pistol permitted out of Texas. Waved me trough told me to have a nice day. Maybe saw the veteran tags on my truck but who know. Went though the museum and saw the Atomic Cannon then went to the surplus sales area to pick up some equipment for the company had bought. Wish I could have stayed longer. Lots of history there. Maybe next time.
ReplyDeleteWe got our REAL IDs hoping we'd get our cards before identity thieves got them.
ReplyDeleteI got my Real ID in 2008 when my wife and me moved to South Dakota, had no choice in the matter. I still haven't used it to enter a court house or fly or enter a military base and never will. It will stay with me forever. I understand now you can get a SD license without it now, but not back then. Fuck the government that I have to prove I am me, but turd world assholes can come over get get benefits and money and insurance without one.
ReplyDeleteYour comment about giving up liberty for security is true, and as old as this nation. Cowards have always existed.
ReplyDeleteYou know there are companies that can haul that shit cross-country for you, right? We used one of those AMF move-yourself trailers for an 800-mile move. Worked GREAT! They drop the trailer off empty and you get a week to load it, you throw your lock on the door. They haul it to the address you tell them with your lock still intact, then pick it up (empty) a week later.