we have earnings from vw, lowering their targets. and started that was saying. a fascinating story and belgium, we talked about the m&a race, that looked like it is going from strength to strength. we leave you with "on the move." ♪ jonathan: good morning and welcome to "on the move." just moments away from the european trading. what a busy morning with that. let's get straight to your morning brief. oil crushes estimates, income slide just 2.1% from a year earlier despite a crunch and prices. stepping up the cuts, barclays the 1.8 5 billion pounds the chairman pledges to excel amid the execution of the strategy. twitters tock d -- twitter stock drops how the ceo killed off a rally after some straight talk. it is decision day, spinouts interest rates decisions. a economist says no lift off today, but watch for signals about september. i will be breaking that down over the next 60 minutes. ahead of the open, futures are higher. dax futures up also well. the to the early new caroline hyde. caroline: it is meant to be another green day

vw is set to top toyota.ter european automakers bore the brunt of the greek crisis. analysts call for a rebound. half nichols has the story in berlin. how long have these companies been in competition for the top spot? it seems like eight years. hans: it looks like it is going to be north of 10 million vehicles this year. here is the halfway point. folks oregon is finally in the lead. toyota is five point 02. that is a difference of 20,000 vehicles. there are a lot of different crosscurrents. it's interesting to take a look at the auto industry. yes, we had a modest rebound in europe with the auto story especially in spain. in china there has been a big slowdown. volkswagen has a much bigger market share. toyota has half a million vehicles. it is volkswagen's biggest market. this year was strong in the beginning of the year. it's slow down a little bit may be because of concerns in greece. in the states we had a modest slowdown. then we get to the home story in japan. you had a big decline. toyota is down 8%.

from the ages of 15 to 20, scott drove a brown vw rabbit with a hole in the floor board that looked juste flintstones. he attended high school at dublin high school and played football. oh, yeah, you gotta see that photo. [ laughter ] look at that hair again! scottie briefly attended chico, but he came back home and he started work at amador valley athletic club, also known as avac to you folks in the know. he met christey and they got married and started a family. ashton was born in 1993 and sarah lynn was born in 1996. mom jeans, awesome. following his brother and his father's examples, scott entered the trade, becoming a proud member of ibew local 595. dad made sure to refer to him as a wireman, not just a electrician. they referred to themselves as wiremen. he was a journeyman, a foreman and a general foreman. he was a clamper, scottie told me they had to join because they needed a designated driver. that's what his job was. the lungers were a young and growing family that often competed with each other. look at that family. scottie didn't give up on his dream of being a police offic

rishaad: vw is the biggest carmaker and is one of the oldest as well. of gm, what did they have? steve: gm is their main rival. they have similar market share in china. their sales are only up -- rishaad: do they expect a round of discounting? steve: it depends on the automaker. if an automaker is introducing new vehicles, the likelihood of discounting is less. overall, as a whole, you should see greater discounting, a price war. you will see costs rising because their production will probably have to come down. rishaad: thank you very much. angie: time for a look at the top corporate stories this hour. here is shery ahn. shery: lockheed martin has agreed to by the world's biggest maker of military helicopters more than $8 billion. lockheed is expected to announce a buyout of united technologies' sikorsky unit in what will be the largest aerospace acquisition in three years. it could extend lockheed's status as the biggest defense contractor. last year sikorsky had sales of just under $7.5 billion. yahoo! will spin off its stake in alibaba the move was

let's move on to the auto and truck but vw.lower their sales forecasts , hans nichols has an watching the story. give us the details. hans: it is not as russia and south america, it is also china. when vw looks at the overall global image, they're not encouraged. especially when you look at how the sales in china -- audi sales in china. from a modest growth to flat. they are keeping a close watch on macroeconomic trends. especially in the chinese brazilian, and russian markets. they are executing, especially at the volkswagen brand. they saw profitability increase up to 2.2%. their goal is 6%, so they have quite a bit of road to travel. overall profitability was down just a little bit, but there was a clear increase to 4.9 billion euros. that was a beat in terms of what analysts expected. overall, most of this growth is being driven by luxury. 2/3 comes from porsche and audi. it is clearly driving growth. that is why they are concerned about china. they scaled their goal back. in may we saw the first decline in audi sales in ch

from the ages of 15 to 20, scott drove a brown vw rabbit with a hole in the floor board that looked justtones. he attended high school at dublin high school and played football. oh yeah, you gotta see that photo. look at that hair again. scotty briefly attended cheeko but came home and started work at am door valley athletic club also known to avac to you folks in the know. he met christie and they got married and started a family. ashton was born in 1993. sarah lynn was born in 1996. mom jeans, awesome. following his brother and father's example scott entered the trades to support his family. he became a proud member of ivew local 595. dad made sure to refer to him as a wire man, not just an electrician. they refer to themselves as wire men. he was a journey men, a foreman, and a general foreman. he was a clam per, e clampist. scotty told me they had to join because they needed a designated driver. the lungers were a young growing family that often competed with each other. look at that family. scotty didn't give up on his dream of being a police officer. he was a reserve deputy for con

.> hedge funds are net short vw oh my that is emerging markets. normallyap, but they get their heads on by isolating risk. that is one thing. now the markets. on at little on the fence the correlations that they are causing. is trading more than you think. of the volume is high. that gets a lot of news. but they do not own that much. billionnly has about $8 in total assets. if you look at trading and oil, almost all of that is happening between two people. they are nots, going in and buying futures, unless they get in order. that is happening in a separate exchange. of course, if you look at them, they democratize things for people. you put it in an equity wrapper. anybody can buy. this is a portal with money that might not have been there. there was talk about how this has affected gold. joe: yes, let's talk about that. this was a big story, becoming the biggest etf in in the world. it has been on a downturn. how much do you think that the gld etf has influenced the price of the metal? out it it first came did. it was a game changer. going fromt

it now accounts for a third of vw's total sales. >> chinas market closed lower today, but not as shashlly today, the composite fell 1.7%. one respected wall street watcher who called the bottom of the shanghai composite in 2013 says the move in china mirrors the u.s. crash in 1929 and he expects the index to decline even further. >> although chinese based stocks are not widely owned, there are a lot, 144 to be precise. and it has hit these stocks hard e rating some $140 billion worth of paper wealth. here are the companies that lost the most market value. more than 7.5 billion down jd.com 4.5 million lower. vip shop. >>> so as the economy slows, chinese consumers are spending a lot less. as court any reagan reports, many luxury retailers around the globe are growing concerned and perhaps with good reason. >> chinese consumers are responsible for nearly a third of all luxury sales around the world. their market is slowing and it is causing shock. plus chinese consumers are starting to divert spending to experiences. second homes, and art work. the chinese government crack down on corruptio

or this vw micro bus in "fast times at ridgemont high." back at the camp there's a special camaraderie. >> it's not just an event it's a family reunion. >> reunion ends this weekend, the spirit lives on. >> absolutely going to be back next year. >> as vanners keep rolling down the road. john yang nbc news. >> nice wheels. that's nbc nightly news for this saturday i'm peter alexander reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on today, and back here tomorrow night for all of us at nbc news, have a good night. >>> right now at 6:00 the bay bridge looking a lot like a parking lot. a live look at the roads right now. as you can see, boy bumper to your honor abouter. tough spot to be in. it's also not the only place where traffic is not moving. >>> i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. construction on doyle drive going full steam. you're looking at the golden gate bridge. heading north it's nice and smooth but coming in it's that right lane that seems the biggest problem. the other lanes moving at least a little bit. crews have

sheer can explain we vw have a session on focusing on the testing but there is a greater lag time and pretty wide confidence when we go back and said there were 3 hundred and 71 new diagnose i didn't see 365 what did estimated number that probably isn't right but we're very close in what we estimate as the incident. >> so very good let me pick a new tag on the question of retention and aside from the fact you've identified the areas which have been identified also in the std world that whole challenge of a new population too that may feel less vulnerable anymore and have less risky habits what i'm curious about is not only the group has perhaps less retention but 3 we also have a thirty percent average loss of cases that were there so are we also working on that it seems to me once we've been able to capture somebody this seems like a lost opportunity for thirty out of 70 people. >> yes. so we have - there's a big part of the cdc initiative to get this thing called data to care we're using the data and a on who we're losing we've been doing that linkage before but we need a broader ef

steve: it does not look like vw is the only one. gm's sales only up 4% year to date.steve: but slowing down. sales only flat year on year. if you look at domestic automakers, they are the story. all kinds of new products coming out, especially the suv segment. rishaad: what about -- what do we expect from these carmakers? steve: the profitability of these automakers will suffer this year. as you know, sales have been slowing down. inventory has been rising. what automakers have to do is cut production. that will drive unit costs higher. increasing incentives. profitability will have to come down. if you look towards -- i would not be surprised if they continue to come down. rishaad: we are going to hear from the man behind one of england's top football teams. ♪ cuban protesters have been arrested in havana ahead of monday's reopening of the u.s. embassy. office will be the first american diplomatic presence in havana and 54 years. the stars & stripes will not be flown at the building until an official ceremony in august. an australian pro surfer has survived the terri

recovery mode we've had the best registrations in 5.5 years, where are the growth opportunities for vws: china was the growth driver in the global auto market for a long time. it doesn't look that way anymore. that's one of the few places to grow. the u.s. is doing well. europe is doing well. those are mature markets. one of the opportunities that's opened up is iran. with the sanctions lifting in iran, automakers are scrambling for positioning. it was a very solid market in the past and it could develop into a solid market in the next few years. peugeot is definitely keen on getting back. daimler told us yesterday they are in talks. they are keen to get back. that will be a key area to watch. there's not many white spaces on the global map these days. manus: indeed. that could be the opinion of a lot more people. chris reader. up next, we are going to talk tech. microsoft windows 10. you will want to stay with us for that. the barclays conference call is just starting as well. eyes down for any more lines coming from there. that's what the market wants to hear. the expectation is to h

vw edged out toyota in the first six months of the year.opy sold just more than 5 million vehicles. vw benefited from stronger demand in europe, helping to offset the slowdown in its biggest market, china. and a first for the nfl, a female coach. jen welker is joining arizona's staff for training camp and the preseason. she was the first woman other than kickers to play in a men's pro league. tom: interesting. brendan: i love that. tom: let's turn to greece right now. one thing is certain -- all of us were worn out by the endless acreage over greece -- the endless bickering over greece. it is relatively quiet. "surveillance" has not spoken to hans nichols in weeks. i say we need to give him some love her and hans nichols returns. define troika for me. we talk about troika. who are they echo are they organize? hans: the old troika was the european central bank, the international monetary fund, and the eu. the new term -- i will bungle this -- it is a chariot driven by the chariot -- it is a chariot driven by a goddess. tom: is it a pleasant

autos, what a great sent -- what a great number of numbers in june. , bmwregistration up 15% and vw,g away the issues by making their numbers in china on that side doing quite nicely. you are seeing them doing quite well when it comes to the swatch on your arm. china mainland, helping them with 5.2%, bolstering them against what is going on in hong kong. at the you with a look euro dollar trade, buying stock at 70. when you look at the slightly longer term dynamic over the past 30 days you can see that there is a momentum there. he will see if the euro dollar goes back there. dollar strength, as you said, back to you. thank you very much -- pimm: thank you for much, manus. .he gloves are off the security and exchange commission is causing -- is fraud,g lynn tilton with but she is on the warpath, suing the sec. it helps to have friends in high moving 100,000is dollars from goldman sachs executives. wall street wants him in power? we will tell you. city profits rebounded, bank of america profits surging, a monster week for big banks, all of that and more coming up on the bloomberg mark

bmw, vw swatting away the issues about the numbers in china.ntal on the tire side doing quite nicely. you are seeing the autos do quite well. swatch of almost 5%. the watchmaker saying china mainland will help us of 5.2%. that will bolster us against what is going on with the slowdown in hong kong and delivery. manus cranny reporting from the london bureau. now to the top stories crossing the terminal at this hour. another big name leaving espn. there is a report he may be going to fox sports. earlier espn parted ways with keith overton. golfer jordan spieth wasted no time on seizing on his opportunity to win a grand slam. a 567 in the opening round of the british open estate andrews. he trails dustin johnson by two shots. even at him -- beat him by one shot at the u.s. open last month. the pens rate football team going back to the future. players will once again wear jerseys without their names on the back. that is the way was done in the first 125 years penn state played football. 2012 they put them on the uniforms to recognize those who stay

benefiteddid -- vw from the stronger demand in europe. top stories at this hour.sat scores be mandatory to get into a good college? to bend more schools seem saying no. the latest to drop the requirement is george washington university and washington, d.c., one of the largest and most prominent schools to make the move. scarlet fu joins me with more. why do they do this? have helpeds could me. sat and act become optional for rising college -- high school kids looking to go to college. this means the transcript becomes that more heavy weighted. not optional for everyone. people who are homeschooled need to submit the test scores and those who rely on high school where they require on euro valuation as well as college athletes and those applying to the program which confines of absolute agree with the medical school degree. mark: do we know what colleges are doing this? result of as is the task force recommendations that the school drops this as expandment so they can this opportunity to lower income students. a lot of debate that the tests overall are biased to tho

vw benefited from stronger demand in europe, offsetting the slowdown in its biggest market, china.st automaker is general motors. those are your top stories. broadway is big business. this past season, more than 13 million people attended the theater in new york. the take, $1.3 billion. how can you get a piece of the action? the business of broadway, an insider's guide to producing and in theater. stephanie ruhle took a day with its author, veteran producer mitch weiss. ♪ stephanie: i'm walking in new york city's theater district with mitch weiss, a broadway veteran with 40 years of experience producing and managing shows. who better to talk with about the hottest ticket in town. on" has not even opened yet and has the largest advance in history, $27 million. will the producers make out like bandits? mitch: absolutely. that's part of the excitement. not just the phenomenal show that will change your life, but walking away with all that money. it cost $15 million to put that show on broadway and you have $27 million in the bank, and you have not even opened yet. stephanie: let's tal

vw responded after "der spiegel" said the company was considering cutting output numbers and workers' hours. in june, passenger vehicle sales fell year on year. growth slowing down. the stock market route putting some buyers off. yvonne: coming up later on unwanted headlines. problems for kuala lumpur's new terminal. a sea of red across asian markets this morning. is there an end in sight? we will discuss the outlook when "asia edge" continues. ♪ rishaad: checking some of the stories making headlines around the world. yvonne: joint development over oil and gas reserves in the east china sea. beijing's offer comes just days after tokyo released pictures of what it says are platforms close to median lines separating the two countries. china and japan agreed 10 years ago to jointly develop reserves and held official talks to years later. the discussions broke down. rishaad: the president of syria has admitted that after more than four years of civil war, he's running out of soldiers. bashar al-assad said the army no longer has the manpower to defend the entire country. he issued amnesty

despite a stellar earnings report china meanwhile puts a dent in audi's forecast sending shares in parent vw lower. >>> there's a new word around town, the fed saying only some improvement in the labor market is now required for rates to go up. >>> good morning to everyone. we have so much to talk about today. let's kick things off with earnings. european markets are rallying across the board amid a raft of corporate earnings. let's kick things off with the bank shares of deutsche bank generalny's largest lender plagued by litigation costs. investors are optimistic that john krein can set the bank on a different path. >>> rbs soars to the top of the ftse after the company posted surprise profit the state-backed lender speeding up its restructuring plans and booking a 1.1 billion pound charge in the process. >>> a sharp rise in second quarter profit. weaker performance in the home's market is offset by better results in the uk and united states for santander. >>> deutsche bank everyone has been focusing on that one because we have a new ceo. obviously not the only bank with a new ceo. barclay

talking about the vw parkway. 95 in maryland. 29. everything rolling just fine and, remember metro still on the saturday schedule. they don't open for the next few minutes. a lot of folks upset about that one. >> thank you, melissa. it is 5:56. 48-year-old carlos silva died yesterday after crashing his bike during the cycling event in prince william county forest park. it led to a chain reaction where several riders went down. this morning silva's teammates are remembering him as a man who loved police work. >> it's a pleasure to be here that he loved what they do. he loved to be here. he loved to train. most of all he loved his career and his daughter. >> two other cycle is were also writically hurt in that crash. tonight vigils for inspector silva will be at 8:00 at reston town there pav i will wron. >> a group that wanted to plaster ads at the prophet mohammed on buss and trains has sued metro. the american freedom twens initiative says the transility agency violated its free speech after refusing to post the ad. after the mohamme

i did see some strengths in the vw namesake brand which has been dubbed the problem child as they continue to get a lot of strength in the luxury brands. they did report a 3.3% increase. so i think investors are somewhat happy about that. the stock is down about 2%. real concern about the china picture going forward. however, i should mention on china they did also report quite a large dividend from the china operations. art ellinghurst said it did take a dive. some questions about the lack of cash flow in other parts of the world. a bit of a mixed picture. i think the concerns are around the country. >> the questions are whether this is a short-term problem or whether it's a longer term one. how do you navigate your company surrounding the uncertainty? >> ee spegscial that's right, especially since there's a volatility. there's an anticorruption in china. >> nancy, thank you so much for that. >>> moving on. bayer leading the health care sector after they were surprised with a 21% leap in second quarter profits. speaking to cnbc earlier, the ceo ruled out a merger deal with swiss rival cen

just like a vw post. i found meeting minutes of an african-american post where they wrote exactly that that was their purpose, to remind people of what has happened in the civil war. they were very direct about it. what they did is they would participate in memorial day. july 4, large parades, any kind of event possible. they would name their posts after great heroes, whether they were white like robertshaw or a lesser-known person like joel bend. they would have lectures. they saw themselves of living reminders that they had fought in a war for their own freedom. it was a twofold thing. what i found surprising was that they were the center of the community idea. they had women's groups associated with them or part of a larger organization called women's relief corps and ladies of the grand army republic. these were organizations with white and black members and they were very key to these commemorations, whether they be memorial day or a man's nation day. whether they be black or interracial. they were k

if you look at vw, for example, in europe, over 50% of their sales is china.hinese auto market, some will argue will be 35 million in vehicles by 2020. this is a company that's been heavily reliant on it. so the question is is the china period going to be something that these stocks are pricing in? you can make an argument that gm's move here is something that's already started to price this in. again, we started getting a lot of the xhienz augchinese auto g numbers before the u.s. numbers. i would make an argument you have to worry about it but the companies trading at premiums relative to their history are ones that would be the most concerned about it. i go back to tiffany i think that's a chart you don't need to buy today but the luxury spend if you think about this, the 100,000 to 2 million in liquid net that the chinese consumers have that are spending for tiffany will be double the size. that will be a $52 trillion market in the next 20 years. that's something that's not going away tomorrow and i think you'll have opportunities here. >> and also the tou

plenty of the system, and i haven't -- criticism, but i haven't heard anyone attack him for being a vwpast. veterans groups are taking issue with the idea that somehow john mccain failed because he was taken captive. they are demanding apology from donald trump, and so far it hasn't been given. host: joining us from florida good morning. caller: good morning. i entered the military at 17 and spent several years in the military police. i know that some of the troops that i was with were very proficient and, you know, used a lot of judgment with weapons. we all carried side arms. when we were in the military police, we were trained on different types of weapons and we carried a side arm all the time. some of the guys were, careless they played with their weapons. one or two was shot. my personal opinion is if they want to issue weapons to the troops on the base, they should restrict it to the senior ngos. when i say senior, i am talking about and i-5 -- e5 or above, someone with some maturity. the young guys seem to think it makes them a tough guy or something, we needs to be extremely c

brown is known on the tour for driving a vw camper around europe going from tournament to tournament. of his match against nadal, he said i had nothing to lose. how about that? >> i love that. >> love those dreds, right? >> yeah. we've done plenty stories about the movie "frozen." before we go further, let's get it out of the way. first production of our disney company. we always have to say that. >> frozen's main character is he will sa, of course. she sings in the movie's big hit ♪ let it go let it go ♪ >> well, likely on account of the movie's popularity the name he will an sa is back among the most popular names for girls in the u.s. >> not anna huh? there are more than 1,000 he will sas born last year making it the 286th girls name. it hasn't cracked the top 500 since 1970. >> they asked about anna. it rose only one spot on the most popular list. >> okay. >> all right. coming up the reviews for two big movies including magic mik"magic mike xxl" xxl". >> also ahead the real life little house that got big-time attention in the movie "up." what could be the final chapter in this dra

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the vw has been poor in exploiting markets. they're trying to get in there.ut i think it's a long way to get there. >> the problem is the chinese carmaker they've been so present, with the sanctions in place. can the french and the germans, now that they're coming back in now that the sanks are being lifted can they make a difference there now that the chinese are well established? >> the quality and the reputation of the brands is not strong. they're very cheap but not very reliable. i think with the funds getting lower again, i think they will regain shares. >> i want to schiff the focus to the auto market. retail sales have been disappointing when you break out retail sales, autos have been the bright spot. the stocks that investors aren't as bullish. gm down 12% this year. ford down about 5%. what are your thoughts about what's happening with the u.s. auto? >> well the cycling, we're seeing more pressure in the market. there's definitely another two or three or four years of growth let. that's why an investment in european motors is going to be far more a

vw has more exposure and more at risk if things slow down continually versus general motors. inner china, western china, especially with lower priced suvs and sedans. you don't want to see that market slow down. >> is the chinese auto market all reliant on financing or a cash market? >> financing is coming on but not like over here where most people are are outright financing a vehicle they are buying or leasing a vehicle. we are starting to see it in china. it's primarily in your larger cities like shanghai and beijing and some of the other cities. >> how much of this is because of recent sentiment hit from the market? it only paid down june 12th. was does this tell us about china's economy? >> the big concern is that it's more than just people who have a margin call who have decide it can't buy a vehicle. there is concern about the congestion restrictions in larger cities. people who might have ordinarily if they were in the united states said we want a second vehicle. over there they can't do that. you can't do that in shanghai or beijing or larger cities along the coast.

now, brown is known on the tour for driving a vw camper around europe for five years, going from tournamentlove those dreads right? >> yeah. >> yeah man. >>> well we've done plenty of stories about the movie "frozen." and before we go any further, let's get it out of the way. first production of our disney company. we always have to say that. >> there we go. so let's talk about it! "frozen's" main character, you know her, she's elsa of course. she sings the movie's big hit. ♪ let it go let it go, can't hold it back anymore ♪ >> well likely on account of the movie's popularity the name elsa is back among the most popular names for girls in the u.s. how about that? >> not anna huh? there are more than 1,000 elsas born last year making it the 286th most common girls name. it hadn't even cracked the top 500 most common names since 1970. >> now, you asked about anna. her sister didn't see the same increase in popularity. it rose only one spot on the most popular list. >> okay. >> hmm. >> all right. >>> well, coming up from "insomniac theater," the reviews for two big movies including "magic mike

> voluntary ks wagon outsold toyota reporting first half sales of 5.02 million vehicles compared to vwin sales for the past three years. >> 5.02 is 20,000. >> yeah. >> scientific notations cure-all that. >>> coming soon to a las vegas casino near you, mike tyson. bitcoin atms. the former heavyweight boxing champ is getting into the bitcoin market apparently sponsoring an atm that allows users to convert cash into the bitcoin currency. the plans are to launch in two las vegas locations next month, however, the connection through a separate company has led some to believe that tyson could be the victim of a scam suckered into a deal that promised him millions in exchange for his name and likeness. this is your thing. you ought to be thinking about this. >> back up a second. you run bitcoin and you think mike tyson extends your brand? what is it about mike tyson? >> name recognition. maybe they shot higher that might be a reflection of who bitcoin can get? what's the deal right now with bitcoin? is it better or worse? >> you were obsessed with it. >> i was obsessed with it at the top. i w

. >> just monitor the vw buses. we'll figure it out. >> we've got got to wrap it up. >> yeah. you had drinks last night with the crew. drinks with the crew. >> can they hug at least? >> they're good. >> would you guys stop it. get back to your show. >> drinks with the grateful dead crew. >> is that what they call them? >> yeah. >> guys we will see you back -- >> it's edible too. edible drinks. >> edible and smokeable drinks. >> i don't know what you two have been up to. we here are getting ready for the holiday weekend. jane as well as has the cost on your independence day barbecue. she has fireworks fun for us. stick around for that. and also the breakdown of the gas prices before your road trip. "squawk box" will be right back. the life behind it. ♪ those who have served our nation have earned the very best service in return. ♪ usaa. we know what it means to serve. get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. ♪ ♪ ♪ (singing) you wouldn't haul a load without checking your clearance. so why would you invest without checking brokerc

plenty of the system, and i haven't -- criticism, but i haven't heard anyone attack him for being a vwn the past. veterans groups are taking issue with the idea that somehow john mccain failed because he was taken captive. they are demanding apology from donald trump, and so far it hasn't been given. host: joining us from florida good morning. caller: good morning. i entered the military at 17 and spent several years in the military police. i know that some of the troops that i was with were very proficient and, you know, used a lot of judgment with weapons. we all carried side arms. when we were in the military police, we were trained on different types of weapons and we carried a side arm all the time. some of the guys were, careless they played with their weapons. one or two was shot. my personal opinion is if they want to issue weapons to the troops on the base, they should restrict it to the senior ngos. when i say senior, i am talking about and i-5 -- e5 or above, someone with some maturity. the young guys seem to think it makes them a tough guy or something, we needs to be extre