Jack of Harts

Fort Hood had been running on an insufficient budget for years when the Second Great Depression began to wash over the American economy. The political issues with the Impeachments and the questionable election results simply made those budgetary problems more direct. The new President wanted a full rotation of all base commanders throughout America, and he demanded that many base commanders be cashiered and replaced with more politically reliable officers at the same time. The Pentagon took a great deal of time conducting feasibility studies on the transfers, and bureaucratic red tape snarled the line headed towards the numerous courts martial and discharges. Which left the commander of Fort Hood still fully in charge when the Austin police line fell to the rapidly expanding gang, drug, and racial violence that tore the Texas’ capital apart. Loss of security around the State Capitol forced the Texas government to move to a more secure location, and there were few locations in America more secure than Fort Hood.