Someone was asking me if I had seen a fellow league bowler from last year around and I said I hadn't, so I asked someone who knew him.  The reason surprised me. 

Apparently he has a felony record so he can no longer bowl at our center.  Anyone who can't pass the background check can't get to the center.  Then I was told about several other bowlers who are no longer bowling for the same reason.  Never had considered that as a reason before.

I bowl on a military installation, so you have to have a pass to get on and that involves a background check.

That also makes it a pretty low crime place.

Quote from: MI 2 AZ on September 25, 2016, 01:40:36 AM

I bowl on a military installation, so you have to have a pass to get on and that involves a background check.

That also makes it a pretty low crime place.

Thanks for clarifying.  I was starting to wonder about your "country club" center, but that makes perfect sense being on a military installation.   So...  how did you get in?

I worked my way in. 

When I first got here, it used to be an 'open' installation, it was not completely fenced in.  They used to find illegals roaming across it.  Since 9/11 they have put up a complete fence around the place and now you have to show a military ID or pass to get on whereas before all it took was your drivers license.

We lost a lot of league bowlers when they first instituted the pass system and a few more since they started doing the background checks as a requirement for the pass.

Prior to the start of any league "Special Event" military bowlers may invite GUESTS". Those guests should have received a form from their military sponsor a month prior to the start of any league. Those guests can either accept the terms of participation or decline. It's not a right to be able to bowl on a military installation. It's a privilege.