I am profoundly insulted by the "need" for a security clearance to gain access to a training base.
If I was the Stn Cdr I would be profoundly insulted at being called a ‘monkey’? Get over yourself you pompous fool.
Great Uncle, methinks you doth protest too much. I
was the Station Commander at RAF Shawbury, and now retired live in the village. I am still a Mess Member (a "Retired" rather than "Honorary" Member as I suspect you are too) but as a civilian I need the security check to get on the Station. And why not?
Everyone who has access to a military facility must have a current - not historic - clearance. End of (as I believe the young people say...)