Far from being "brain dead", tonkatechie, I am alive enough to recognise complacency when I read about it. This chap apparently entered with a car number that didn't match the one on his pass and spent 7 hours wandering the base unchallenged.
We're not talking here about tight security or even any security at all.
My dog guards my house better than most military bases are guarded.
Time to wake up to the facts.