Besides banning alcohol in barracks, Garrett introduced related policies, including increased enforcement on both Army posts and more "courtesy patrols" led by senior noncommissioned officers at problem areas off-base.

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Gibbs Knotts, chairman of the political science department at the College of Charleston, said it's not an insurmountable problem if Sanford can stick to his small-government talking points and appeal to the GOP base.

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