Doug Johnson wrote:

  You do indeed need the CALP.  To get blanket approval, you need to send
the
  original form along with an originally signed DOD proof of insurance
  certificate from you insurer to Washington DC--one for each service (Army,
  Navy, USAF) by the way.  The longest part of the process when I went
through
  it was getting the insurance certificate. And guess what--you need to
  reapply annually.

  With that said, it is my understanding that a local military facility can
  approve a one-time visit on their own, at their discretion, and based on
  non-interference with local military activities. You still need those 2
  forms, and they can provide instruction on how to fill them out.  Your
right
  as a retiree has to do with rights to participate at DOD "recreational
  facilities" so it is unlikely you will get a CALP unless they have an
active
  flying club at the base.

  Doug Johnson
  Ret. 06, USAF


I'll add to Doug's post this observation: Unless there's a flying club on
the facility, you won't be able to buy fuel, and although I've found the
transient support crew friendly enough, they can provide little more support
than a tiedown. My experience has been that unless you have a need to be at
the installation, it's generally easier to fly to the nearest civil field.

Bob Pastusek