Government corruption is rampant all around the world. As much as we like to think we are immune to corruption, it is deep-rooted in our political infrastructure. From Congressmen to mayors and governors, it seems like there is always someone willing to be on the take for the right price.

Our nation’s military is no different. According to CNN, just last week a stringent restriction was put in place on about 100 soldiers at a large military base in Washington state after the theft of "sensitive" and valuable "military-grade" equipment. A $10,000 reward has been offered by the Army in the case.

Members of the Army Criminal Investigation Command are at Joint Base Lewis-McChord trying to find out who is responsible for the missing items.

"Hundreds of items" are missing from a vault that is inside a building on the base. They include things such as scopes and night-vision goggles but no guns or ammunition.

The soldiers are all part of a unit has been home from Iraq since September 2010.

Here’s how security works on the base. Every unit has its own vault, which in this case has two locks -- one on the vault, and another on the door to an abutting office. It has not been determined whether the missing items were stored properly or if someone was able to get into a properly locked vault and made off with the equipment.

Is the military trying to downplay the theft or is there really no reason to fret? A military spoke man said that older versions of the stolen items could be bought legally in the civilian market. He claims that the stolen items have limited use to the public, given the challenges in knowing how to use them and having the right kind of weapon to attach them to.

Does it frighten you to know the military can be stolen from? Most likely it was a few soldiers stealing to make a few extra bucks. But this is not good. There has been far too much thievery and corruption in our military. From a low-lever jackass selling government secrets to Wikileaks to this, the military must put a stop to this.