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Lesson Learned...
Alas, I must admit that you all were right. Living base is not the cureall for theft.
This morning we discovered that someone had broken in to our house. They only stole one thing but what they stole was pretty serious (not something that would probably be considered expensive but frivilous like a tv). Weird thing is our front door was locked as we had left it, our back gate is padlocked, and I'm pretty sure our dog would eat any intruder alive. We spent our morning with PMO and some other agency I forget the name of.
The thing that makes me the most angry is not the fact that something of monetary value was stolen. I am most upset with the fact that we live on base so it had to be someone with some level of military affiliation who found his/her way in our house and took something from us. You are supposed to respect your fellow SM's and this is definitely something that shows a lack of respect. Everyday I see things that make it more and more clear that you can trust people less and less. How frustrating!
I'm also a little freaked out that we don't know how they got in since our door was still locked this morning. I'm wondering how long it will take me to stop being paranoid someone will try this stunt again, especially since its not clear how they got in the house.
Re: Lesson Learned...
Yup. We even had issues with larceny in Iraq, of all places.
I'm sorry this happened to you.
I'm sorry that you have to deal with this violation of privacy and your space. It's really unfortunate that of all places, it happened on base.
I use to have your same expectation of privacy but from working in Law Enforcement I learned quickly that no area is immune to crime or criminal activity.
H was at the gym on base a few years back, when he came out his car had been side swiped while the person was trying to park. They left a huge dent in the side panel of his brand new car.. they didn't leave a note and the MP couldn't really do anything about it besides check the cameras. Of course they couldn't see anything. The lack of integrity, and honestly really bummed us out.
Hopefully you can find out how they got in (windows etc) fix the problem which should bring some peace. Having your beautiful dog helps
My dog would lick any intruder and probably want to leave with them. haha 
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I am so so sorry that happened to you. My parents house was broken into when I was 11 and things were taken from my room. I could get over the stuff being taken but I couldn't get over that someone came uninvited into a home that I was suppose to be safe in and intruded my personal safe place, my bedroom. I couldn't sleep in my bedroom for weeks.
We found out a few days before closing on our new home that a girl had broken in and slept here. It gave me the hebby gebbies. All of our locks were changed in the first week and we have window locks on the windows as well as PVC cut pieces that are suppose to help keep the window from opening too much more. And we had an alarm system installed. I know they are all deterrents but they make me feel better. All this said in hopes that you know its okay to do little things as long as it makes you feel better.
I would check into having your locks changed and doing at least something like a dowel in each window and sliding door. Does base housing have alarms?
No alarms sadly. It means a lot to know that you all have gotten through this and are still comfortable alone in your own homes, I'm sure after some recovery time. I'm thankful this happened before DH left though.
And this is the drama that just keeps giving...
Our best friends hate us now because PMO searched their house and questioned them (the item stolen I guess is something usually stolen by friends, according to PMO, and because it was the only thing taken they thought whoever broke in came for that specifically). I guess I owe them an apology for something? DH and I answered questions and they drew their own conclusions. It's not like we said we thought they stole it. They just happened to be the only people that knew we had the item and where it was kept. I told her I know it sucks that it happened and they searched our house too but I can't apologize for doing the right thing as far as reporting the crime and answering PMO's questions honestly. Maybe I should just apologize, for what I don't know, but ugh IDK.
I do think you should apologize or at least clarify to them what happened. Having your house searched by PMO can be traumatic and they may think you're the ones accusing them. In order to have a house searched on base, the servicemember had to either have his rights read to him and he had to sign consent for search/seizure, or the base magistrate (a commander) had to authorize it. It's not as simple as PMO just knocking on their door and asking to look around in most cases. They're probably feeling violated too, though obviously not on the same level you are.
We're 100% positive they didn't do it. The frustrating thing about her wanting an apology is that she called when they took her H to question him and I told her what we told PMO and that we knew it wasn't them and that we felt bad about all this but we had to report it. Now that it's all over she has decided she deserves an apology. And yes I am sorry she had a sh*tty day and I have said that to her. I had a pretty crappy day too but I feel like she wants me to apologize for getting them involved but to apologize for that I would basically have to say, "Hey, I'm sorry some jerk stole 'that thing'." I can't be sorry for that.
I think that is what gets me the most. Not that someone stole something. Items can be replaced. It is more of the fact that they made me fell scared in my own home which is your retreat from the outside world and where you should feel safe.