Word on the street is the Public Range Days at Range 1 is a Red Cycle Tasking now.
You must not have been in long then. The psychopaths that run soldiers lives will use any leverage then can against soldiers, even for completely unrelated infractions.
That, and it's none of their fucking business. I have not used nor will I ever use Range 1 or the public range. Plenty of other spots to shoot that are low cost or free.