RALEIGH -- Governor Pat McCrory has instructed the Department of Public Safety and the North Carolina National Guard to step up security measures at the NCNG recruiting centers, armories and readiness centers statewide.

The heightened security measures are in response to the shootings at the two military facilities in Chattanooga that left four United States Marines and one Navy sailor dead. One of the facilities was a "Armed Forces Career Center" located in a shopping center.

A statement from the Governor’s office issued on Sunday did not provide specifics. Other states are authorizing National Guard recruiters to be armed or in some cases, recruiting offices are being relocated to armories or other more secure locations until further notice.

“We will be vigilant in protecting those who protect us,” Governor McCrory said in the statement. “These men and women are putting their lives on the line to serve our country and it’s our responsibility to ensure everything that is within our power to do for their safety is done.”

Recruiting centers on Friday said they were high alert, especially those housed at a strip mall instead of a secure base.

Cmdr. Chris Dickerson is an Executive Officer at Navy Recruiting Station Raleigh,

"I mean honestly yes, anybody could walk. We are trying to recruit people, we need to have that access. But there are things we do to monitor who comes in... to keep it away from coming home."

Dickerson would not go as far as to say that security at recruitment centers is in need of a broad overhaul. However, he said as the investigation unfolds, it may be worth a good hard look.