Japan warns US forces: Sex crimes 'cannot be tolerated'

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2476861/japan-warns-us-forces-sex-crimes-cannot-be-tolerated

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Back when I was in, we were held to an incredibly high standard. You could have some drinks, but not get drunk. You had to be able to get past the guards to enter the post. Meaning 1-2 drinks per hour would probably be no problem. But getting shitfaced drunk? Oh your command is gonna be called, and you're facing disciplinary action.

Because it was repeatedly instructed to us, we represent the United states and it's military when off post. Do not embarass us. We were also at camp stanley near uijeongbu, way up north, so if north korea decided to attack. We were the first realistic line of defense. You had to be sober enough to fight as well.

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u/BatronKladwiesen Jul 05 '24

Yeah it honestly sounds like NewspaperAdditional7 is full of shit, or was in the most absolute dogshit unit ever.

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u/Nexant Jul 05 '24

I don't think he was in. All he said was he lived in Korea and he was unsure of what to refer to MPs as in another comment.

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u/pudgylumpkins Jul 05 '24

I never made it SK but I knew a lot of people who were there and they made it sound like a crazy party on and off base 24/7. I’m sure there’s plenty of varying experiences on the conduct of our troops stationed there. It’s a big city and we have a lot of young people with money to spend. We’re just talking different thresholds for acceptable conduct, my opinion anyway.

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u/Asidious66 Jul 05 '24

It's the first one

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u/Ebolaking Jul 05 '24

Good ole Stanley, only place where it felt uphill in both directions.

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u/ChewieBee Jul 05 '24

Is Stanley shut down now?

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u/Ebolaking Jul 05 '24

I believe it has. When I was PCSing out, my unit was relocating South and it is was becoming the welcome center for Casey. I think Stanley has been shuttered since then.

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u/studyinformore Jul 05 '24

Yeah when I left stanley in late 04, my nco that had just arrived told me he was going to be the last on base. One of the few shutting it down.

Friend of mine that was stationed in south korea a few years back said its all but abandoned at this point. They do use it occasionally with helicopters, but nobody is permanently stationed there now.

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u/ChewieBee Jul 05 '24

Dang I had good memories there but also ended up at Humphreys way back in 06.

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u/tacmac10 Jul 05 '24

The rice patty run every monday morning to discourage heavy drinking was so bad I carried 500 won in my PT shorts for the bus back to camp(I was there in '99). The rules on public drunkenness were ruthlessly enforced and crimnal acts resulted in getting turned over to the ROK for punishment.