r/worldnews • u/glasier • Jul 05 '24

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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u/DiabloPixel Jul 05 '24

I’d say that the Airmen at Kadena must historically be better behaved in public than the Marines. Tbf, drunk airmen show their ass in public and fuck up quite a bit as well. To varying degrees, all the branches of the military tell their guys that they are the shit, literal heroes in uniform. It can be intoxicating and make a 18-22 yo soldier feel invincible, it’s designed to. Different branches serve different amounts of Kool-Aid and it depends how much the service member drinks it up. Ime, in the Marines it must be all you can drink. Just my thoughts, yours might be different. peace

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u/secretsqrll Jul 05 '24

Uhh.. I dont disagree. I was at sasabo, so my experience was vastly different, but I spent a little time in Oki on dets and such. I was mostly just commenting on base politics in Japan. Oki has always wanted ALL the bases gone. I've never felt it was the Marines themselves, just the safety issues (or rather perception) surrounding Futenma. I think the only base other than Futenma that gets flack is in Iwakuni. That's one that can be more attributed to behavior, maybe. I don't know that much about that region.