“No more late-night off-base drinking for US troops in Japan”

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1. Good, there is no reason for it.

2. How is it so fucking hard for some men to keep their dick in their pants and not force themselves onto women?

3. So, what’s the final count of various incidents it took for this common sense decision to finally be taken?

4. Why allow them off base at all?

5. This never goes well

6. From 1am to 5am 🤷‍♂️

   I’m sure shit can still hit the fan earlier than that… if you try to drink twice as much in half the time

7. US troops have a lower sexual assault rate than locals. This is nonsense

8. Seen this movie before. It’s solves nothing. Those who will misbehave will continue to misbehave.

9. Imma just sit here…. With my non American, non government sanctioned popcorn…. In this bar at 2AM.

   The funniest reaction I get is when people here ask me “are you American?” From a guarded distance, to which I reply “nah, I’m Australian mate”. The happiness on their faces as the distance closes.

   Perhaps it’s time for the yanks to close up shop in the other countries, and use all the funding for their own universal healthcare, housing, and paying decent salaries.

10. This is basically old news. There has been an alcohol curfew for years, maybe they lifted it sometime in the past year and reinstated it but it’s not enforceable outside of the area immediately by the gates of the bases. Town patrol isn’t going to be prowling shibuya on Friday nights asking foreigners if they are military.

    I think the actual point of this rule is that if someone acts up and they were in a group that was drinking after curfew, the group can be held accountable.

11. It’s getting to the point where you can’t drive over a Japanese family on your way back to base.

12. The Hub’s share price immediately tanks

13. When I was in Okinawa I hung out with military bros and we went to a club. (I’m not in the military.)

    Two Seargents showed up past midnight looking to reprimand anyone present.

    I kid you not, the front staff stalled them at the front of the line for 10 minutes while the club staff informed all the military bros that they are being looked for and had everyone move into the back staff area. I tagged along.

    About 30 Americans just chilling in the back for 10 minutes while the Seargents searched the club.

    After they left. We all came out and proceeded with pur debauchery.

14. >Commanders retain the right to strengthen the policy when appropriate, as well as provide exemptions to the curfew, according to the order.

    So commanders will grant exemptions to all officers and SNCOs. Probably also use it as a carrot for the junior enlisted, who will go extra wild because they haven’t been allowed out all night in a while.

    This ignoring of course that most of the personnel will just ignore it and pretend they didn’t see one another.