Posted on 11/19/2017 8:27:39 PM PST by Ronin
Effective immediately, U.S. service members on Okinawa are restricted to base and to their residences. Until further notice, alcohol consumption is prohibited. This includes in residences and public locations such as bars and clubs, and hotels.
Additionally, U.S. service members on mainland Japan are prohibited from purchasing or consuming alcohol, on or off base.
The new restrictions follow an accident Sunday morning in Naha in which a Okinawan man was killed when his vehicle was struck by a truck being driven by a U.S. service member. Alcohol may have been a factor.
Commanders across Japan will immediately lead mandatory training to address responsible alcohol use, risk management and acceptable behavior. All military members and U.S. government civilians in Japan are required to attend.
The vast majority of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and civilians in Japan serve honorably and make great contributions to the defense of Japan. When our service members fail to live up to the high standards we set for them, it damages the bonds between bases and local communities and makes it harder for us to accomplish our mission. We are committed to being good neighbors with our host communities and we are thankful for the support we receive from them every day.
Hopefully the 9th circuit will over turn this.
[ One DUI death and the Americans on lock down. Jeez. Wouldn’t it be nice of our government did the same thing with illegals after one of them kills an American here. ]
If we as a people demanded as much as the Japanese Government demands of our Military, If we would demand as much out of OUR government.......
Well we wouldn’t be as messed up as we are now
[ As a service member and father of a sailor, I expect such reactions on foreign soil. The Japanese are xenophobic—racism is too limiting. They may hate most things not Japanese, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing given the state of the world. ]
They are xenophobic as hell, but they haven’t had to worry too much about Mad Mo’s friends...
They may have a declining birthrate, but their culture will last a hell of a lot longer than Sweden or Germany at this point...
[ Hopefully the 9th circuit will over turn this. ]
That seems to be their primary Job at this point....
[ The Japanese are very hard on drunk driving these days. 10 years in jail first offense. They’ve manage to lower the rates of death from drunk diving almost to zero. ]
The whole culture is seen as basically one giant family. I bet if you were Japanese and you meet a stranger you would probably be closer to them than some relation you met at a family reunion...
[ The military rapes in Japan are almost always black dudes. ]
I would surmise it has a lot more to do with the culture of where the “dude” was raised, or lack of any significant cultural values.
Of course the Japanese authorities have no sh!ts to give about your “poor me story” when you get caught doing something you shouldn’t be doing, especially if you are not Japanese.
“They are xenophobic as hell, but they haven’t had to worry too much about Mad Mo’s friends...
They may have a declining birthrate, but their culture will last a hell of a lot longer than Sweden or Germany at this point...”
I think France will be the first outright takeover. It’s pretty much a done deal, except for the formal surrender ceremonies. Not a bad acquisition from the Muslim’s perspective—Europe actually pays them to colonize and just imagine what they’ll be able to do with all that spent fuel from the worlds greatest nuclear power producer!
Japan’s xenophobia may have ensured her survival to now, but her future is looking more like an episode from Ghost in the Machine than a functional human society.
..........don’t think I ever boarded Enterprise. But, the Connie was in Sasebo all the time. Can’t remember whether Kitty Hawk was.
......exactly, on Friday and Saturday night, in Japan, we are all at a party at somebody’s “house” and without alcohol is not an option. GOOD Sailor’s and GOOD marines will just buy it on the local market and then get in trouble!
Crazy!
Like you say, let the drunk sailor or marine be turned over to locals and spend a few years in a Japanese Prison......then interview him weekly on Armed Forces Radio to see how he likes it!
When I was a young nuc officer who had just reported to my first submarine, I was shocked when I found that we would all have to submit to drug testing. I felt I was an officer and I would NEVER do illegal drugs.
After I got out, I read a post by one of the enlisted members who was on the submarine when I was there. He described a dog search that was conducted and when they came to his locker that had to be opened, he said his life passed before him because the electrical officer was looking at drug paraphenalia but he did NOT recognize what it was used for! I remember a dog search but I was on watch back aft. I remember sitting in maneuvering looking at a dog who was busy searching.
Right before patrol, the Engineering Officer was DUI and replaced. During that patrol, we had a young Lt. who had just passed his Engineer Exam but the Engineer Lt. Cdr was never seen again at the ship.
My brother in law who served on one of the tenders we visited over seas told me recently his "guys" were so drug infested that at mast, the CO asked him why he didn't say anything in defense of the guys who were brought up on charges. His reply was "Why? He's guilty."
Drugs and alcohol abuse in the military were and probably still are a huge problem. It was the same at a civilian nuclear utility I worked at after the navy, people had to be reminded frequently that if you use, you are gone. And they occasionally caught even supervisors.
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