You must have been an east coast swabbie. Any PACFLT sailor well remembers Subic Bay in the Philippines with all the "hostesses" and every other entrance on Magsaysay Drive being a bar in the 70's and 80's. It was dubbed Sin City. There was even a time that penicillin shots were require for all ship's company when heading back to the States, whether you complained of the clap or not.
We called it "Adult Disneyland". It was the rare sailor who could maintain his loyalty, abstinence, celibacy for their female companions back home. Many even broke their vows to their religion, the Filipino dancers were so hot. There were other SE Asian ports with their women that were just as enticing. My favorite was Taipei in Taiwan. Just gorgeous.
I was West Coast. Married right after boot camp. Serious about my vows.
The demon I was married to back then sure wasn’t, though.
(I shoulda listened to Sam Kinison’s advice more)