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Demonaut

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5. the stories I could tell about drunk service men during my time in the Navy

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 12:09 PM

Jun 2016

collective punishment is counterproductive, it's always been a serious offense to get a DUI while in active service, does not matter if your day off when it happens.
Far worse than what happens to a civilian.

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All 18,600 US Sailors in Japan Banned from Drinking and Confined to Base [View all] yuiyoshida Jun 2016 OP

And they have nobody to blame but themselves. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

I don't agree with punishing all for a few incidents yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #2

While I am not a fan of collective punishment Cal Carpenter Jun 2016 #7

Most of the sailors there had nothing to do with any of these incidents. NaturalHigh Jun 2016 #3

And Goddamned Trump wants to close our bases there StarTrombone Jun 2016 #4

the stories I could tell about drunk service men during my time in the Navy Demonaut Jun 2016 #5

The addicts are gonna have a tough time, but for the rest of them, no problem, right? Iggo Jun 2016 #6

I realize this is a minor point but if you have served this tends to grate on you. I wish Mikado stevenleser Jun 2016 #8

I am guessing that the original story was in JAPANESE yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #9

Ahhh, that makes sense. stevenleser Jun 2016 #10

dou itashimashite yuiyoshida Jun 2016 #11