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GP6971

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14. Yes, South Korea

Wed Apr 12, 2017, 11:00 PM

Apr 2017

There are a lot of US military dependents in South Korea. One can probably get Command Sponsorship in all the military areas of Korea with the exception of Area 1.....the area north of Seoul to the DMZ. When I was stationed in Area 1 they were pretty strict about granting Command Sponsorship to enlisted troops. When my son was stationed there a couple of years ago, it was pretty common to get sponsorship.

They actually had an actual, physical, practice evacuation last summer. From Area I and Area 2, bus to Seoul then bus to Dageu and then bus to Busan. From there, airlift by Air Force C130s to Okinawa.

As far as US citizens being discouraged from traveling to South Korea, I haven't seen any State Dept. advisories against travel there, but that was pre 45/140. I'm scheduled to go back to Seoul in July so I'll be checking...if the country still exists.

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Shit just got real with North Korea [View all] FDRsGhost Apr 2017 OP

The foreign press were bussed to the site and should be in place at 3pm NK time (2am EDT) NightWatcher Apr 2017 #1

Duck and cover time Demtexan Apr 2017 #2

North Korea is full of shit UltravioletDingo Apr 2017 #3

+1 dalton99a Apr 2017 #4

I think I know two people who might be. One likes margaritas and the other is Mango Mussolini Norbert9 Apr 2017 #9

Probably not but when someone is crazy they are capable of anything Quixote1818 Apr 2017 #21

Kim Jong Un is batshit crazy. Are_grits_groceries Apr 2017 #26

I think you are right. THe only way NK would detonate a nuclear device is if they were attacked still_one Apr 2017 #28

The time to worry GP6971 Apr 2017 #5

I'm seeing reports of NK telling people in Pyongyang to evac immediately FDRsGhost Apr 2017 #6

I agree that it's fake news GP6971 Apr 2017 #7

I sure as shit hope so FDRsGhost Apr 2017 #8

How would they "evacuate"? jberryhill Apr 2017 #12

Of course it is bullshit jberryhill Apr 2017 #10

From South Korea? RockCreek Apr 2017 #11

Yes, South Korea GP6971 Apr 2017 #14

North Korea RockCreek Apr 2017 #18

Ordinary US citizens can't travel to nk GP6971 Apr 2017 #19

There's a really interesting series of articles though by an American Kentonio Apr 2017 #32

Did NK suddenly wish to no longer exist? jmg257 Apr 2017 #13

Follow the lead of the Brits: Keep calm and carry on. Hekate Apr 2017 #15

I'm not as worried about NK... MrScorpio Apr 2017 #16

That's my feeling as well. WomenRising2017 Apr 2017 #20

Agree. nt Quixote1818 Apr 2017 #22

NK is a 3yr old petulant child. The danger here is, so is Trump... Locut0s Apr 2017 #17

Kim Jong Un needs to go Calculating Apr 2017 #23

Climate change worries me a lot more than North Korea HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #24

Nothing on cnn front page. lindysalsagal Apr 2017 #25

Doing anything "real" will mean the end of NK Renew Deal Apr 2017 #27

THE EVACUATION RUMOR COMES FROM PRAVDA.RU!! Kablooie Apr 2017 #29

Guardian: North Korea appears to be preparing to conduct nuclear test in a show of defiance to Trump Doodley Apr 2017 #30

If the regime leaders think they're going to be taken out, they'll attack killbotfactory Apr 2017 #31