uniformed service personnel stationed in Okinawa" Does this mean they would be wearing uniforms while drinking? If yes, then that's a good thing, isn't it? At least they would be able to ID the service a wrong doer is in.
skipthesong - When they say "uniformed service personnel" they mean those who are actually in the services. US military personel are not allowed to wear uniforms off-base while on leave or liberty, even during normal lunch hours. They can be in uniform going base to base or to and from their off-base housing. Never other unless for official duty purposes.
Uniformed services personnel is just another way of saving "military member".
You all need to remember this is a lifting of OFF base drinking prohibitions. They are not suffering from a "long dry spell", because they have been able to drink ON base.
15 Comments
rjd_jr at 07:36 AM JST - 12th April
Uh-oh, alcohol and testosterone filled young men, not a good combo!
some14some at 08:22 AM JST - 12th April
Good news for U.S. Military personnel also congratulations for being in Top News stories ever since JT relaunched its website on 24th Mar.,2008
lipscombe at 09:00 AM JST - 12th April
lets see what mischief they can get up to this weekend after a long dry spell
skipthesong at 09:57 AM JST - 12th April
uniformed service personnel stationed in Okinawa" Does this mean they would be wearing uniforms while drinking? If yes, then that's a good thing, isn't it? At least they would be able to ID the service a wrong doer is in.
tyedyed at 11:04 AM JST - 12th April
Yea, hooray for yellow journalism
tyedyed at 11:06 AM JST - 12th April
Uh oh, xenophobia and rumor mill JMedia on the way back. Not a good combo!
VoXman at 11:13 AM JST - 12th April
My uniform of choice when drinking is my "big Johnson T-shirt".
VoXman at 11:16 AM JST - 12th April
Yea, good thing, because the number of alcohol incidents by locals was starting to climb at an alarming rate.
okapake at 11:53 AM JST - 12th April
skipthesong - When they say "uniformed service personnel" they mean those who are actually in the services. US military personel are not allowed to wear uniforms off-base while on leave or liberty, even during normal lunch hours. They can be in uniform going base to base or to and from their off-base housing. Never other unless for official duty purposes.
Loki520 at 12:00 PM JST - 12th April
Uniformed services personnel is just another way of saving "military member".
You all need to remember this is a lifting of OFF base drinking prohibitions. They are not suffering from a "long dry spell", because they have been able to drink ON base.
skipthesong at 12:01 PM JST - 12th April
okapake: thanks for the clarification. I guess it won't be like those old movies with guys getting drunk in uniforms then.
Zer00 at 04:25 PM JST - 12th April
run.... while you can! :)
Sarge at 09:25 PM JST - 12th April
Kampai!
Sarge at 09:26 PM JST - 12th April
Kampai, and, as Robocop would say, stay out of trouble!
jambon at 10:01 PM JST - 12th April
Ho! How stringently was this enforced?
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