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  • NotJohnWayne at 09:47 AM JST - 4th April

    I didn't know the Navy actually had a screening process for overseas assignments. No such process for the Air Force. If you are filling a special billet you have to be accepted, but for the average Airman, there is no screening process.

    While I'm all for letting service members serve…

    Posted in U.S. Navy imposes alcohol, other limits on Yokosuka personnel at 09:47 AM JST - 4th April

  • NotJohnWayne at 09:36 AM JST - 4th April

    Wow... 95 hearings over 8 years... I'm all for defending my innocence, but after being in jail for 8 years, 3/4 years longer than the intended sentance, I'd have had to given some serious thought to pleading guilty just to be done with it. Does Japanese law allow for credit…

    Posted in American parents acquitted of fatal child abuse after being in custody since 2000 at 09:36 AM JST - 4th April

  • NotJohnWayne at 09:31 AM JST - 4th April

    Here is a pretty good breakdown of what the SOFA actually means... Not an official source... but it spells it out pretty clearly.

    http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Status-of-Forces-Agreement---Japan-and-Why-You-Should-Learn-to-Speak-Japanese&id=677714

    The part of the SOFA most important to services members PCSing to Japan is Article XVII. This Article details who has jurisdiction when a crime is…

    Posted in Yokosuka residents angered at alleged murder by U.S. sailor at 09:31 AM JST - 4th April

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