r/nottheonion • u/novagridd • 6h ago

Thailand's Prostitution Patrol on High Alert as 5,000 US Sailors Drop Ship After 200 Days at Sea

https://www.fashiontimes.co.uk/pattaya-police-intensify-prostitution-patrols-us-navy-visit-1763395
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u/nerdmor 6h ago

Honest question for those who served: isn't there a serious risk of a bunch of those sailors simply going AWOL?

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u/yinzerthrowaway412 5h ago

Most of these folks have family and lives at home. Many are working on earning a retirement pension.

They’ll get leave, some will do stupid shit, then they’ll be back at sea in like a week