r/nottheonion • u/novagridd • 8h 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/BareNakedSole 7h ago

I grew up with a lot of guys that really didn’t have anything going on so a bunch joined the military. Years later, the guys that joined the Marines are mostly OK, but the guys that served in the Navy are mostly out of shape obnoxious know-it-alls who love Trump and think that because you didn’t serve in the military you don’t know shit about anything.

And yet, when you ask them about their time in the Navy, all you get is multiple stories about either some homo erotic shit being done on the ship while they’re in the middle of the sea, or all of the times they got gonorrhea from their time in ports like Subic Bay and Thailand.

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u/swaywithwords 7h ago

I see you met my uncle who is retired Navy

I have a lot of respect for the armed forces, but much respect is lost when you act holier than thou and openly support Trump.

I haven't met a single Trump supporter that likes themselves or seems content or happy with their life. It's all misery loving company.

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u/Oregon-Pilot 6h ago

I don’t blanket respect armed forces. A lot of people who join up are idiots, and some are just shitty people. Just because you decide you want to make a living by living out your Rambo dreams doesn’t make you a hero. Don’t tell me you joined to “serve” and sacrifice for your country, when all you really want is to take advantage of the perks the title gives you.

That doesn’t mean there aren’t people who are very honorable and who do believe in service, and who people who do act heroically. It’s just that I think there are way less of them than the narrative seems to push.

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u/roguevirus 5h ago

and some are just shitty people.

I am a Marine veteran, and did 9 years on active duty. The very best people I've met in my life are United States Marines; importantly, the very worst people I've met in my life are also United States Marines.

We're just people.

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u/OldDoubt1577 5h ago

"The best part of my time in the military was the people. The worst part of my time in the military was the people." - SOmeone.

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u/Dzov 4h ago

Yeah, people talk shit about marines, but I’ve got an ex-marine friend that’s both smart and well-adjusted.

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u/jubuttib 3h ago

Nice, they must have gotten the good crayons.

Edit: Playful ribbing of course, I have nothing inherently against any branch of service.

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u/Hateful-Mix-67 42m ago

Marines are the most extreme people I’ve met in general. Makes sense…

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u/robyculous_v2 1h ago

Semper Fi 🫡

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u/FoulArtFart 1h ago

You must know nothing but shitty people.

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u/PirateSanta_1 6h ago

A lot of people who join the military did it simply because they didn't have the grades for college and didn't know what else to do with their life after high school. Military service in general is over glamorized for what is just a job for like 99% of the people there. All the military vets who i've met that aren't shitheels just talk about things like how the base they where on was kinda shitty and the shower floors where disgusting.

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u/FartPiano 4h ago

i don't fault people for being young, poor, or ignorant, and ending up in that situation, but if you come out of it Proud To Have Served, that's what makes me wtf. you saw it from the inside for years and you're like yeah this organization is great? really?????

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u/linknt01 5h ago

Hey, just because I joined up for my free Denny’s grand slamwich every Veterans Day doesn’t give you the right to dunk on me!!

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u/The_Elusive_Dr_Wu 1h ago

Don’t tell me you joined to “serve” and sacrifice for your country, when all you really want is to take advantage of the perks the title gives you.

This is the accurate take. Mention the possibility of all the VA benefits & veteran perks being off the table, and you'll see real fucking fast why 99% of these guys did their four years.