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/nerdmor 7h 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/swaywithwords 7h ago

Do you understand the consequences of going AWOL?

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u/harambe_did911 6h ago

DEATH! Fr though I had an unhinged lpo once that would threaten the new guys with "the max penalty for unauthorized absence" a lot lol