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Originally posted by rickholio
This does, of course, happen. I'd suggest though that this more pure, genuine form of tourism is not as common as the head-down-to-mama-sans-for-a-bud type.
Can your brother provide some reasonably objective number of, say, what percentage of his unit did that more touristy stuff? (I don't mean going straight from okinawa to roppongi either, that's basically just long-distance night clubbing!)
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I have never asked him about percentages...but from my 12 years in service...I would guess no more than 30% tops...and it is more prevelant among the career/older types...as the nineteen year olds are all about getting drunk and/or getting laid. I was 22 when I entered the Army and had pretty much gotten that out of my system while attending JC. In fact I seldom even had a beer in my 12 years of service...but now I drink some cold brews virtually every day.