Plan B is going to be needed in Subic
[QUOTE=Pip Jaeger; 1560739]Comrade O wrapped up his SEA trip in Manila and signed an agreement to allow the US greater access to PI military bases, which I interpret as increased troop strength in the Phils (no new bases obviously). Although where is yet to be determined, we will undoubtedly see an influx of American troops in both Clark and Subic. I wonder what, if anything, this addition of fresh meat will do for the mongering scene. I would think an increase of business as soldiers look for "distractions" when on leave should equal more bars and / or more girls?
Of course the IJM had to rear its ugly head and try to use the agreement to gain more ground; and, reading between the lines, naturally more funding so its corporate execs can continue to stay in 5 star hotels and be driven around in chauffeured limos. Take a look at their financials (in particular their IRS form 990; quite a few interesting things there; over 50% [18. 8M USD] of revenue going to employee salaries / benefits alone with the top tier having salaries over 100K per year).
[url]http://www.ijm.org/get-to-know-us/financials[/url]
[url]http://www.ijm.org/sites/default/files/download/2012-IRS-990.pdf[/url]
A few news links about the agreement between the PI's and US:
[url]http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/04/28/14/obama-us-will-defend-philippines[/url]
[url]http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/04/28/obama-says-us-philippine-military-pact-will-improve-asia-security/?intcmp=latestnews[/url]
[url]http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2014/04/29/obama-philippine-deal-hasten-disaster-help-340347[/url]
[url]http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/04/29/1317298/obama-no-us-bases[/url][/QUOTE]These are not the good ol days any longer and American servicemen cannot openly womanize where they are based. Also there will be truck loads of American servicewomen who will be offended and uncomfortable in any p4p area like Subic, AC, etc. This can't be a good thing for the p4p supporters.
Hiring prostitutes is a crime under US Code of Military Justice since 2006
i remember when our president george bush jr. launched this anti-prostitution laws in 2006 for our troops.
what will these young, healthy and horny men and women do to satisfy their sex drives, when it's against military laws to hire prostitutes, also to fraternize or sorotize among themselves?
before mr. bush's enacted this laws, it used to be a good things for young americans to join the services, travel the world, party and screw local girls wherever they station. what will us troops in clark and subic do for sex? they should not all marry local girls just for sex. there would be a lot of broken families. i believe the military discourages marrying local girls and put them through a lot of hoops to prevent too many young people from going natives and become deserters.
got to admit, the purchasing power of us troops overseas could upset local demands and supplies for sex, and i could make the locals jealous. i assume it's still legal for them to party with bar girls. i think the us government had to bow under pressure from ngo's to curb us armed forces from turning every town they station in into massive brothels everywhere they go. un peace-keeping force is also well-known for raising prostitution industry everywhere they go.
i hope the military will adopt a don't ask don't tell policy against having sex with prostitutes. i hope as long as the troops and the local prostitution industry keep low profiles, they are overlooked to have some fun and making their livings.
[url]http://www.csmonitor.com/usa/2012/0419/secret-service-and-us-military-why-prostitution-can-end-careers[/url]
under the uniform code of military justice (ucmj) , hiring a prostitute wasn't specifically banned until 2006 – as part of the bush administration's effort to combat [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url], which frequently is connected to prostitution (including the involvement of **** girls).
'under a change in the manual for courts-martial, troops who patronize prostitutes can receive a dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances and up to a year in jail, ' the marine corps times reported when the change took effect.
the specifics of 'prostitution' and 'pandering' are spelled out in article 134 of the ucmj, as are the circumstances under which such activities are 'to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces or. of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces. '
it makes no difference if prostitution is legal – as it is in parts of colombia, near the largest nato base in germany, parts of nevada, and other areas around the world where thousands of us service personnel are posted – purchasing sex still is outlawed by the us military.
Stop acting like you own the forum!
You are not the owner or moderator of this forum. Who are you to decide what belongs where in this forum?
S T F U and stop acting like you own the forum!
[QUOTE=FreebieFan; 1560927]Maybe this discussion belongs on " HeyImasoldiercanifuckthelocals. Com.
It has no place here.[/QUOTE]
The Philippines' Techn-lag
[quote=skogis; 1561356]while sitting surfing at bkk's suvarnabhumi airport on my way back to europe through a 5g operative wifi system it hits me i a few days back was surfing the internet at naia's t2 in the "biz" lounge (i would not call that a proper biz lounge but what the heck). i could not even get my startpage to work. and it needs hardly any connection at all (maby due to habits).
here at bkk, the instant you press, the page pops up. 6g i presume can predict what you will press and that is it.
i guess we are talking about one country seemingly interested in developing vs one that are not (thai vs phils).[/quote]the technology (and infrastructure, income, education, etc.) lag between this country and some, perhaps most of its neighbors is growing. why is it, for example, that thailand's infrastructure is so much better than that of the philippines? why is it that the thais spend about $1, 500 per child per year on education and the philippines spends about $220? the list could go on and on.
i suggest, that aside from the endless, rapacious venality of the politicians, it's due to differences in vision. most countries in asean are eager for direct foreign investment (dfi) and are trying to create the infrastructure (it, physical, educational) that would attract sustained interest from foreign investors. so, together with the infrastructure, they create attract tax incentives, promote effective, enforced contract statutes that protect investors, and in general provide a legal and regulatory framework designed to continuously expand dfi. quite the contrary in the philippines which, despite the empty rhetoric to the contrary, seems to do everything it can to repel foreign investment. the reason may have to do with the oligarchy here wanting to maintain its almost total control of the economy without the pressure of more efficient, less expensive foreign competition. how else to explain the highest electricity costs in asia, some of the highest shipping costs and the deplorable infrastructure, not to mention an air traffic network that's a patchwork of outdated equipment and dilapidated airports?
just as an aside, today my office staff and i wasted about 5 (collective) hours trying to execute a simple bank transaction that would take less than 5 minutes anywhere else. i finally told the bank manager, that even on drugs i couldn't imagine a less efficient, more cumbersome system. she sighed and then said something like: "yes sir, i know."
the inefficiency of almost every sector here is overwhelming, and given that the inefficiencies are so pervasive, i can only conclude that the condition exists through the indifference of those who own the economy and administer the country. there's no other explanation that makes any sense to me. did i mention that according to a recent international survey the philippines has the lowest average internet speed in asia?
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