By A no drinking order put out by the 2ID commanding general has created a stir with local bar owners in Dongducheon:
Dongducheon bar and restaurant owners met 2nd Infantry Division officials recently to complain about an alcohol ban imposed on troops during a training exercise this month.
U.S. soldiers — and the Korean Augmentees to the U.S. Army who work with them — have been banned from drinking alcohol from Aug. 12 through Sept. 3, according to a report in The Morning Calm, the military’s newspaper in South Korea.
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According to Hodges, both parties walked away from the meeting understanding each other’s position, and KSTA leaders agreed to place the 2nd ID order banning soldiers from drinking during the exercise at the entrance of entertainment establishments, Ivey said.
I doubt the Dongducheon bar owners will be putting up a banner asking LTC Hodges to go to Afghanistan, but they are unhappy over the policy.
I like this quote from the article though:
The policy that bans soldiers from drinking states: “Consumption of alcoholic beverages is inconsistent with the readiness that U.S. Forces must maintain when deployed to defend our national interests, and it is equally inconsistent with effective, realistic training.â€
Drinking hampers readiness during the training exercise but we will let the soldiers go to the club and consort with drinky girls all night and that has no effect on effective realistic training?
Only in 2ID.
