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[GI Korea] 2ID Clarifies Battle Buddy Policy - USFK Forums — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:22:41 +0000

[...] [GI Korea] 2ID Clarifies Battle Buddy Policy Published: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 05:26:43 +0000 Like the new marriage policy, I like the new battle buddy policy as well: A revised 2nd Infantry Division â€œbattle buddyâ€ policy keeps the off-post system voluntary but spells out responsibilities and potential punishments. The policy of leaving post with at least one other person remains â€œhighly encouraged but not mandatory,â€ a phrase bolded and underlined in [...] Read More… [...]

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:47:33 +0000

steve, that is the funniest thing I have heard all week. ROFL

By: steve

steve — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:11:21 +0000

BrokeBack Korea:

“I wish I knew how to quit you battle buddy!”

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:04:34 +0000

The policy clarifies that soldier do not need a battle buddy, thus no need for Brokeback Korea.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:19:07 +0000

Bob Walsh—BrokeBack Korea? Might be a hit! I wouldn’t want to see it. But the Army Is changing in many ways.

By: Bob Walsh

Bob Walsh — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:31:34 +0000

Let’s see now…3 year tours I have to spend with a battle buddy, and I can’t drink or chase whores? It really is time to re-look the Army’s policy on gay people.

By: steve

steve — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:34:46 +0000

So, I’m confused here is this a rule or wishful thinking? Recommended but not required?

Muddy policies cause confusion.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:03:09 +0000

There is another reason for a Soldier to travel alone, from my own past. Two or more troops on the subway or anywhere else equals a “group”. A group can be attacked or in other ways made to “defend” their selves in an off-post situation, which makes really good news for the cameras, which are everywhere. It does not make good news, nor is it believable, that a lone GI would go out, “off-post” looking for trouble—Two or more locals whipping up on a lone American is not news worthy, so in Korea, not likely to happen. In 2002, while stationed at Camp Stanley, I would get many “looks” of displeasure. Looks are not the same as physical attacks on a lone little GI.
Two or more are often an easy target. But that was just my experience on the subway in 02.