I watched first-hand how the military board in charge of putting clubs off-limits profited from not putting CERTAIN clubs off-limits.

I’m going to go waaaay out on a limb here and say that maybe, just maybe, there is some shady business going on with the military leadership in charge of keeping an eye on AAFES… and housing… and contracting… or anyplace else where big money is involved.

I bet some of the big-wigs at AAFES might even be involved. DOH! Never mind. We already saw that scandal a few months back… which quickly and quietly went faaaar away.

So… either everybody on this board is a complete retard… which is actually possible. Or, everyone would rather pretend nothing is happening… or blame only Koreans as if they could get by with the same scams on their own time after time, year after year.

Every time this comes up, most of the military folks who dare comment on it talk waaaaay around direct statements that might indicate there is any involvement, or even blame, on USFK leadership for this… despite that organized, large-scale black marketing really CAN’T be happening without them knowing all about it…

…’cause if it is, it brings up a lot of other questions.

Like… what happened to all the money and manpower used to secure the entire base/post? And if they can’t seem to notice Koreans moving large quantities of goods around, how are they going to notice the North Korean in the chow hall with the vial of dimethylmercury? Or the Central Asian Islamic fundamentalist of Korean origin moving a regular shipment of ox tails with the addition of a great, big, scary AN/FO packed with ball bearings, frozen cow bones and a lump of radioactive strontium from a long-forgotten Soviet lighthouse RTG.

Of course, they couldn’t keep track of a Rack o’ Nukes recently. Hmmm… maybe they ARE all clueless.

Gotta think more about this one.

J!

I think everyone needs to understand the process and stop making “assumptions” when the military leadership is actually the ones condoning this act!

I’m sad to see that the quality of blackemarketer has fallen so low.

Joking aside, I am surprised to read that ox tail, spam, and baby formula are still a hot items. Those were popular on the blackmarket too 20 years ago.

There is a trail of documents showing exactly when and how OSI and CID have been informed of those AAFES trucks.

Their answer of, “We are aware of it and we are looking into it,” has also been recorded… for several years.

Senior leadership is aware of what is going on and some members may profit from it.

Some day, something may come of it.

J!

Meanwhile, you dimwits, EVERYONE in Korea knows that the path to the black market is packed with big trucks with AAFES painted on the side.

There is no way the black market could be stocked with the quantity of goods it consumes by:

1. Sneaking stuff off post in the back of taxis.
2. Can you say backpack?
3. Even the biggest ox tail buying, cart full of spam and baby formula pushing race tracking ajima brigade could even come close to making a dent.

Wake up you buffoons. Stop Harassing E-4’s, dependents and contractors. Stop with the BS taxi trunk inspections (or at least do it so it does not impede traffic) and go after the REAL CRIMINALS. That is if you are serious about it.