Comments on: General Bell on Accompanied Tours and Media Fabrications

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:31:26 +0000

When I lived off post in Uijongbu I lived in an apartment away from the camp just to get away from the sharks outside the camp. I had to jog to work every morning but at least I lived in a great apartment at an affordable price instead of the crap usually found in the villes at inflated prices.

Hopefully most of the housing will be on post to avoid this problem.

By: Leon LaPorte

Leon LaPorte — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:23:34 +0000

That is all fine and dandy if it happens. But, if it does happen, the US needs to seriously consider some type of price controls on Korean substandard housing. These price gougers are outside every camp and charge outrageous prices.

By: Nomad

Nomad — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:22:18 +0000

Oops, I meant "Pete."

By: Nomad

Nomad — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:21:41 +0000

Pe4te,

You're not the only one that's confused. On one hand, USFK is still claiming that North Korea is a viable threat and on the other, they're saying, "let's bring in even more dependents." I think it's time to stop with the charade and just admit that we're here to maintain a footprint in this part of the world.

By: Pete

Pete — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:06:03 +0000

I remember the official date to close Yongsan was 2008 and no one USFK official would change this date, even when all the evidence clearly indicated this could not happen, until the Korean press started reporting a delay. Just a couple of years ago USFK had everyone under a 9PM curfew for force protection reasons. Now the official position is to try and make Korea a three year command sponsored tour for all. Boy am I confused?

By: usinkorea

usinkorea — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:36:19 +0000

I tried for about 15 mintues to find a reference but couldn't. It wasn't in the Stars and Stripes, so it must have been in the Korean press —- which of course opens up the possibility that it was a false quote as the current leadership claims here….

By: usinkorea

usinkorea — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:36:39 +0000

I don't know what part of USFK it was, but I definately remember reading a couple years ago about a plan in the works to stop the individual rotations and move to 6 month full rotations.

I might try to track down a quote on that in the Stars and Stripes. I seem to remember it coming around 2005….