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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 hour ago

In most if not all American military bases around the world, they disallow their personnel to engage in nightlife outside their base and hand-pick prostitues for them who are hardly 18 and don't speak a single english word. you can look up their storis and testimonies on Youtube

[–] [email protected] 5 points 14 hours ago

Inb4 Chinese spies cleverly pretending to be from other Asian countries.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

No fuck was given.

[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 day ago (1 children)

“US govt makes employees affairs hotter and more alluring. More at 11.”

[–] [email protected] 7 points 21 hours ago

The forbidden love. Shit, now everyone will want to get one of those Chinese spy-wives.

[–] [email protected] 116 points 1 day ago (2 children)

People being incentivised to keep these relationships secret just gives even more leverage to the CCP if they successfully use this as an espionage tactic. I assume that's what this is meant to guard against but surely it would have the opposite effect wouldn't it?

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 day ago

The headlines leave out the part where this is a requirement of their security clearance. It is not uncommon for those holding a security clearance to be discouraged or prohibited from relationships with foreign nationals. It also isn’t a direct prohibition, it would just result in a loss of their clearance, and you are absolutely correct that this will result in more leverage against US personnel.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago

Overtones of Don't Ask, Don't Tell - Mk II, next it will be for all Government employees .. nah that would never happen .. right .. right?

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bond movies told me one of the reasons why people get into this job is to have affairs with people from different countries.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

What they don't mention in the movies is how many of those women he got pregnant and had to pay child support to(except Craig Bond). I suppose he was enough of a blunt instrument that they didn't have to worry about him getting blackmailed or otherwise selling state secrets because they never really gave him intel of much value.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

lol are they gonna bust out the ruler at the dance like in school? How would they ever be able to stop it?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Do they really expect single Americans abroad to be celibate? 🤣 Good luck with that.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They expect single Americans everywhere to be celibate. Except themselves, because that's different.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I mean you could fuck other Americans, or tourists, etc.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I mean you could fuck other Americans

This is officially American policy at this point.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

Well, as they say: when in Rome, do the Romans

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Get fucked, that's gonna be the respondes.