USFK Bans Buying Drinks for Juicy Girls

2014-10-28T09:37:05-04:00

Having never been to Korea myself, I cannot speak personally. However, I have heard many of horror stories. It was always surprising that a policy letter or something of the sort was never put in place.

What are your thoughts?

http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/usfk-bans-buying-drinks-for-juicy-bar-workers-1.310811

USFK bans buying drinks for 'juicy bar' workers

U.S. Forces Korea has banned servicemembers from buying drinks for workers in “juicy bars,” which have long been suspected of involvement in prostitution and human trafficking.

Response by MSG Wade Huffman made Oct 28 at 2014 10:14 AM

2014-10-28T10:14:00-04:00

Honestly can't say that I'm surprised by the action. I am somewhat surprised that it didn't happen much earlier. It has been going on for, quite literally, decades, and has always been a very thin veiled cover for prostitution, even before the human trafficking became rampant.
Long past due IMHO.

Response by SFC Melker Johansson made Oct 28 at 2014 10:24 AM

2014-10-28T10:24:30-04:00

The ban make sense if the US Armed Forces are serious about fighting sex trafficking.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 28 at 2014 10:26 AM

2014-10-28T10:26:32-04:00

And that was my first impression as well, MSG Wade Huffman & SFC Melker Johansson. There is a yearly mandated class against human trafficking yet we do nothing about the obvious sex trafficking in Korea.

Long overdue, to say the least.

Response by SFC Joseph Sheffield made Sep 13 at 2022 4:57 PM

2022-09-13T16:57:39-04:00

I was stationed in Korea at Humphreys from 94-95. The girls were pretty much all Korean then. Not like today with the other 3rd world people taking over the "role". There is no need for a ban if the SM just said "no thanks" like most of us did. Soldiers are going to drink and that's a hard one to stop. But things are much more "non-alcoholic" today. So, maybe it's for the best with sex trafficking and prostitution, that they will be out of work. But we had an "underground" (literally in a basement) club in Humphreys so, this will probably continue for a while.