You don't go to just any country to desert, and if you are in japan trying to desert, that is just stupid. It is better to desert somewhere like in Europe. There are also other countries that don't make contracts with america that are good to desert too.

I probably shouldn't be mentioning this as a military member. The whole basis of it is basically, if you run, HAVE A PLAN AND A BRAIN!

I had a buddy that went UA during RIMPAC 2000 in Australia , He met some chick in Brisbane during leave and they hit it off. He told me that he was in love and was never going back to the states , I called BS....I was wrong...lol Turns out her father owned a couple of hotels & resorts on the Gold Coast so he basically stepped in S***. I usually talk to him around the Marine Corps Birthday in November. The plus is that my next trip down under I don't have to pay for lodging.

If you run away, you will be charge with desertion and sent to military prison (which is no cake walk). If you try to get discharged, you will most likely do something that will give you a dishonorable discharge and that will not look good on your resume.

Just serve your time and don't ask for an extension, I say. You get a lot better benefits from manning up and serving your 2-6 years in the military.

And why would you want to desert in Japan? It's not like you are at risk 24/7 of being shot in the back. I mean, it a possibility everywhere, but it is not like in the Middle East today.

If you don't want to be int he military, don't. You can become a cashier at your local McDonalds and they will pay you just the same.

You have a better chance at getting shot in McDonalds than in Japan.

Originally posted by Bushido Kanji
If you run away, you will be charge with desertion and sent to military prison (which is no cake walk).

I would disagree, the joint military brig in San Diego is not harsh at all, the worst thing is the boredom cause you get locked in your cells alone allot. Work is just a regular 8 hr day, in the kitchens etc. There's no overcrowding like civi prisons so no sharing cells. The food is just like regular military food, not like the swill you get in civi prisons.

People seem to assume military prison would be hard but it's not. It used to be a few years ago, my brother worked the brig for awhile in the 70's when it was rough, but these days they can't do anything to you. They don't even yell at you. They have civi counselors to take care of your needs.

And the best thing you get paid your regular rate of pay while you are in the brig. You don't get discharged until you're released, which can be over a month after you get out of the brig (you go to temporary hold unit until your discharge is official), and then you go pick up your check at dispersing.