• cobysev@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    Back around 2005 or so, I was stationed in Japan with the US military. A buddy of mine parked his car on the shopping strip in front of the military base’s main gate and then walked to a bar. Later that night, intoxicated, he stumbled back to his car, intent to sleep it off in the back seat before going home.

    A gate guard saw him drunkenly ambling toward his car with a key in hand and ran after him. Busted him for a DUI on the spot. Dude didn’t even get into his car and he got a charge on his permanent military record for intent to drive under the influence of alcohol.

    I dunno how things work in the civilian sector (I don’t drink at all), but the military doesn’t play games. If you’re drunk and have access to a car key and a vehicle, they’ll bust you.