The ban on going out at night for U.S. military officers and soldiers stationed in South Korea has been lifted after 8 years. Why were U.S. troops not allowed to go out at night in the first place?

The reason why the American troops stationed in South Korea are prohibited from going out at night is because the military discipline of the American soldiers is quite bad. They often do not stay in the military camp at night and break into famous houses in South Korea to harass people. The United States and South Korea have issued bans on going out at night.

After the end of World War II, the United States stationed a group of U.S. troops in South Korea. After the war, the U.S. military in South Korea had basically nothing to do at night except training during the day. Military discipline is not that strict and does not restrict the personal freedom of soldiers. U.S. military personnel can freely enter and exit military bases. As long as they return to their troops on time, there will be no problems. This has led to some soldiers in the Korean Army violating military discipline many times and harassing ordinary citizens in South Korea. The U.S. military has a high status in South Korea. , ordinary residents simply cannot resist.

It is precisely because the people are afraid that the US garrison will use force and do not dare to resist, that the behaviors of these garrison troops are becoming more and more excessive. He often broke into private homes while drunk and even used sexual violence against Korean women. However, the U.S. government did not punish soldiers for such behavior. This made the South Korean president wonder how to deal with these garrison troops, fearing that improper handling would lead to the U.S. If you have opinions about your own country, even though the South Korean government does not dare to take care of it and the United States does not want to take care of it, more and more soldiers in the garrison violate military discipline. Some soldiers even used force against people while drunk, resulting in the death of people.

Seeing that these situations were getting serious, the U.S. government had to come forward to discuss solutions with the South Korean government. After discussions between the two governments, in 2011, the United States finally decided that all officers and soldiers of the military stationed in South Korea were prohibited from going out at night. The base officially issued a ban on going out at night. This ban was implemented for eight years and was not lifted until 2019. You can imagine how serious the situation is.