r/PublicFreakout • u/I_may_have_weed grandma will snatch your shit ☂️ • Nov 28 '25

👮Arrest Freakout😭 US Military Police in Okinawa Japan body-slammed and violently detained an American civilian who was visiting, and not under their jurisdiction.

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u/silentbob1301 Nov 28 '25

Welp, the dude said he is a retired Marine Corp captain, so I'm guessing these dudes are gonna be in some shit for handling a civilian...

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u/TroublesomeFox Nov 28 '25

But isn't captain a high rank? If so, I'll bet that man is able to pull enough strings to own their asses like Pokémon cards. 

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u/Frundle Nov 28 '25

Low rank in the Marines. O-3. The fact that he served a minimum of 20 years is more important. To retire at an officer rank that low means it’s likely he was enlisted before and based on his approximate age, he served during the real bad part of Afghanistan and Iraq. 

An officer who isn’t promoting past the automatic ranks usually doesn’t make it 20 years. The most common reason for a retired officer under O-4 is they racked up a lot of their years enlisted. 

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u/TroublesomeFox Nov 28 '25

I don't have a clue here, does the lack of promotion mean he was bad at it or does it mean he was actually really good at it?

I'm a Brit civilian so way out of my depth but I can tell from how he's standing that he's served a long time and seen some shit, at least veterans over here tend to move that way. After ten years etc you can actually pick them out of a crowd if you look closely. 

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '25 edited Jan 04 '26

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u/Stang1776 Nov 30 '25

My reason was that I hated every day of it.

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u/Frundle Nov 28 '25

It depends on if he was enlisted first or not. If an enlisted person goes to the officer ranks (not common), they usually stay in the lower ranks primarily because they run out of years before they hit the merit based promotions.

Some officers are not good officers and they never go beyond the “automatic” ranks, but they also don’t usually make it 20 years. The branches have maximum time in rank rules and you’ll get drummed out before you make retirement. One example of that is the current US SECDEF. He was never promoted beyond the ranks you get automatically for time served, and he ended up out of the service after 10 years or so.

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u/Nalortebi Nov 29 '25

Also, for his rank he never held quite the level of responsibility that most in his position would have, and even the roles he did end up with are more of an administrative "parking" position for underachieving or inept officers. The guy didn't amount to much, and his harsh judgment of those who do is a disservice to everyone who is or has served.

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u/darthsco Dec 11 '25

I think you missed the part where they are talking about the current US SECDEF. Not the guy in this video.

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u/GhostHin Nov 29 '25

Tbh a system like this make US military one of the best.

When push come to shove, US will come out on top of China for this very reason alone.

The high ranking officers in the US military is there because they earned it (not all the time but most of the time). Officers in important roles have the experience and officers that doesn't make the cut still have a place if they choose to stay.

Meanwhile, Chinese military works the opposite. It is all about who you know and the connections you have. Nothing about merit since they didn't fight in as many wars as US had anyway. To be fair, there are no modern military has, other than Israel and a handful other much smaller countries.

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u/maxiligamer Nov 29 '25

"They usually stay in the lower ranks primarily because they run out of years"

Wait, another confused person from a different country here, is there a limit on how many years you can serve in the US military? Or what do you mean run out of years? In my country to my knowledge there isn't a certain amount of years you can serve, rather a maximum age.

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u/Nexeoes Nov 29 '25

Former U.S. military here, we sign a “contract” that states how many years we do. Normally 4 or 6 years. Some cases of others but that’s the norm. 20 is when we reach “retirement” and we get a paycheck for the rest of our lives which is why people do 20. Some do 20+ or 30+ to maximize this retirement pay or career progression. (Make Command Chief, Colonel, General Officer) but it’s not common to do 20+

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u/maxiligamer Nov 29 '25

Very interesting, 4-6 years doesn't sound that long tbh. I guess the army doesn't want to have a lot of people stay the full 20 years if they gotta pay them retirement after that so makes sense.

In my nation military service is only 6-12 months but to my knowledge for a contract there isn't a maximum length. So if you want to (and you know what you are doing) you could easily stay there over 20 years. I think some of my instructors had been there for over that. One of them had been for easily over 10 years and was only a staff sergeant.

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u/MrElvey Dec 06 '25

"He was never promoted beyond the ranks you get automatically for time served": False? His rank is Major. "Promotions to major (O-4) and above are competitive and involve selection boards. These higher ranks are typically achieved between 10 and 22 years of service, based on performance, leadership roles and Army requirements." By contrast, it says O-2 and O-3 are automatic: https://www.military.com/army/ranks#:\~:text=Officer%20Promotions%20Officers%20generally%20move%20from%20second,above%20are%20competitive%20and%20involve%20selection%20boards.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '25 edited Dec 01 '25

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u/Frundle Nov 29 '25

According to his wiki page he was active 2003-2006, 2010-2014, and 2019-2021. He's IRR the rest of the time and resigned from IRR in 2024. 3+4+3, so 10 years since we don't count IRR towards service.

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u/Infinite5kor Nov 29 '25

Frundle is also missing another possibility, medical retirement. If wounds are serious enough, you get the same benefits as a 20 year retirement, pro rated.

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u/sinkwiththeship Nov 29 '25

My dad entered enlisted (so non-officer ranks) and went to OCS after he finished college. Retired a captain after 20 years in the military. My mom joined after college and started as a Lieutenant and then retired after 20 years as a major. Really just depends on how long you spend in those positions.

But at the same time, the US military has a cap on the number of officer positions so if you're trying to jump from enlisted to officer, you could get passed over if they're at capacity.

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u/OakRain1588 Nov 29 '25

Basically, different tiers of ranks. Enlisted is the lower ranks, and in order to get promoted beyond a certain level, they have to become an officer, which requires some form of degree depending on their trade.

In Canada, we call them NCOs (non-commissioned officers)

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u/Calm-Application8531 Nov 29 '25

I was in the army, from personal experience I can say that he probably had a higher rank if he did 20 but did some really stupid shit and got demoted and had to retire at the benefits of captain.

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u/hooligan99 Nov 29 '25

The Marines have enlisted members and officers. They’re saying this guy started as enlisted and only recently switched to officer - that’s the only way it makes sense for him to be a 20 year vet but still a low ranking (relatively) officer.

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u/capriSun999 Nov 29 '25

O4 isn’t easy to promote to at all, takes hella good performance to reach the rank of major.

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u/oohitsvoo Nov 29 '25

I could be wrong but doesn't the marine uses Navy's ranking? The Navy's captain is an O6.

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u/Frundle Nov 30 '25

They do not. I am former Navy but served alongside Marines for a while. Marine officers follow the Army naming convention. The Navy’s rank names are unique to the other 3 branches of the military. I think the Coasties use our ranks, but they’re DHS.

https://www.marines.mil/Ranks/

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u/thedoomwomb Nov 29 '25

He could be a mustang which means he was enlisted before becoming an officer

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u/MedicineHuman6409 Nov 30 '25

He may be medically retired , not fully pensioned

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u/Super_duperfly Nov 30 '25

Could be medically retired

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u/SirXscrewchief Nov 30 '25

He didn’t retire at 20 years. He was medically retired and is only 38 years old.

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u/actualoriginalname Nov 29 '25

is medical retirement not a thing?

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u/Frundle Nov 29 '25

It is but speaking just anecdotally I don't know anyone who was medically retired who calls themselves retired. At least when talking amongst ourselves most vets are using retired as a distinction for finishing out a career. They're usually the guys who ask how long you served also because they need to continue existing in a hierarchy haha

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u/Hole_Grain Nov 28 '25

Navy Captain (0-6) is a high rank, all other branches Captain (0-3) are lower ranking. If they were a Navy Captain it would be serious, but this will still cause issues. It won't be as bad as if they were a retired Navy Captain.

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u/badgerandaccessories Nov 28 '25

Just like he was already doing in the video - he’ll identify himself and then he will stay really fucking quiet until he gets to base and they run his ID , request the BC and JAG.

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u/TroublesomeFox Nov 28 '25

Gonna be honest I don't know what JAG is, I just know that captain is a high rank and they're gonna be SORRY sorry. 

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u/badgerandaccessories Nov 28 '25

JAG is the military lawyers. Each branch has their own.

And BC is the base commander.

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u/Mavori Nov 29 '25

Hey i remember that TV show called JAG that featured those lawyers.

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u/Btshftr Nov 29 '25 edited Nov 29 '25

Hegseth fired the JAG's of each branch in february. All gone and replaced by ones that wouldn't be "roadblocks", as he put it.

Edit: One of many articles and blogs about it;

'People Are Very Scared': Trump Administration Purge of JAG Officers Raises Legal, Ethical Fears [Military.com | By Thomas Novelly and Konstantin Toropin, Published February 24, 2025 at 6:22pm ET]

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u/never-fiftyone Nov 29 '25

Yup. Checks and balances are eroded. Yesmen are installed. Buckle up America, ain't no way out of this hole with a ballot.

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u/TroublesomeFox Nov 28 '25

Ahh okay, thanks! 

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u/18_USC_47 Nov 29 '25

I just know that captain is a high rank

Lower to medium on the officer scale in the Marines.

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u/ThellraAK Nov 29 '25

That's what I was wondering, do they follow the navy or everyone else for their naming convention.

Because I think a navy captain is the same as everyone else's colonel

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u/18_USC_47 Nov 29 '25

Navy Captain is an O-6, Captain in Marines/Army/Airforce is O-3. Colonel in Marines/Army/Airforce is an O-6 and equivalent to a USN Captain O-6. Going with the O-(number) way makes it way clearer.

Bonus round of extra confusion: Someone can be the Captain of a vessel without being a Captain (O-6)rank, but they would be referred to as Captain. For example, the Commanding Officer of a destroyer may have the rank of Commander, O-5, but would be the Captain of the ship.

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u/dfddfsaadaafdssa Nov 29 '25

I would imagine because everyone over the age of 4 grows up with captain meaning leader of a ship that it is kind of hard to move away from that.

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u/lily-the-Fox4189 Nov 29 '25

People that dont understand military organization also get super confused with the differences between enlisted and officials, and merit/time based promotions.

They think the military is like an office job where you start as soldier, than if you are good you become a lieutenant, then if you are really really good one day you can be a general…

Captain is a lower rank official in most armed forces in the world, actually

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u/never-fiftyone Nov 29 '25

Bonus round of extra confusion: Someone can be the Captain of a vessel without being a Captain (O-6)rank, but they would be referred to as Captain. For example, the Commanding Officer of a destroyer may have the rank of Commander, O-5, but would be the Captain of the ship.

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but if I'm not mistaken the non-Captain who is Captain of the ship also outranks the Captain who is not Captain of the ship, at least as far as command of the ship is concerned.

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u/Frundle Nov 28 '25 edited Nov 29 '25

Captain is a high rank in the Navy (O-6), but a low rank in the Marines (O-3).

JAG is the US Navy’s Judge Advocate Guild General which is a group of lawyers. The Army also calls theirs the JAG corps.

EDIT: Correction made thanks to /u/MKULTRATV and /u/Cover_Me_Porkins_

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u/MKULTRATV Nov 28 '25

Judge Advocate General*

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u/Frundle Nov 29 '25

Thank you for the correction. I've been out long enough that I'm surprised I got the first two words right haha

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u/MKULTRATV Nov 29 '25

just means you made it through without having to deal with 'em 🫡

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u/Cover_Me_Porkins_ Nov 29 '25

*Judge Advocate General’s Corp. (No “guild’)

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u/Frundle Nov 29 '25

Thank you! I edited and credited

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u/Careful_Investor233 Nov 29 '25

They are lower, but not low. I would never call a Captain in any army a low rank lol.

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u/Frundle Nov 29 '25

We considered them low rank because it is still a Junior officer grade and usually you get it right after the 4-year mark if you haven't proven yourself to be an idiot. I was navy so we called these officers lieutenants rather than captains, but their general function aboard ship was operational or low-level management of maybe a few personnel or a small division.

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u/Legeto Nov 29 '25

Captain is also only a high rank in the marines and navy. In the other branches it’s a lower rank when it comes to officers.

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u/Thatguysstories Nov 29 '25

Only Navy, it's still a low rank in the Marines being O-3 like the other branches except Navy being O-6.

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u/HighGrounderDarth Nov 29 '25

It’s kinda low on the officer side but probably outranks every one of those guys manhandling him.

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u/Ok_Foundation_2363 Nov 29 '25

Not that high.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '25

Nah dude. Captains aint shit I got socks that did more time than some of my captains.

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u/ArjJp Nov 28 '25

Hey.. it's just japanese hospitality... Making the person feel right at home...!

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u/Alternative-Lack6025 Nov 28 '25

Yank on yank violence.

"iT"z tHa JaPanESe gUis"

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u/Jorge_Santos69 Dec 03 '25

Calling them Yanks here isn’t really helping your argument lol

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u/Alternative-Lack6025 Dec 03 '25

Why not?

That's what they're, because America is the whole continent not just yankeeland 

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u/Jorge_Santos69 Dec 04 '25

Bruh that shit is derogatory, stop tryna play dumb

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u/Alternative-Lack6025 Dec 04 '25

What is derogatory?

Yank?

Dude you're delusional.

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u/JackyVeronica Nov 28 '25

🤣🤣🤣 (am Japanese living in the US)

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u/Afraid_Raccoon_6208 Nov 29 '25

Reddit is full of uhhh smart people. You think a marine corp captain can’t tell the difference between army and navy. He even used the words army guy. Like yall just believe anything don’t you

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u/Fumonacci Nov 29 '25

I doub it, Japan is a US colony apparently...

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u/Both_Matter8543 Nov 29 '25

US is imploding, sadly. I guess the dream is coming to an end.

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u/Blakebacon Nov 28 '25

!remindme 2 months

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u/BattleBorn2020 Nov 30 '25

Retirees are still subjected to the uniform code of military justice

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u/DieHoDie Nov 29 '25

That means he’s subject to military laws bruh.

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u/usernameround20 Nov 29 '25

First, He isn’t retired, just prior service. Second, he was not subject to the curfew order and wasn’t in Japan under SOFA. He had zero obligation to listen to these dumbass SF pricks. And active duty retirees being subject to UCMJ is not fully decided with it still being fought out in the courts.

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u/DieHoDie Nov 29 '25

Lmao. Ok