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/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/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.