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- Marines and Sailors of III
MEF and of Marine Forces Japan,

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I want to make sure that I am clear to you

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on the policy that I have
put out regarding liberty.

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I established a Life in III MEF letter

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and I just signed a Marine
Forces Japan Liberty Policy.

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Let me go point by point and be very clear

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so that you hear it directly from me.

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Let's start with Hawaii.

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If you live in Hawaii,
you're in the United States.

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The same Liberty orders
and rules apply in Hawaii

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as they do in the United States.

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There's no curfew.

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There's no restriction on
your consumption of alcohol,

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other than you have to
comply with the state age,

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which is 21.

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You can drive your vehicle,

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just like you can in the United States

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and live your life, mostly,

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like you were in
California or Camp Lejeune.

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Pretty simple but I need you
to conduct yourselves well.

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If you live here in
Japan, here is the deal:

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Officers and Staff NCOs,
you do not have a curfew.

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Sergeants and below, your curfew is 01.

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That is per the U.S. Forces Japan Order.

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If you are going to consume
alcohol out in town,

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that alcohol must stop at midnight.

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There is no one who can
consume alcohol publicly

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between midnight and 05.

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Liberty buddies, you don't need one.

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You should have one.

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You're foolish not to have one.

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Officers and Staff NCOs never need one.

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Sergeants and below need one

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if you are going to consume alcohol.

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For sergeants and below
who are on the islands

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for 179 days or less,

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you need a liberty buddy after 2200.

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Driving: driving is pretty simple.

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If you have a license, you wish to drive,

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you have a good record,

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you're a mature individual
Marine or Sailor,

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you should be allowed to drive.

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You take your test,
you get your insurance,

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you go through all of the training

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that is required by
the government of Japan

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and you should have a license.

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Commanders, I expect you to make sure

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these Marines get their licenses

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within a reasonable amount of time.

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That may be a couple of weeks

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but certainly no more than a month.

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Everyone who wishes to drive can drive.

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I want you to enjoy the island.

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I want you to enjoy mainland Japan

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but you have to conduct yourselves well.

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There is no off-limits line.

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If you want to go to Naha, go to Naha.

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But there is a list of
off-limit establishments,

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which you can find in the Liberty Order.

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There's a link that'll
take you to an updated list

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of places, specific places, you can't go

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because of their bad conduct.

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I want you to have fun out here.

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I want you to enjoy these islands.

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Please go after this.

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Enjoy yourselves.

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Conduct yourselves responsibly.

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And commanders and sergeants major,

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get after this Liberty Order

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and get our Marines out on Liberty

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and enjoying this wonderful
place that we live

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called III MEF.

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Semper Fidelis.

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(ceremonious music)