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Captain Corea



Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:40 am    Post subject: Access to US bases here Reply with quote
I'm curious about access to the US bases here in Korea for non-military / DoD personnel.

Is there a list of services one can access without being "in the mix"? I know you can walk into the USO and such in Yongsan without passing through any checks - is there anything else like that (restaurants perhaps)?
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tommo123456789



Joined: 31 Jan 2008
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
From what I've been told, you need to know someone that lives on base and be their guest..
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Korlingus



Joined: 01 Sep 2007
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Contact the USO near Samgakji about volunteering if you want access.
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climber159



Joined: 02 Sep 2007
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Befriend someone in the military. The base isn't really all that interesting. As a base guest you will not have access to the PX or the commissary. Still...it is nice to go somewhere once in a while where drivers are civil and things feel at least a little bit like home.
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anyangoldboy



Joined: 28 Sep 2007
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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jou ma se poes



Joined: 13 Apr 2008
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Dragon Hill Lodge
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Adventurer



Joined: 28 Jan 2006
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It was cool getting cheap vitamins from this gal who had access to the base, but she's gone now.
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Captain Corea



Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Korlingus wrote:
Contact the USO near Samgakji about volunteering if you want access.


Actually, the thing is, I really don't want access.

I was in a conversation with a friend the other day and they had mentioned that "all you need to be is American to be able to use the base (restaurants and such)"

I was under the impression that you needed to be
-active duty
-retired
-reserve
-DoD
-a dependant

or walked on with one of the above.
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asylum seeker



Joined: 22 Jul 2007
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Just another example of Korean racism- denying Americans access to their own bases!
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Lekker



Joined: 09 Feb 2008
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
asylum seeker wrote:
Just another example of Korean racism- denying Americans access to their own bases!


That makes no sense.
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eliross



Joined: 14 Jun 2007
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've been on the Yongsan Base. You just need someone to sign you on/off. It's pretty easy but you can't buy anything from the stores (maybe you can from the restaurants). It's too bad to because everything is DIRT cheap. Bottle of Patron 40$ Jack Daniels 20$ and food was cheap to. If you have a friend in the military you can ship things for pennies as well.
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CentralCali



Joined: 17 May 2007
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Captain Corea wrote:
Korlingus wrote:
Contact the USO near Samgakji about volunteering if you want access.


Actually, the thing is, I really don't want access.

I was in a conversation with a friend the other day and they had mentioned that "all you need to be is American to be able to use the base (restaurants and such)"


That person is wrong.

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I was under the impression that you needed to be
-active duty
-retired
-reserve
-DoD
-a dependant

or walked on with one of the above.


Exactly right. There is a limit to the number of guests a person with access can bring onto the base at one time, though--last I heard, it was three guests. Additionally, the person with access must get that approved whenever his DEROS (Date of Expected Rotation from Overseas) is extended.

For special events, the person with access can request permission from the installation commander to bring more than three guests. That requires submitting a disposition form with the following information: all guests' names, their NID or passport number, the special event, and expected duration of the event.

The Dragon Hill Lodge has a sort of miniature shopping center and a few restaurants. Here is their