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Originally Posted by Nyororin
Sorry, I made that assumption as I thought that you would probably hear from those with military affiliation on the online community you mentioned.
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Naval Officers are a very small subsegment. I don't know what the enlisted folks are saying, and I don't know what the other branches are saying. Indeed, even then, I am only on the forums for the surface and aviation communities, because of my own community choices. Subs are volunteer only, for the most part, and I don't have the strength in math/science to go nuke for subs, which means I have no idea what the submariners are saying about the issue.
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Personally, I don`t really think it is making the news in Japan. I haven`t heard anything on the Japanese news. I honestly don`t think it will change perceptions much. I don`t believe it is an issue having to do with Japan directly - yes, it was based here, but it isn`t something coming into contact with Japanese citizens. It started within the military and ended within the military.
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It's been on a few sites, and my coworkers and I spoke about it when Time first broke the story. I can't read well enough to read newspapers, and I can't stand Japanese TV, but I check Japanese news blogs, especially posts relating to the Navy or Marine Corps, for obvious reasons.
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Basically an 天下り, right?  Pretty much what would happen if something similar happened in a Japanese organization. I don`t think that perceptions would change based on how she was dealt with.
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Most SWOs are pretty displeased from what I hear. General consensus is that she should have been dismissed.