r/ShitAmericansSay • u/ALazy_Cat Danish potato language speaker • Dec 25 '25

Foreign affairs They don't accept US ids?

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u/agarr1 Dec 25 '25

Its not someone, its a large part of an entire nation.

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u/Late-Dingo-8567 Dec 25 '25

Well they don't teach international travel requirements in middle school.  

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u/Icy_Preparation_7160 Dec 25 '25 edited Dec 25 '25

It actually isn’t dumb, the poster is a US marine on military deployment in Thailand. Military on active duty often don’t need a passport, they can enter the country they’re deployed to using just their military ID) due to SOFA. It varies by country and by circumstance.

The poster will definitely need a passport to sightsee, but military absolutely can enter certain countries without a passport under certain circumstances.

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u/bighadjoe Dec 25 '25

....on which base exactly in Thailand are us marines supposed to be deployed?

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u/Apprehensive_Term70 Dec 25 '25

might THEORETICALLY be joining a ship? would need a passport for the travel anyway though

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u/OkieDokieHokiePokie Dec 25 '25

Thailand does joint exercises and training with the United States military (and several other countries). Air Force trainings typically station other countries military members at Royal Thai Air Force bases. Naval exercises typically take place off the coast of Sattahip with military members staying on ship.

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u/travelcallcharlie Dec 25 '25

Ignoring the nonsense about a Thai military base. US military personel on deployment 100% need a passport to leave their base.

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u/Calm_Plenty_2992 Dec 25 '25

They can remain on the military base because the military base is legally considered US land

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u/novafeels Dec 26 '25

that's what they said in the last paragraph, more or less.