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Apparently the US Department of ~~Defense~~War thinks that they can order non-US citizens not resident in the USA to cease and desist from mailing things.

Uh…

Hilarity of the items involved aside, the gall of the US military postal service to give orders to civilians not under their command and not even of their nation is shocking.

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[–] notabot@piefed.social 104 points 4 months ago (2 children)

So, they want her to stop sending sex toys to Baharain, but

The United States Postal Service and the DOD work together through the Military Postal Service Agency (MPSA), managed by the Army, to provide worldwide mail services (APO/FPO/DPO) for service members. These address formats don't reveal the country, just the person and military unit.

So she couldn't screen out those orders, even if she wanted to!

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Lol tell your soldiers to stop ordering butt plugs

[–] notabot@piefed.social 15 points 4 months ago (3 children)

It's probably better that they're ordering them than improvising, but yes, it's very much a them problem rather than a her problem.

[–] spiff@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Due to country restrictions, they will unfortunately have to rely on IEDs (Improvised Excitement Devices)

[–] notabot@piefed.social 1 points 4 months ago

Better hope they don't sit down too hard, or they might get more of that excitement than they're ready for! I've heard "without a base, without a trace", but this is more "sit on a shell, welcome to hell".

[–] mech@feddit.org 1 points 4 months ago

Especially considering what soldiers have on hand to improvise!

[–] BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social 2 points 4 months ago

They should just be a rifle attachment.

[–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 7 points 4 months ago

Yup. The system by design (to avoid deployments being decodable) doesn't reveal the actual destination ... but somehow she's supposed to know.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 62 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I like her attitude to this whole thing.

I hope she updates her website with a 10% discount to all troops posted overseas 

[–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 3 points 4 months ago

"Half off to DoW addresses."

[–] Billy_fuccboi@lemmy.world 46 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Just slap camo pattern on it and get a Pentagon contract

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 24 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The picatinny rail is ribbed for your pleasure

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh no, that sounds uncomfortable as fuck

[–] TrillianAstra@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You could put it on the base for accessories

[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Afixing a flashlight to the rail could make a handy reading light for maps. Imagine a soldier ducking under another soldier's poncho, poncho soldier drops their pants and squats so the poncho comes closer to the ground.

I do suspect that moaning, as the light is operated, would be frowned upon.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Much better than the field-expedient buttplugs made out of everyday vegetables.

[–] PwnTra1n@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Like magic it disappears into its surroundings

[–] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 7 points 4 months ago

Need a more flared base.

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Properly fitted, a buttplug reduces cavitation shock waves from shrapnel and small munitions, reducing internal damage and increasing soldier survivability by over 9000

[–] mech@feddit.org 3 points 4 months ago

I'm no ballistics expert so I'll take your word for it.

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

You know, I miss the time you could look at a headline and know instantly it was The Onion. Now you have to check the URL and read the damn thing to know for sure.

[–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 3 points 4 months ago

I know, right? Parody is dead.

[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

you cant stop her from plugging the butts of american soldiers. YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

She won't rest until she's plugged every butthole in Bahrain!

[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It actually makes sense when you include this important bit, "on behalf of the country of Bahrain"

It's likely Bahrainian customs inspecting the package, finding illegal contraband, then contacting the intended recipient for an explanation as to why they're receiving banned goods

US Military responds by saying they'll inform all parties to prevent future occurrences. It's classic CYA

[–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There's a couple of problems with this:

  1. The vendor has no idea what the destination is when sending it through military post. Part of the whole point of a separate postal system is that you can't figure out deployments from postage. So even if they're doing it "on behalf of Bahrain" they're aiming that the wrong direction. They should have been aiming it at the recipients (who obviously know where they are) not the shipper (who doesn't).

  2. The country of Bahrain has no position where it can give orders to nonresident foreign citizens either.

[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

You're completely correct, but that doesn't stop it from happening. It's just performative covering of asses all around. Now the Bahrainian government doesn't look like they're giving the US military a free pass and the US military can say they're doing something