Cambodia

You ever think about which jobs would be just really sucky to have? Probably your list includes things like restroom attendant, garbage man, fry cook.

But spare a thought for the plight of the Cambodian soldier.

From a Xinhua report today (no link, I saw the story at work and can't find it online):

PHNOM PENH, June 10 (Xinhua) -- A new campaign was launched by Cambodia's Ministry of Defense to encourage soldiers to drink less booze in an effort to stem the spread of HIV/AIDS, local media reported Friday.

The Model Man Campaign, sponsored by the ministry and NGO Family Health International (FHI), has already started in Kompong Speu province and is slated to begin in Kompong Cham province on June 13, The Cambodia Daily reported.

Model Man, eh? What sorts of manly activities will they use to entice these hardened warriors away from the sauce?

Over three months, soldiers will participate in plays, quizzes
and sporting events aimed at showing them why they should not
drink so much.

Riiiiight.

Take a gander at what Cambodian's highly disciplined corps of crack troops usually does in its spare time:

According to a recently released FHI study, 75 percent of 135 surveyed soldiers had sex with sex workers after a night of drinking. "Condoms are seldom used," the report said.

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Let's see, get drunk and screw a Cambodian hooker, OR go on a quiz show.

"I'll take 'On the Wagon' for 500 riel, Alex".

"This is what you won't be getting from now on."

"Uh, what is 'laid', Alex?"

"Correct!"

But here's the real kicker of the story. Check out this amazing quote:

"We drink until we get drunk, fall down and the dog licks our drunken mouths," the report quoted one soldier as saying. "Every time I drink alcohol, I want sex immediately," another was quoted as saying.

Good God.

"The dog licks our drunken mouths."