What do you think about this http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/us-troops-face-eating-drinking-restrictions-during-ramadan_979081.html

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Response by CPL Brian Clouser made Jun 26 at 2015 4:05 PM

2015-06-26T16:05:34-04:00

The link didn't work. Let try this; http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/us-troops-face-eating-drinking-restrictions-during-ramadan_979081.html

U.S. Troops Face Eating, Drinking Restrictions During Ramadan

A top commander in southwest AsiaremindedU.S military personnel stationed in Muslim countries in the Middle East of the restrictions placed on them during Ramadan. According to a report by the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs, Brig. Gen. John Quintas, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing commander in Southwest Asia, said that the U.S.

Response by LTC John Shaw made Jun 26 at 2015 4:06 PM

2015-06-26T16:06:15-04:00

Posting as a link.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/us-troops-face-eating-drinking-restrictions-during-ramadan_979081.html

U.S. Troops Face Eating, Drinking Restrictions During Ramadan

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 26 at 2015 4:09 PM

2015-06-26T16:09:29-04:00

No way, really?

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 26 at 2015 5:40 PM

2015-06-26T17:40:34-04:00

Nothing new. It has been like this at least as long as my first deployment back in 1993. It's not a restriction put in place by the military, it's put in by the host nation.

Another exception is if you're on a US-controlled base, such as ASU Bahrain. As long as you remain on base you can eat and drink as much as you want during Ramadan.