is the ONLY organization ALLOWED to brutalize recruits if it is kept "hush hush". some of u "marines", quote, unquote even go as far as to say that brutalizing recruits is either a thing of the past or an urban legend. it makes me laugh because i was there and i witnessed alot of things recruits suffered unnescessarily. i think this is one reason why Marines have the reputatioon as the "dumbest" branch of the service. it is very posible to train an elite fighting force using the "hands off" approach. nobody is a punching bag. i had the "privilege" of being a witness of a drill instructor in another platoon brutalizing a recruit, i testified me and a couple of others, and the drill instructor was busted down to private and went to the brig. during the rest of my training i was called a "disgrace" to the marine corps by my drill instructors for testifying. my question is, is this fair? they made me suffer for it during the rest of boot camp
2007-03-19 03:08:16 · 5 answers · asked by Beaujock 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Hooah, soldier. You are a credit to your unit, the Marines, and the United States of America. Clearly, no service in the military is allowed to abuse their soldiers, and the fact that the DI was busted both evidences this and strengths us.
If anyone is a disagrace, it is the DI who turns on his/her own soldiers. Training has been used to "justify" a lot of inhumanity (wrongly, of course). From experience, my Army battalion (most of whom were trained in "Relaxin' Jackson" - Fort Jackson) was far superior to the two Marines who transferred to our ranks in the year 2000 because our unity regarding the UCMJ and established standards of ethics were unparalleled. My battalion returned from 2 years of service in Iraq with good morale and no casualties because of it.
My training was at Fort Leonardwood, MI and their abuses all proved to be counterproductive to their mission. Personally, I see the UCMJ (Uniformed Code of Military Justice) as far superior to any soldier, and anyone who turned a blind eye to it would be considered a traitor in my eyes. The disgrace of Abu Graib, Iraq, well-illustrated the harm to this country and to her mission of allowing soldiers to blatantly disregard the UCMJ and the well-established military policies for the treatment of prisoners.
Your testimony demonstrated your loyalty to America, to a disciplined unit dedicated to well-established, honorable standards of conduct, and to a stronger military by holding up our military laws above the individual. I was prepared to do the same throughout my service in the Army. I salute you for your bravery, integrity, and ethics.
2007-03-19 05:28:00 · answer #1 · answered by Andy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The marines are trained to be tough. They must be to undergo what they are asked to do in combat. If that means being rough on recruits to get the result needed, so be it. The Marine Corps. is not the dumbest, they are the ones with the most guts. They have to be. Does it make them cocky? Sure it does.
Did I go through the Marine Boot? No, the AF. Probably didn't have the fortitude to be a Marine. Smile.
When a soldier, turns against his brothers, he is labeled an outcast. Cannot be trusted. You cannot look at it another way. The military is not a democracy. You are told how to S---, how much and what color.
Hisemiester
2007-03-19 10:20:32 · answer #2 · answered by hisemiester 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wow when I was in bootcamp I saw a DI poke a recruit in the eye on accident, and he was removed from the drill field, and busted down. The Marine Corps doesnt tolerate abuse of its recruits. For every person who says they witnessed an abuse at bootcamp there are 500 more who can say they didnt see anything happen. Drill Instructors know what their mission is and they complete the mission assigned to them. Why would you beat a recruit or do something stupid to them that could ruin your carreer at best, or if you get assigned to the unit they are in get you killed at the worst.
2007-03-19 10:52:05 · answer #3 · answered by Kenneth W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
marines join knowing what is to come. I don't judge them. I was in the army and our DS loved to torchure us. At the end of boot he was my favorite DS. It helped me become a strong soldier.
2007-03-19 10:24:42 · answer #4 · answered by badgerpurplehaze 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Doing the right and honorable thing can often bring hardship on oneself.
2007-03-19 10:16:54 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋