Yeah, those are all things that build a units cohesiveness and espirit de corps. We did that shit too. When I was a young in a Bradley Platoon, our platoon had a tradition of taking folks down on their B-day and giving them an ass whoopin. It was internal to the PLT. Other platoons tried to jump in on it, well, once you touch one of my platoon members, it's game on. You don't fuck we my people.Speaker to Animals wrote:I saw that. I really don't know what happened since the 90s.
We used to do crazy, fucked up shit, like attack pilots with firetrucks after their last flights, or torture airman on their last day in the unit, but anything that was military custom like this was sacred.
It was good stuff, came close to getting a little too violent a couple times but never did.
I think the PC culture, lowering of standards and feminization of the military happened.
Now this Sr NCO thought it would be nice to do this re-enlistment with the puppet for her kids. I don't hack on women nearly as much as you Doc, but I will here. Womens first loyalty is always to their kids. Women are wired that way, and for good reason. Men are typically loyal to the larger tribe. 20 years ago, no man would think to turn the oath of enlistment into entertainment for his kids. But, when you try to turn a fighting force into a family friendly environment because you now fool yourself into thinking this as much a place for women as it is men...................... well, your fucked.