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...when my son went through Boot, if there was a problem among the recruits....Drill Sergeant would tell the recruits to "handle it, just don't kill them" and would walk quietly out of the bay...Interesting that back in his day(Hartman's)it was common practice to give recruits a swift boot in the rear,or other physical punishments like beating the crap out of them,while today in some branches at least the recruit gets a timeout card if the drill instructor is being too verbal with them..
Y'know, from one standpoint, it sounds good. It's the old stimulus-response thing. If you demonstrate to them that their actions bring pain, they'll stop those actions....when my son went through Boot, if there was a problem among the recruits....Drill Sergeant would tell the recruits to "handle it, just don't kill them" and would walk quietly out of the bay...
I have heard of blanket parties, but back in 1980 we were in an all girl platoon (13 Platoon) in Cornwallis Nova Scotia. I do not recall hearing about any actual blanket parties (at least amount the girls anyway).Y'know, from one standpoint, it sounds good. It's the old stimulus-response thing. If you demonstrate to them that their actions bring pain, they'll stop those actions.
On the other hand, it tends to breed psychopathology. That's how they want to play? Well, I'll show them how it's played.
In leadership training in the Marines, we were taught a number of things to apply correction short of beating on people. But we were also told, "Sometimes a blanket party** is the only option."
Human beings are complicated.
**For those not in the know, a "blanket party" means that when the offender walks into the squad bay, a blanket is thrown over him so he can't tell who's whomping up on him from that point forward.
I have heard of blanket parties, but back in 1980 we were in an all girl platoon (13 Platoon) in Cornwallis Nova Scotia. I do not recall hearing about any actual blanket parties (at least amount the girls anyway).
There was a horror story about a male recruit who did not fit in. We heard they tied him to a chair and then put him under a freezing cold shower. He was sent home. I am hoping this is just a made up story as it seems unnecessarily cruel to me.
...that was pretty much the point Gpa....if they had a knucklehead that was bringing the whole battalion down, they dealt with it in the guise of extreme "peer pressure"...I understand the psychopathology without question...but, and I'm a warhawk-they're not going out there to play patty-cake...Y'know, from one standpoint, it sounds good. It's the old stimulus-response thing. If you demonstrate to them that their actions bring pain, they'll stop those actions.
On the other hand, it tends to breed psychopathology. That's how they want to play? Well, I'll show them how it's played.
The trick is to find the balance. Overly testosterone types may take to their fists trying to fix the problem early, but that's not involving very good analysis. In leadership training in the Marines, we were taught a number of things to apply correction short of beating on people. But we were also told, "Sometimes a blanket party** is the only option."
Human beings are complicated.
**For those not in the know, a "blanket party" means that when the offender walks into the squad bay, a blanket is thrown over him so he can't tell who's whomping up on him from that point forward.
...say what?.....the extremes I don't condone, but a good swift kick in the arse by your "battle buddies" may do the trick-shape up or go home...ya gotta embrace the suck!...Bite me.
Bite me.
...say what?.....the extremes I don't condone, but a good swift kick in the arse by your "battle buddies" may do the trick-shape up or go home...ya gotta embrace the suck!...