WhereAreMahDragonz
Banned
No matter your branch of service, or your job, or your mentality, this shit is not okay. I work aircraft maintenance for the Air Force, and it's an environment of tough guys. It's hard work and you learn through sucking it up, getting your hands dirty, and staying late to ensure the mission gets done.
That being said, NONE of the people I work with, whether they're scrawny nerds or meatheads, would ever dare haze a newbie. We all look out for each other, we all have each other's backs, and we work as a team. We're brothers and sisters in arms, no matter your rank.
The fact that this recruit had to endure hazing in an attempt to "toughen him up" at the hands of his mentors, his teachers, the people he was supposed to respect, is appalling and something that should never have happened. It doesn't matter if he was officially a Marine or not; he took the oath of enlistment, signed on the dotted line, and made the decision that less than 1% of the U.S. make. He was just as important as anyone, civilian or military, and did not deserve this.
That being said, NONE of the people I work with, whether they're scrawny nerds or meatheads, would ever dare haze a newbie. We all look out for each other, we all have each other's backs, and we work as a team. We're brothers and sisters in arms, no matter your rank.
The fact that this recruit had to endure hazing in an attempt to "toughen him up" at the hands of his mentors, his teachers, the people he was supposed to respect, is appalling and something that should never have happened. It doesn't matter if he was officially a Marine or not; he took the oath of enlistment, signed on the dotted line, and made the decision that less than 1% of the U.S. make. He was just as important as anyone, civilian or military, and did not deserve this.