> 19 yr old that Wanted Out of the Marines, Drowns at Boot Camp
4 March 2005, 02:16
What a shame... that’s all I can say. Unfortunately, many of the Armed Forces personell that have been on this message board have shown complete and utter ignorance. I understand that training encompasses grueling everyday practices that normal people cannot endure. You "Marines" pride yourself in having discipline, right? Then why is it that you cannot disagree in a respectful and articulate manner?
Let me be clear and state that I am in no way directing these comments towards all Marines. This is going out to those of you who decided to respong with inflammatory, nonsensical language.
Recruits are consistently being tricked into entering the military. It wasn’t Jason’s family’s fault, nor was it his fault. There is a stigma in the Marine corps that says that they must attempt to the best ability to turn the recruits into Marines, whatever the cost. It doesn’t matter if the recruit has decided that he or she made the wrong decision. The only way they will let a recruit go home is due to a previously undisclosed mental or physical condition. With that said, anyone who has figured out that they made a mistake is out of luck.
Regardless of whether you believe that the hit was strong, weak, unacceptable, or otherwsise, Marine Officials have confirmed that the Drill Instructor acted inappropriately. Keeping that in mind, those who have endured Recruit Training at Parris Island know that this kind of hitting, pushing, and striking is common place. It happens all the time. Each recruit platoon is briefed during the opening stage of training and told that there is a difference between abuse and training. According to them, as long as it is not with "malicious intent", then it is ok to touch a recruit. To their advantage, anytime they hit a recruit, they can claim that they did it for training purposes. To me, the only surprise was the announcement made saying that it was against Marine Corps standards.
My prayers go out to Jason and his family. And also that maybe some people on this board will open up their minds and see that their perspective on life, politics, and war is not the only perspective in the world. It’s that kind of ignorance and hatred that we are supposedly fighting against, right?
What a shame... that’s all I can say. Unfortunately, many of the Armed Forces personell that have been on this message board have shown complete and utter ignorance. I understand that training encompasses grueling everyday practices that normal people cannot endure. You "Marines" pride yourself in having discipline, right? Then why is it that you cannot disagree in a respectful and articulate manner?
Let me be clear and state that I am in no way directing these comments towards all Marines. This is going out to those of you who decided to respong with inflammatory, nonsensical language.
Recruits are consistently being tricked into entering the military. It wasn’t Jason’s family’s fault, nor was it his fault. There is a stigma in the Marine corps that says that they must attempt to the best ability to turn the recruits into Marines, whatever the cost. It doesn’t matter if the recruit has decided that he or she made the wrong decision. The only way they will let a recruit go home is due to a previously undisclosed mental or physical condition. With that said, anyone who has figured out that they made a mistake is out of luck.
Regardless of whether you believe that the hit was strong, weak, unacceptable, or otherwsise, Marine Officials have confirmed that the Drill Instructor acted inappropriately. Keeping that in mind, those who have endured Recruit Training at Parris Island know that this kind of hitting, pushing, and striking is common place. It happens all the time. Each recruit platoon is briefed during the opening stage of training and told that there is a difference between abuse and training. According to them, as long as it is not with "malicious intent", then it is ok to touch a recruit. To their advantage, anytime they hit a recruit, they can claim that they did it for training purposes. To me, the only surprise was the announcement made saying that it was against Marine Corps standards.
My prayers go out to Jason and his family. And also that maybe some people on this board will open up their minds and see that their perspective on life, politics, and war is not the only perspective in the world. It’s that kind of ignorance and hatred that we are supposedly fighting against, right?