This is very sad indeed 154 military suicides in 155 days

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Well and truly written!

I have never understood the current training method, you take a young person and berate them loudly at every turn until you have wiped away their personality. Then you proceed to re-build them in your image. But when you are finished with them you don't put back the personality you destroyed, why?

That was not done in WW II, about all they got to know was how to shoot an M1 and how to march in step - yet they were the Greatest Generation. When they came home they were still mostly the person who went off to war except thay did have some memories they would rather have done without. Still underneath that burden were the good personalities originally there.

In WW2 there was no time, soldiers, sailors and Marines were pushed through basic quick and dirty then sent off to the frontlines----As I recall being told by older family members and other community members of my youth. In fact, most of the WW2 veterans I grew up in the presence of, believed we won due to their COLLECTIVE efforts and willingness to look out for each other.

NOT because they were a bunch of "enlightened self interest" bullshit believing selfish punk "individualists" who only give a damn about themselves and their own careers----Like my generation apparently is.

And, if anyone here thinks the issue of intolerance wasn't present during WW2...........
Patton was reprimanded for slapping a soldier who had "lost it"...........

Dave