Do you think foul language helps build warriors?

When I was in profanity was used by our Drill Sergeants as an attention getter. This was NOT your Mama talking to you anymore (at least most of our Mamas); as a troop leader I could be as profane as the next guy, but when I was hot enough to let one loose at the troops when they weren't being motivated enough to suit me - it got their attention. For me a little went a long way.

When I became a Christian my profanity started to bug me and occasionally I'd let one slip and say, Lord forgive me." The troops thought that was funny until I'd look at them - "WHAT are YOU laughing at?"

"Nothing, Sergeant Wood!"
"I didn't think so!"
A couple of my troops and I have gotten up with each other on FB and one mentioned that. We both had a good laugh about it.

Training involves the immediate and undivided attention of those for whom you're responsible. Their respect and attention is what an instructor needs, not their unharmed feelings and sensibilities. If a trainee can't handle a modicum of profanity, how can they handle the brutality of combat?
This IMO is another symptom of the whole "equality of outcome" sickness, where the leadership lacks the moral courage to accept that life in uniformed service isn't for everyone, nor should it be. Softening the experience of initial/entry level training softens the end product, which is supposed to be a basically trained soldier with the courage, discipline and mental and emotional resilience to perform their duty. That doesn't mean every other word out of a drill's mouth has to be a 4 letter one, but if a trainee can't handle a bit of spicy talk they're in the wrong place, because if they report to unit and f*** up they're definitely going to hear it.

It could in some instances, but as for me, I always got in trouble doing push-ups because I laughed so much. I was still a loyal soldier and very valuable to my unit. Whenever we were in formation and the drill Sgt. would get on me or another fellow soldier, they would say something foul and very funny, I would burst out laughing and then, the drill Sgt. would say, "private Myles " give me 20 push-ups and there I was doing these push-ups for laughing, it had gotten to the point that, the drill Sgt, would expect to hear me laughing and said, " private Myles" you'll goin to push your way to china. I would still laugh and do 20 to 30 push-ups.

Of course not!

It’s the exclamation point to a given order, and it means no questions wanted or needed just do it. Sometimes there’s no time and time is often critical so when Gunny said get it fucking done ASAP he meant it and we knew it. He didn’t walk around cussing like a drunken sailor, he was far too professional for that crap. Too much and it loses its effectiveness.

I really needed to know this.

It builds camaraderie between military members.

Well would brass balls count instead??

Obviously no. The only place I ever heard cussing with gusto was from the Sr Ncos at Paris Island. And the time someone tied down the flap on the 10 ton and tossed in a smoke grenade on Viegas PR, the 1st Sgt happened to be in that truck and our hero didn’t know that. In unit out Sr NCOs were professional Marines they carried themselves like a man , they didn’t need to holler. It’s the Lower enlisted that cussed like hell, I big difference between being 18 and 26.

Good training and discipline and leading by example builds warriors. Do the work, it’ll be noticed and respected especially if it’s a shitty job and your there shoveling shit with them.

If youre not cussing while being shot at there is something wrong with you