Have any of you Marines seen anyone drummed out of the Corps??

I saw 2 drummed out in front of my Battalion L/3-8 in summer on 1965. It was just after I reported for duty. They were brought in front of mess hall and we were in Battalion formation. They read the discharge orders and stripped them of Eagle Globe and Anchor and then we did an about face a single drummer was drumming from the time orders were read till they were put in back of little MP truck and thrown outside of base. We were told Jville police arrested them for being vagrents. SEMPER FI

I was stationed at Bogue Field and saw a POS drummed out.

This Marine has attended a "Drumming Out" held by 7th Marines in 1962. The formation and ceremony proceed as described (ripping off all military insignia and buttons, removal of the man's cover and reversal of his blouse), with the exception of marching the man ~ 6 miles to the Las Polgas Gate [with a Prisoner Chaser and Snare Drummer (drumming cadence) in the detail] and off Camp Pendleton Base.

I witnessed a drumming out of a Marine at the MP Barracks, HQ & Svc Co, H&S Bn MCB. Camp Lejeune, N.C. The date was sometime in June, 1961. The man had, on numerous occasions robbed his fellow Marines in various ways, and had apparently just gotten out of the brig.

The MP Company was in formation, the Marine was read the findings by the C.O. stripped of his jacket and his cover and the C.O. gave the order to the company to "about face" and he was marched off the base (Camp Lejeune) to the front gate by an MP chaser, one of his own company. His gear in his sea bag was transported in an MP wagon. He himself was not allowed the honor of being transported in the wagon.

I wasn’t in the MP Company; instead in the Base Communications Section which was quartered in the same barracks. The barracks was configured as a U, and the drumming out was conducted in the inside part of the U, with the windows of our squad-bay facing the whole thing with the troops ending up facing our window. I’d only just arrived from Communication school posted after boot and ITR so I was a boot with only 9 months in the Corps.

I believe I can still remember the guys name, an uncommon one, but it’s not something I should do; it would cast an aspersion on others of the same name, its so unique.

We had one at 3rd AABN at Camp Pendleton sorta like this back around somewhere around 2003-2006 time frame I can't remember exact details there was no drums though just the call out / reading in front of the battalion, stripping and escorted to the main gate by a working party.

I never saw one but worked for a SGTMAJ who was a PFC in WWII SAW ONE. Quite demeaning. I have escorted Marines to the gate and told to never touch foot on Government Property with BCD's in their hand. Marine Barracks, 32nd St. San Diego 1968.

Sgt Tom Cunnally - You're definitely "Old Corps," shipmate. I've only heard about this sort of thing. I though it to be a sea-story --usually repeated in concert with "pre-weekend safety briefing."

I witnessed one at Marine Corps Base 29 Palms in 1970.

I am a firm believer of public displays of shame as a tool. My initial posting at FT Hood, a pair of PFC's got caught shoplifting at the PX, and had to stand out front of the PX in dress uniform, and explain the consequences of shoplifting to everyone entering and exiting the PX.

Today, this would never happen, because whenever someone does something wrong, it is never their fault. There is always some form of blame shifting and deflection. SM pisses hot, well, the NCO's are hard on me, SM Beats their spouse, well I get stressed at work, and my spouse triggered my response. Personal responsibility, and accountability, are things of the past, tools of the oppressors, and how someone feels is more important then all else, depending on where you place in the oppression hierarchy.

Please bring back the “Drumming the Shitbag out!”