Posted on Nov 15, 2016
Is the requirement of writing/printing in all CAPS adding an unnecessary stress to our recruits and service-members?
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I'm not even kidding: I was told recently by a newly graduated service member that there is talk of doing away with CAPS writing because it is adding an "unnecessary stress" to recruits who are already considered to be "at their limit". These are the same recruits who now are given free time and tablets to use during bootcamp.. 8 hours of sleep on top of that! Thought I'd ask your opinions..
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ENS (Join to see) First, I ran out of Up Votes - it's a daily/morning thing for me. Secondly, wow have we really gotten that soft in boot camp and basic training that we have "time outs" for tablets and 8 hours of sleep. What happens when they get into the real battle rhythm, will they grumble and walk off their post because they didn;t get their free time, tablets, no CAPS, and 8 hours sleep. REALLY - WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH OUR UNIFORMED SERVICES? SORRY IF I STRESSED ANYONE WITH THE CAPS!
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SSgt Terry P.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs - Both my son's are military--oldest a Marine Staff NCO--youngest an Army NCO --never heard either one complain about the stress of basic other than describe it as tough.Their time served after that --their only complaints were the normal things almost all military complain about(the food,weather,certain duties) .Of course,when my youngest was in Afghanistan he did gripe about no internet at times.My response was--internet?phone? You are kidding me.LOL
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GySgt Melissa Gravila
WOW...what do you say to that? I can't get past the 8 hours of sleep part, much less the tablets and caps...seriously? What do they expect in combat, 9-5? Do they expect a modified work day after standing firewatch? Who was it that said "War is Hell" hey there snowflakes- the reason for basic training (boot camp) is to prepare you for combat- to keep you ALIVE (notice all caps) I don't give a damn about your feelings, I just want to make sure your loved ones don't have to make funeral arrangements! Do you expect them to cry in lower case? Suck it the HELL up!
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Crap I got to deal with this PC bs for another 7 years... 8 ours of sleep? Navy Boot camp we were lucky to get 2, Tablets... when did they start handing out tablets at boot camp WTF? Print? Printing is stressful? REALLY? Its so we can read your sloppy writing. You who can not function without spell check and auto correct.
The Snowflakes are in for a world of butt hurt when they get woke up several times during the 5 or 6 hours of sleep they get each day underway. They are going to lose their minds when they are being screamed at while fighting a fire, shooting a gun, dealing with a flooding space. they will kill themselves the moment a Chief or LPO said a "mean" thing about how jacked up they are.
I am getting pissed at the morons that raised this new generation of cry babies. I knew a participation trophy was a bad idea.
The Snowflakes are in for a world of butt hurt when they get woke up several times during the 5 or 6 hours of sleep they get each day underway. They are going to lose their minds when they are being screamed at while fighting a fire, shooting a gun, dealing with a flooding space. they will kill themselves the moment a Chief or LPO said a "mean" thing about how jacked up they are.
I am getting pissed at the morons that raised this new generation of cry babies. I knew a participation trophy was a bad idea.
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