Posted on Mar 21, 2014
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Posted in these groups: 73128deb Hazing1938e4f5 Corrective Training
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Edited 10 y ago
Do it with them and there won't be any discussions. &nbsp;When I was a Corporal and didn't have much experience really leading Marines I really preferred making my Marines pay physically than administratively for I believed most Marines needed to feel their mistakes and not have a piece a paper they'll toss in the trash. &nbsp;To avoid this whole hazing thing, I just ensured I could PT harder than my Marines and when they jacked up we PT'd to stupid fatigue. &nbsp;But this was me as a young leader taking after how my NCO's were. &nbsp;<div><br></div><div>As a SNCO now, I will push paperwork since it's a more professional approach but I push my Corporals and Sergeants to take care of things at their level, ensuring the punishment fits the crime, and that it's constructive and makes sense.</div>
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Best answer yet thanks SSgt.
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I'm here for you!
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CSM Charles Hayden
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Me too! In 1966, CPT Norgren suggested I was affecting my image, I told him I was building an “image”!

I never hesitated to ‘drop’ with the Soldiers. Now at age 87, when I complain of my shoulders, my young son says, Dad, aren’t you pleased to be a has-been rather than a never-was??
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SSG Michael Davis
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Great feedback. Young uniforms don't understand that "pushups suck, something more permanent sucks more"...
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Tightytannies
I think forcing anyone to wear tighty tannies is humilitating and degrading.
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Calm down satan.
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SSG Kenneth Ponder
SSG Kenneth Ponder
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Jockey shorts ain't regulation.
They're not issued, Spc. Dirtball.
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If someone is going to whine about having to do push-ups then get out of the military. Don't take up someone else's spot who can handle what you obviously can't.
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