Has anyone ever felt he or she was the target of teasing and ass-chewing for no reason?

When I was a 2ndLt, I had two peers that disliked me as much as I disliked them. I was the target for several malicious pranks. We were the three rifle platoon leaders in the same company. Keep in mind it was a different time, and my solution would probably not fly now. If their actions did not affect my Marines or have a public or personal ramification for me, I ignored it. If their actions affected my Marines, I addressed it with the company XO or CO. If their actions had a public or personal ramification for me, in front of our peers, I invited them to the racquet ball court, to settle our differences, after hours.

I was pretty evenly matched with one, and could easily take the other. For about 4 months, it was damned rare that one or more of us didn't have a black eye or fat lip. No doubt, the Company XO and CO; and Battalion XO and CO knew what was going on. As long as everyone was fit for duty the next day, nothing was said.

I will not claim that I came out better in every encounter, but the two of them got tired of fighting before I did. When I became the Company XO, they expected the worst and that I would make them pay for all their malicious pranks. I did not. One of them apologized to me before the tour was up. (he had become the butt of the jokes when I left the company to take over the STA platoon) I ran into the other about 11 years ago. We had another fight for old times sake.

Get thick skin, grow a backbone, and don't be a snowflake.

I reported to IG and EO and nothing happened to the asswipe. I reported him to 1SG, Commander, and still nothing. He tried giving me a field grade for some bs that he caused. Luckily I had two NCO’s that vouched for me and a record of everything that went down. Keep a freakin record of everything bad that they do and ask for a battle or a squad leader to be present. Also use your global for proof. I had to do all of these things. It’s sad but there are a ton of toxic leaders.