Is there any truth to the notion that Marines are being brainwashed

[WhiteDawg3000]

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[Reality]

oh, i thought he was saluting the crowd/marine and the marine was pulling his card

 

[newarkhiphop]

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am not buying that I think the football player was going to salute him, you can kinda see his hand start the motion and rightfully enough dude wasn't having it

 

[Tommy Fits]

My Uncle was a marine....30 years later he became my Aunt

 

[88m3]

If the Marine was armed he could have shot him and claimed self defense?

 

[CASHAPP]

am not buying that I think the football player was going to salute him, you can kinda see his hand start the motion and rightfully enough dude wasn't having it

Lol at least he joked about it and didn't spaz when interviewed

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

am not buying that I think the football player was going to salute him, you can kinda see his hand start the motion and rightfully enough dude wasn't having it

Well, if that was indeed the case, I'd have done the same thing. You don't EVER salute a Non-Comm (I was a Corporal). They consider it disrespectful.

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If you weren't in the Military, this joke won't make any sense....

 

[Julius Skrrvin]

of course theyre brainwashed, thats what all the rah rah shyt and slogans are for

 

[NZA]

any group with something serious at stake will attempt to brainwash you. churches, millitary, gangs, amway, etc. basically, if there ever is credible opposition to your group, you will need to instill resolve and loyalty in group members. oaths and pledges are a part of that.

so of course the marines are brainwashing people. shaving your head, punishing people as a group for a personal infraction, and screaming at you is a part of the conditioning. they are trying to take some of the individualism out of you so that you can make failing your team or the mission as heartbreaking as failing your own personal goals or family.

 

[Rekkapryde]

it definitely takes someone special to be Marines....


also,
ever notice that ANY AND ALL MILITARY MOVIES THAT ARE EXCELLENT INVOLVE A CERTAIN BRANCH OF THE SERVICE......

 

[NZA]

also,
ever notice that ANY AND ALL MILITARY MOVIES THAT ARE EXCELLENT INVOLVE A CERTAIN BRANCH OF THE SERVICE......

that does seem to be true.

aliens is a classic...and made marines look like cowards and clowns

 

[Urahara_Kisuke]

I'm on a Marine base right now.....work around 'em all day......these muthaf***as are psychos. You need these kinda cats on your team though, because they do a lot of sh!t you defintely don't want to do.

 

[newworldafro]

Hot off the press..........................

Marines' new alcohol policy strictest in U.S. military - Washington Times

Marines’ new alcohol policy strictest in U.S. military

By Rowan Scarborough

The Washington Times
Thursday, December 20, 2012


The Marine Corps‘ new on-duty standard for drinking alcohol is so strict that less than one drink at lunch would trigger a “positive” and get a warrior in hot water.

The Washington Times reported earlier this week that the Corps sent a Dec. 12 message to commanders officially beginning mandatory breath tests for all 197,000 Marines twice each year.

A reading of just .01 percent subjects a Marine to counseling. A Marine who registers a .04 must be examined by medical staff for fitness for duty.

The Corps is the first among the Army, Air Force and Navy to begin random mandatory testing of all personnel.
The Army leaves test decisions up to a commander and prohibits a blood alcohol content (BAC) at .05 percent or higher. The Air Force also instructs commanders to order alcohol tests when appropriate but has no compulsory program.

The Navy said last March it plans to conduct mandatory breath tests. A spokeswoman says the program will not start until next year.
Overall, this makes the new Corps anti-alcohol testing the military’s strictest.

The Marine memo calls a “positive test result” a reading of .01 or greater, which results in automatic “screening and treatment as appropriate.”

“I think it’s outrageously low,” said Neal Puckett, a defense attorney and retired Marine Corps judge advocate. “Guess it’s zero tolerance for alcohol just like the zero tolerance for drugs.”

“No one would be impaired at a 0.01 alcohol concentration,” said Bruce Goldberger, a University of Florida professor and a renowned forensic toxicologist, to The Times.

For an average-size man of 150 pounds, one drink would register a .02 reading, Mr. Goldberger said. For an average woman, he said, a single drink would result in a .03.

“So if you look at a scenario where someone in the Marine Corps goes to a bar and drinks two drinks, that would give him a BAC of a .04,” he said. “It would take him about two to three hours to clear the alcohol in the bloodstream.”

“It’s possible if a Marine goes to a bar and is drinking a substantial amount of alcohol over the course of an evening, and he gets himself to a BAC of 1.5 or 2.0, if they are tested first thing in the morning when they report to duty, they may still have some alcohol in their blood and test positive,” he added.

Mr. Goldberger, who is director of toxicology at the university’s Department of Pathology, said various breath testers, often referred to as “Breathalyzers,” are reliable and accurate.

He said any Marine picked for a random test who has recently gargled with mouthwash should be given 20 minutes or so to let the alcohol disappear before blowing into the machine.

A reading of .01 “is very low,” he said, meaning the Marine Corps must ensure that the breath testers it uses can discern a “negative” score from a minimal reading

Mr. Goldberger said the “industry standard” is generally .02 for employees, a less strict measurement than the Corps‘.

Marine spokeswoman Maj. Shawn Haney told The Times that the Corps conducted pilot random testing from May to October at three locations, including the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C. Of 797 Marines tested, 99.99 passed, she said.

A Corps statement said: “Breathalyzer testing will enable commanders to test 100 percent of the Marines in their unit in order to take appropriate actions related to the health and safety of Marines such as training, education and referral to substance abuse counseling.”

The Marine Corps did not respond to a question from The Times on why it chose .01 as a “positive” reading requiring corrective action.

Army regulations say an on-duty soldier with .05 BAC or more is subject to discipline under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and can receive a less-than-honorable discharge.

Commanders may set limits below .05 and bar alcohol consumption altogether on deployment.

“Someone who blows a .05 while on duty could potentially be not fit for duty since there are effects of alcohol even at low levels,” said Mr. Goldberger, who was a key defense witness in the acquittal of former Major League pitcher Roger Clemens on charges he lied about taking performance enhancing drugs.

A blood-alcohol content of .08 — which means eight one-hundredths of 1 percent of the blood by volume is alcohol — is the U.S. standard for drunkenness while driving. Concentration, reasoning, depth perception and other skills can be impaired by a blood-alcohol content lower than .08.

The armed forces for years have required mandatory drug testing. The services have wrestled with the idea of doing to same for alcohol given the belief that domestic violence and sexual assaults are often rooted in excessive drinking.

In September, in a study requested by the Pentagon, the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, concluded drug and alcohol abuse by military personnel constitutes a “public health crisis” and “both are detrimental to force readiness and psychological fitness.”

 

[frush11]

I have several friends in the military and they always have the same narrative regarding Marines and that is they are brainwashed to put country first from day 1 they start basic training. I've heard countless stories about crazy shyt marines have done such as crying uncontrollably during the anthem and one dude randomly stopping during a road-trip to climb a flag pole to hug the american flag.

I thought about this when I saw this gif earlier and saw the passion in this dudes eyes.

The look on the fat white dude's face

 

[Rocket Scientist]

I respect OP's opinion but going by that logic,your job would brainwash you Every organization has a set of rules you have to conform by and FIT in. If not your the outcast. At your job if you dont wear the company's uniform or dress the way they want you to.... guess what your gone. Brainwash is reaching,outside of the military most former members are actually cool people The only time they seem to snap by my observation is when you disrespect them,if a civilian playfull salutes someone out of the military they get offended.Term "brainwash" should be used when describing cults or something.