>Well, it seems the military has decided on a new course of action. The drill sergeants can barely raise their voices at the recruits now. I hear it all the time. The Army is now putting out wimps (actually the terms I hear from NCOs getting new soldiers from Basic/AIT are much worse, but wimp is close enough :o)

Maybe they remembered how many officers got friendly shot in Vietnam? While I haven't seen any of these guys in real life (for which I'm glad), what I've seen in movies is more than enough, and I figure reality was worse. I'm glad the things are changing. A soldier who wasn't humiliated every day is less prone to take it out on civilians. A lot depends on the role model he was most exposed to.

>http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200706/mockenhaupt-army/4

Too long to read during work, but this is really something. They're forcing them to even think, good.