MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years agoMarine Corps without confirmed commandant for 1st time since 1910 after GOP senator's blockadeabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up1172arrow-down11
arrow-up1171arrow-down1external-linkMarine Corps without confirmed commandant for 1st time since 1910 after GOP senator's blockadeabcnews.go.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square47linkfedilink
minus-squareZorque@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·2 years agoAll of the military is brainwashed in some way or another, that’s literally what boot camp is designed to do. It’s just a lot more basic in the non-marine ones.
minus-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·2 years agoInteresting perspective, when did you serve to come to this conclusion?
minus-squareAquaTofana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoYou didn’t get just a tad of Stockholm Syndrome in basic? I remember when I was first issued my uniforms, I has this moment where I was like “They gave me clothes! I’m a person now!” Luckily I shook that shit quick, but, it was definitely a weird ass mindset to be in.
minus-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoExperiences may vary, Air Force basic wasn’t like that, but I went in shortly after 9/11 so most of us had a purpose for being there.
minus-squareAquaTofana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoFair. I went through in '08, so that could have been the difference. 🤷♀️
All of the military is brainwashed in some way or another, that’s literally what boot camp is designed to do. It’s just a lot more basic in the non-marine ones.
Interesting perspective, when did you serve to come to this conclusion?
You didn’t get just a tad of Stockholm Syndrome in basic?
I remember when I was first issued my uniforms, I has this moment where I was like “They gave me clothes! I’m a person now!”
Luckily I shook that shit quick, but, it was definitely a weird ass mindset to be in.
Experiences may vary, Air Force basic wasn’t like that, but I went in shortly after 9/11 so most of us had a purpose for being there.
Fair. I went through in '08, so that could have been the difference. 🤷♀️