Posted on 05/25/2010 5:08:19 AM PDT by vis a vis
I know full well about the qualities of "hazing." ie blood stripes, chevrons, pinnings etc (heaven help you if it was found out to be your birthday).
I still have my metal prommotion chevrons with bent prongs (for every rank). I smile every time I look at them. I still remember doing sprints for pt the day after I earned my blood stripes....... bass turds ;)
The only problems arose when idiots took it too far; those guys deserved to get their asses kicked. Especially, because of all the scrutiny everyone else comes under.
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