The blanket party cheerleaders seem to be mostly soldier wannabes; either that or their military careers were somewhat ... unsuccessful.
This kind of assault only works in the movies, not in the real world. Peer correction can be very successful, but beating someone like Michael Vick’s dog will only work on someone with a dog-level intellect. Not a lot of those in todays military (except in the tiny minds of liberals).
This sergeant (soon-to-be a rock-busting private) must have called in the psycho squad for shits and grins, because no one with two brain cells to rub together could possibly think an adult could be “corrected” by getting beaten up. The chain of command is very lucky this Marine took himself out first, rather than going after his assailants.
The leadership and discipline in this unit was atrocious. It seems several Marines let down the Corps, and careers should be ended by this.
btw, if one sleeping guard is a danger to the platoon (which it is) then a whole squad dedicated to kicking the snot out of the guard is just like opening the gate.
“beating someone like Michael Vick’s dog will only work on someone with a dog-level intellect. “
Didn’t happen. The ‘beating’ he got was well under what many Marines do in basic.
“OMG, they smacked his HELMET! What Big Meanies!”
And yes, getting slugged or hit with the end of a rifle DID cure folks regularly. That isn’t movie experience, but my family’s 3 tours in the Marines in Iraq & son’s 2 tours (Iraq and Afghanistan). I turned a blind eye to enlisted correcting enlisted while in the USAF, and it also turned out well. Very well.