[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

"For doing this Robinson had to write a 1,000 word paper on the importance of safety when conducting Airborne ops."

This is the kind of "punishment" they mete out these days?

When did the meanest fighting force on earth turn into middle school?

[Gamecock]

Really!

We need more NCOs to read FM 22-102, titled Wall-To-Wall Counseling

An excerpt:

Minor Offenses: Simple infractions can be dealt with quickly by a simple @$$-beating. Soldiers appreciate this, as it saves them the hassle of having to visit the commander for UCMJ action.

[hoagy62]

Sorry...the guy didn’t deserve ANY punishment in my book. If I were his sergeant, I’d just shake my head, chuckle, and tell him “Don’t do it again. Dismissed.”

This was NOT a deadly-serious infraction of the rules.

Now...if he took a selfie of his downing a bottle of Jim Beam while under canopy....

[Future Snake Eater]

What do you recommend? Firing squad? It was harmless fun. I think the essay is too much, personally, but the 82d notoriously has no sense of humor.