but IIRC, the Marines had Motivation Platoon that would get their mind right... never, EVER get caught with your hands in your pockets.
Easy answer to that:
In those days, there was a Draft. The services were desparate for "bodies". The Marines took draftees (Hence, the explanation for Gomer in Full Metal Jacket)
One friend was a DI in the Marines. He had a man placed in his series that was legally blind in one eye.
but IIRC, the Marines had Motivation Platoon that would get their mind right... never, EVER get caught with your hands in your pockets.