Posted on 07/30/2018 6:57:24 PM PDT by gandalftb
A new report from the RAND Corporation analyzed survey data from thousands of active-duty military members and found Marines are more likely to be heavy drinkers, use tobacco and engage in riskier sexual behavior than the sailors, soldiers and airmen of the other branches.
RAND found that incidents of binge drinking and hazardous drinking among Marines was almost double what it was in the Air Force.
Nearly half of the Marines surveyed reported drinking habits that met the criteria for hazardous (alcoholism).
The survey also revealed Marines were more likely to have had more than one sex partner of the course of one year and were less likely to use condoms with new partners.
Dr. Sarah Meadows, a senior sociologist at RAND who helped lead the study, said “We’re not trying to blame anyone for this, but the Marine Corps does tend to stand out,” she said.
The type of person who joins the Marines is not necessarily the type of person who joins the Air Force.
Marines led in tobacco use as well.
(Excerpt) Read more at stripes.com ...
That's just it....he'd say it, but with a smile on his face. He thought it was funny too.
How ASVAB scoring works.
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-the-asvab-afqt-score-is-computed-3354094
pingers and pickle suits
Awesome.
Yup, I remember Ping! Heard it all the time in Basic Training and the first part of tech school.
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