Not to enflame the Army vs. Marine issue - oh, well I guess I will - I remember when I was at a joint service school and was slugged in the back of the head by an obviously drunk lance corporal while I was returning to my barracks room. As I remember it, I simply kept walking - the punch wasn't much in the way of power - and about 30 seconds later a Marine SSG came racing down the hallway to 1) apologize for the stupidity of the said lance corporal who was receiving some wall-to-wall counseling and 2) to express his admiration for my control and discipline.
We now return to our regularly scheduled broadcast. HOO-AH.
Power is nothing without control. If you can teach that one thing to your kids, you've done well. Good for you.