Comments on: Weapons of Marines’ destruction – Sep 20, 2007

By: LCPLMarine

LCPLMarine — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 04:05:11 +0000

I joined the Marines wanting the harder training, because I am the kind of person who when I do something I do the best I can at the highest level available. I went in expecting the rough treatment and I can honestly say yeah i sucks getting punched in the face, getting a clip board to the throat, being kicked back down into a fox hole along with many other things, but not once while I was under going training did I think I was get abused. I thank my DI’s for making me into the Marine I am and there is nothing I would change about my experience getting here. If there is a case of a DI “abusing” a recruit it would be if the DI not being hard enough, I would rather see a scar from boot camp than a coffin later.

By: YoungMarine

YoungMarine — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:27:29 +0000

I quote from ihatetheusmc.com:

“I think most people join knowing that the Marine’s won’t be easy. That is why most join the USMC over the other branches! However, I do not think anyone expects to be treated like a subhuman. Abuse does not equal training. It is not constructive to creating an elite war fighter. It just creates a crippled human being. There, lies the difference.

If you think being treated like less of a human being is normal and satisfactory, then I think you have an unhealthy world view and your relationships probably suffer as a result.

I assume posting this testimonial is healing for Michael Power’s and it may be helping him move on. Telling someone to “grow a pair” is not gonna help the man and it is not gonna solve the problems the MC faces.”

What are your thoughts?

By: Jacques

Jacques — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:41:22 +0000

I”m proud of my service in the Corps. I’m 46 years old and I wear my Marine colors proudly; more now than I ever did as a 21 year old. My Drill Instructors, Senior DI SSgt myers, DI Sgt Barnes, and DI Sgt Richardson kicked our asses (literally) from one end to another. Thanks to those men I carry myself with excellence, discipline, integrity, and pride to this day. OOHRAH!!! 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Fox Company, Platoon 2077, Parris Island S.C. graduated 5 October, 1983

By: Sgt. Buck

Sgt. Buck — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:10:12 +0000

The Marine Corps is a Warrior culture. Marines train hard. Combat is no easy thing where you get to call “TIME OUT” when you get stressed. Many of us who are older Marines think the recruits have it too easy today. When boot camp and training is too easy then “YES”, poorly prepared people do die in combat, it’s not a joke. If your little boy or girl joins the Marine Corps tell them to tough it out. When DI’s cross the line, they are handled by the Corps. Semper Fidelis!

By: House

House — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:34:13 +0000

Just another civilian artist speaking on a subject he is obviously ignorant about. Ever heard the phrase, “ask a Marine”? Well, I guess its safe to say Neil didn’t. Everyone is entitled to their opinion the same as everyone is free to be $h!t on if they say something stupid. That is pretty damn stupid, Neil! Just do me this much, Neil. Keep in mind that these are the men and women who provide the security blanket you sleep under each night. You, well you just draw.

By: ALMA G.

ALMA G. — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:50:16 +0000

YEA WHAT LATASHA SAID AND UMMMM WILL THATS ALL FOR KNOW

By: ALMA G.

ALMA G. — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:49:29 +0000

WILL I AM IN AIRFORCE JROTC AND I LOVE THE MARINES

By: ALMA G.

ALMA G. — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:48:02 +0000

In reply to Latasha. YEA THATS WHAT I SAID ITS ALL ABOUT THE MARINES

By: sivels

sivels — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:49:33 +0000

I hope they did break a few recruits off cause the only people that get hurt in bootcamp are the shit bags that don’t wanna be there. The drill instructors where only doing there part in cleaning up the corps by destroying the weak bitches who try and slip through the cracks right from the start.

By: neal

neal — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:44:54 +0000

In reply to Ken Williams.

What exactly do you think happened here? Do you think I just woke up one day and was like “Hey, I think I’ll draw a cartoon that accuses a Marine Corps trainer of abusing recruits!” ? This stuff was in the press, getting covered pretty heavily at the time. The military jury convicted this particular drill instructor of eight counts of abuse. As the L.A. Times reported at the time,

“In the last three years, the recruit depot, which has nearly 500 drill instructors, has seen 44 drill instructors charged with misconduct toward recruits. Of those 44, only two before Glass went to court-martial; others were punished or admonished through an administrative process.”

Now I’m obviously in no position to try to sotp you from claiming it’s all made up, but to act like this comes from a perspective that is either uninformed or dishonest – and by extention acting like these accusations never happened – is pretty silly to say the least. You claim that “not once was there even the hint of DI abuse.” Somebody should tell those 44 drill instructors.

I would like to respond to your closing argument by pointing out that this political cartoon is also a cartoon.