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Lol. I can't speak for them. I'm pretty sure each branch experiences similar things to varying degrees. With the Marines, and probably the Army as well it is embedded into the culture (can't speak for the Army). It was just normal I guess.
When you'd have accountability formation the Monday following the weekend, First Sergeant would go around doing his inspection of the troops. Seeing if your uniform was squared away, haircuts, ID left breast pocket, dog tags that sort of thing.
He'd come across the guy with the black eye and ask "what happened to your face?"....."I was drunk and fell down the stairs in the barracks First Sergeant."...…"You fell huh? oh ok."...….fighting was not lawfully encouraged, but I guess permissible as long as property wasn't destroyed, and no one was hospitalized. If that happens then your CO has to see the General, and explain to them what happened (it gets political at that point).
Marines build a lot of camaraderie, and prove themselves to one another in training, and otherwise. That's what I like about them, largely they judge you based on who you prove yourself to be...…..not what society says you are. If you want to join the military, and have solid reasons for doing so good luck to you.
I have respect for all branches of service.
My reasons for joining the military are many.
I like to fight and want to learn the skills that the soldiers know, especially the self defense skills.
I lost a lot of jobs and feel that it's right for me, because I like to fight and I am actually not bad at using a gun aprently.
I'll meet a lot of people who have the same interest as me.
It will help me better stay in shape and it will basically push me too.
And fighting a long side a team instead of alone is something I always wanted to do.
And it will help me get a better job after, and people tell me it's something I might enjoy.
And I can train martial arts outside of the base and fight in competitions (at least that's what I heard as long as you let your commanders know.)
And it's also something that makes me want to work harder in.
Theirs so many reason why I want to join and a lot of the times when people tell me about their life in the military and tell me what will happen that's what makes me want to join so bad, even the thing you said.
I really hope I can get everything sorted out before mid 2019 that would be great.