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Originally Posted by Basenshukai
"You see, we get locked up in this quasi-military environment for four years. Can you imagine some version of 'boot camp' for four years? That is what it is like. When we finally leave that place, we want to experience all the other things you guys from ROTC or OCS have already experienced. When you guys commission, you are ready to work. When we commission, we are ready to play."
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I've heard that excuse trotted out for decades, even from some of my shithead classmates. What they should be saying is they lacked the self-discipline to do what they knew was right, and not do what they knew was wrong. This is the same line of thinking that inspired the "I'd like to have two armies" tripe, implying that a soldier can't be both an effective warrior and have the discipline to act accordingly in garrison. Its just a simple-minded rationalization of an inability to exhibit self-control.