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I've seen a couple of different causes for this. One is that SNCO's and Company Grade officers in the unit will not have a junior NCO's back for getting into a guy's ass, especially if they are in a different unit and it turns into a territorial pissing match.

Second, is that thanks to the kinder, gentler mentality kids are being taught in schools, where EVERYONE gets a trophy, we are turning out more and more non-confrontational people into the professional world, including the military. Simply put: some of these guys don't have hair one on their sack.

My experience as an MCT instructor told me that while YES, there is a tendency by the younger generation to be lazier, they still respond very well to enthusiastic leadership, and proper mentoring. This leads me to believe that it is, in fact, a leadership issue.