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Originally Posted by Defend
I have to agree with the General (for reasons other than rank!).
The hardest part of basic training was the lack of discipline - soldiers got away with everything but murder. One $#!@bag that graduated applauded the announcement of the death of 7 service members in Afghanistan the day before graduation. He did so in front of the entire company, and the duty drill sergeant. The DS asked why, and he said because it was his job security. To my disgust, he graduated the next day along with everybody else.
There were soldiers who slept through every fireguard shift after the first week, caught with contraband, etc etc, and had no consequences. This general lack of discipline IMHO is what leads to greater problems down the road.
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What happened to good old blanket parties? 
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