The Pentagon’s War on America: Poisoned Patriots: Through the Looking Glass

July 1st, 2009 | Natural Resources News Service | | Leave a comment

The Latvian platoon marches in the Pass in Review as part of Exercise COOPERATIVE OSPREY '98's closing ceremony at Camp Lejeune. Photo by SGT Thopgmas W. Ammnos
The Latvian platoon marches in the Pass in Review as part of Exercise COOPERATIVE OSPREY '98's closing ceremony at Camp Lejeune. Photo by SGT Thopgmas W. Ammnos
For the United States Marine Corps, boot camp means thirteen weeks of forced marches ? often in hot, humid, chigger-infested pine forests ? alongside bad food, tough discipline and screaming drill instructors. It is designed to weed out individuals not suitable for the military. According to recruiting materials, it accustoms recruits to dangerous, highly stressful scenarios and teaches them how to behave as soldiers rather than civilians in the face of adversity. It teaches them to conquer their fear, push the limits of their endurance and ultimately to become a better version of themselves.

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