I joined my beloved Army in 1985.
Now when I joined I heard the old ' When I joined it was different than now, it was like ............', and it probably still happens today.
Anyway, when I did join, CPL's had a certain amount of 'flexibility' if you want to call it that. In recruit training they could push you until you collapsed. We also had a lockable room that the NCO's at the recruit establishment had the key for. It was used primarily for our suitcases and civillian stuff because everything in our room was military. If you answered back too much, you usually were invited in their for a little chat, one way. You feared the CPL's, and every other rank above it, even privates. You were a lowly recruit. You were also taught to respect your fellow recruits and if you screwed up excessivley you were 'fixed up' and given 'extra training' by them. You either got into line, or washed out.
If you did not have your room in inspection order, it was trashed. Your bed was usually thrown out the window and my platoon was on the second floor. If you consistently stuffed that up, the whole platoon had their rooms trashed, and you could guess what happened.
For the first six weeks you were not allowed to the local canteen or px, and then when you were allowed, it was for 5 minutes to get razors etc.
Your first beer was just prior to march out.
Then you went to IET, or your Initial Employment Training. There you still feared the NCO's and senior privates, even though you were a private, because you were an IET and had no job skill yet.
You had more of a social life, but it was still difficult.
Then you were posted to your first unit.
You were still a shit bag because you were new. You still had fear for the NCO's, and still even feared the senior privates. There things were settled with fists.
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Nowadays society has changed the way buisness is done.
A recruit has rights. You can't yell at them too much. They have soft drink and junk food dispensers in the foyer. They are allowed their mobile phone to call home after 9 pm at night. You can't even yell and dress someone down in private unless you have a witness.
Why, because of too many cry babies. No, it's society.
There is no longer the cain in schools like their used to be. Parents are not even allowed to smack their children here in Australia.
So we are face with a world full of delinquents who disprespect everyone and everything.
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Well thats how I see it.
Now when I joined I heard the old ' When I joined it was different than now, it was like ............', and it probably still happens today.
Anyway, when I did join, CPL's had a certain amount of 'flexibility' if you want to call it that. In recruit training they could push you until you collapsed. We also had a lockable room that the NCO's at the recruit establishment had the key for. It was used primarily for our suitcases and civillian stuff because everything in our room was military. If you answered back too much, you usually were invited in their for a little chat, one way. You feared the CPL's, and every other rank above it, even privates. You were a lowly recruit. You were also taught to respect your fellow recruits and if you screwed up excessivley you were 'fixed up' and given 'extra training' by them. You either got into line, or washed out.
If you did not have your room in inspection order, it was trashed. Your bed was usually thrown out the window and my platoon was on the second floor. If you consistently stuffed that up, the whole platoon had their rooms trashed, and you could guess what happened.
For the first six weeks you were not allowed to the local canteen or px, and then when you were allowed, it was for 5 minutes to get razors etc.
Your first beer was just prior to march out.
Then you went to IET, or your Initial Employment Training. There you still feared the NCO's and senior privates, even though you were a private, because you were an IET and had no job skill yet.
You had more of a social life, but it was still difficult.
Then you were posted to your first unit.
You were still a shit bag because you were new. You still had fear for the NCO's, and still even feared the senior privates. There things were settled with fists.
...............................................................................................................................................................
Nowadays society has changed the way buisness is done.
A recruit has rights. You can't yell at them too much. They have soft drink and junk food dispensers in the foyer. They are allowed their mobile phone to call home after 9 pm at night. You can't even yell and dress someone down in private unless you have a witness.
Why, because of too many cry babies. No, it's society.
There is no longer the cain in schools like their used to be. Parents are not even allowed to smack their children here in Australia.
So we are face with a world full of delinquents who disprespect everyone and everything.
.............................................................................................................................................................
Well thats how I see it.
