Hegseth want to mistreat military basic trainees

[LogDog75]

Macho man Hegseth wants to go "Old School" on military trainees in basic training. I think he's seen too many old movies and read too many Beetle Bailey cartoons about Sgt. Snorkle.

“We’re empowering drill sergeants to instill healthy fear in new recruits, ensuring that future warfighters are forged,” he said. “They can toss bunks, they can swear, and yes, they can put their hands on recruits. This does not mean they can be reckless or violate the law, but they can use tried and true methods to motivate new recruits, to make them the warriors they need to be.”
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/hegseth-wants-basic-to-go-old-school-what-policies-must-change-first/

The old idea of tossing bunks, swearing, and putting their hands on recruits is one way to persuade young men and women not to enlist in the military. If this is allowed in basic training then once the trainees graduate they'll expect that to the standard when they arrive at technical school and their subsequent assignments. Once they become supervisors/leaders, they'll treat their troops the way their basic training instructors treated them during basic. Why would anyone want to make the military a career knowing they'll be treated like second class citizens.

I enlisted in the AF on January31, 1975 and attend basic training at Lackland AFB. Not once during my basic training did the instructor swear, toss bunks, put their hands on anyone, or intimidate any of his recruits. He was a professional with the way he treated us and with the exception of maybe two people who washed out he molded us into Airmen. He was firm but fair with us and he did what a leader does; make us want to work as a team and accomplish our objective whether it was on the firing range, marching, or learning about the Air Force and what it is about.