Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on September 19, 2014, 03:43:35 PM

Spanking, yelling, and other extreme behaviors undermine you as a leader and as a parent.

Drill Sergeants aren't leaders?

Yelling and swearing has been phased out of Navy, Air Force, and Army boot camps for several years now due to its ineffectiveness. It continues in the Marine Corps because they have such a heavy emphasis on indoctrination in order to allow the Marines to operate calmly under the stress of combat.

But to answer your question, no, drill sergeants and drill instructors aren't leaders. They do not lead recruits, they break them down to be built back up. That's not leadership, that's indoctrination (which I'm not saying is a bad thing). Not to mention that the military is entirely voluntary, and consists of adults. It's just a very poor comparison.

I have been hit by extension cords, sticks, belts, and hands. All in all it made me a better person.

How so?

Bongo cat!