Corps Values

[Shaffer]

After six weeks at the Marine Corps' Officer Candidates School, the members of my platoon were surprised at how much had changed. We found that our old friends were completely unable to understand us. To them it was as if we had returned different people, and it was difficult, if not impossible, for them to understand how this happened — making them suspicious of the training we received and the values we adopted. It is a shame, since many of modern-day problems stem from a lack of appreciation for the very values and principles taught in the Corps, fostering a general distrust of military "brainwashing" and a repugnance by some Marines for the lifestyle of many civilians. Perhaps if the rest of America could catch a glimpse of the moments of transformation during training, the mistrust would fade away and be replaced with an appreciation.

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