You don't like it, fix it.
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Originally Posted by
LoveOfCountry
Actually... my spelling was correct, I just chose the wrong word ;) Typing from a phone. No excuses though. I know what you're saying about having a smart guy vs. a guy in shape. But at the end of the day, it is every Marine's responsibility to be in shape. It is who we are. Doesn't matter how smart you are, if I have to carry your @$$ because you can't run when you need to... it balances out with the fact that your smart, and regardless of that fact, people will still lose respect.
I'm with you brother-you must think you're trying to preach to the choir or some shiat. You think I don't know Marines ought to be in shape? What I'm saying is there is a reason for 3rd class. The alternative is UNQ/Fail which equals sep.
Don't think Marines get a free ride by scrapin the bare minimums-it reflects and it carries a price. Low composite scores, low pro/con marks (which amplify the problem), negative counselings, non-reqs, not to mention an eternal place on the Sgt's sht list til they snap to and get the fck in gear. Life ain't peaches for non-hackers-not if their leadership is worth a damn. That being said, remember our job (and yours too before long) is not to throw Marines out but to make 'em act like Marines. You'll never convince me there's no place for 3rd class. Some people won't get in gear til they hit rock bottom; as leaders we try to get 'em in gear before they get there.
I'll never forget how ashamed I was when one of my Marines got put on BCP-you'd best believe he made weight and tape posthaste. I had always considered the BCP to be the embodiment of leadership failure-and I WAS RIGHT! We don't need drastic measures like that when we have leaders. You got beef with 3rd class, get off yer duff and make it obsolete in your unit.
KILL BODIES :usmc: