{"id":28621,"date":"2012-02-06T01:44:41","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T05:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=28621"},"modified":"2012-02-06T01:46:40","modified_gmt":"2012-02-06T05:46:40","slug":"the-navy-defines-hazing-for-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=28621","title":{"rendered":"The Navy Defines Hazing For Us?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have mixed feeling about this story. In fact, I was hesitant to post about it.
\n Navy: 8 tossed from Bonhomme Richard for hazing<\/a><\/p>\n

SAN DIEGO \u2014 The Navy discharged eight sailors after a hazing incident aboard a San Diego-based amphibious assault ship that was captured on video and included the choking of a fellow sailor, a Navy spokesman said Saturday.<\/p>\n

The eight received general discharges following allegations they assaulted and choked the sailor aboard Bonhomme Richard as part of a rite to initiate the sailor into a new department, said Lt. Cmdr. David McKinney.<\/p>\n

McKinney said the assault, which took place Jan. 17 in the ship\u2019s berthing area, was videotaped, and the victim treated for injuries.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Boys will be boys, \u00a0and the Navy is just over-reacting in this modern PC climate would seem a valid appraisal at first glance. \u00a0Indeed Doc Bailey makes this point over at his place.<\/a><\/p>\n

However, there is one line in the Navy Times \u00a0story that seems to belie that take?<\/p>\n

The injuries were not serious, but the sailor sought treatment and reported the incident to his superiors, leading to the discharges, McKinney said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Once this “harmless horseplay” rises to that level the NAVY has to do something! Imagine if his superiors had said something like “Don’t be such a crybaby!” and dropped it? Do we really need the kind of headlines that would likely engender?<\/p>\n

In truth I still ain’t sure what “hazing” is nowadays, but the words “assault”, cover-up, and “climate of brutality” \u00a0wouldn’t look too good in the press. That is quite clear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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