I think we should include etiquette training in a BMQ, after all we teach them how to dress, walk, shave and their trade. Why not a class on how to act in public...
There is a class called "Dress and Deportment." Some people must of slept through the 'deportment' portion.
IMO the problem is that if some troop wants to go out and act like a hooligan or be a slob there is little that can or will be done about it and he/she knows it. Laws nowadays prevent corporal punishment at home and in the military and far too many people in the chain of command just can't be bothered to address behaviour issues.
To me it is a epedemic with in the system. Poor leadership and lack of discipline and true military values has lead us down this road. The changing of leadership courses to be management courses, all the being nice and friendly to persons has taken it's toll on us.
That's for sure.
I also wonder why guys think they have to swear so much? It usually doesn't bother me, except when guys in uniform are out in public, carrying on like children that have just learned their first swear words.
What do these fellows wives and girlfriends think? If I came home swearing half as much as some of the losers around base, I'm sure my wife would feed me soap for supper.
Unfortunately it's not just the guys. I can swear like the best of them but some people just go too far. There was a girl at my bmq who I referred to as 'the swearing girl'. Her language was so offensive I couldn't stand being around her. I found out later she is married with a toddler! I can't imagine what that child is going to be like when it grows up.
