Marines 'violent bullying' probed (taken from the BBC)

[jamjar]

I have to share this moment of pure WTF? with you all.

A criminal inquiry is being carried out after a film apparently showing a Royal Marine recruit being beaten unconscious was leaked to a newspaper.

Full article here


Twelve new recruits who had just finished their 32-week commando training were alleged to have taken part in the initiation ritual, while around 40 other marines - also stripped naked - watched.

The fight appears to have been "directed" by two non-commissioned officers. One was dressed in a surgeon's outfit, the other dressed as a schoolgirl.

I mean... what?

Comments

[birdsflying]

Yeah, that paragraph had me going. '...what?' on top of my 'man, that's fucked up' reaction to the whole thing.

[jamjar.livejournal.com]

It's all a big pile of wrong, but that bit - apparantly, he was dressed as a St Trinian's schoolgirl- well, it's not just what the fuck, but also why the fuck.

[caithion.livejournal.com]

..... Wow.

[jamjar.livejournal.com]

I know. Just-- what?

I mean, the naked wrestling you can sort of get your head around. It's the schoolgirl/surgeon thing that gets me.

[brownbetty]

Why does this sort of thing seem to happen in the military and in fraternities? Actually, maybe I don't want to know the answer.

[jamjar.livejournal.com]

Well, my parents are of the opinion that this sort of thing is traditional in military groups. There's naturally lot's of homoerotic naked wrestling with possible D/s subtext. If it worked for Sparta...

Not the schoolgirl's uniform, though. That's just weird.

[buggery.livejournal.com]

What I want to know is which brain trust leaked a *film* to a newspaper instead of, oh, perhaps some sort of television news programme.

[jamjar.livejournal.com]

It does seem a little pointless, doesn't it?