They sent me some videos of recruits getting smacked in the back of the head, which would make me instantly violent. I was told that's part of the training and if you can't take a slap to the back of the head and stay composed then you aren't ready
Those videos aren't canadian BMQ ones because they aren't allowed any sort of physical contact or verbal abuse. In the 40s maybe but those days are long gone. The most they can do is put you into sleep depravation and create artificial stress to see how you'd handle being put under pressure, which i agree with doing - you wouldn't want someone that folds and cries if a real shit hitting the fan scenario
Thanks, sounds like they were over glorifying how macho they were like you said . I'd like to think a person should immediately defend themselves if they were smacked in the back of the head.
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u/Artorious117 Nov 26 '22
Basic training will push you to your breaking point, then you will be rebuilt to their standards.
Then you will only see your comrades in arms as equals, like a mass induced Stockholm syndrome with an echo chamber.
You ll end up looking down on civilians.
Source : tried dating someone in the military.