In five pages this paper examines recruit training softening on behalf of the Marines in reaction to criticism for its brutal tactics in boot camp and how its forces are less qualified and prepared as a result. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.
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a term used in the medical community to describe a phenomenon that has no scientific name yet still is a fact of life. It describes the course of general
health of an aging, tired body when one physical system after another begins to break down or otherwise experience difficulty. The term also
can be applied to the course that the United States Marine Corps has taken over the past several years. Long criticized for using boot camp tactics that translate to
success when its needed, the Marine Corps has been yielding to pressures to be "nicer" to recruits. It also has been under pressure to increase the number of recruits
it attracts. Both conditions have combined to produce a corps that is less prepared now than in the past, both physically and mentally. Boot Camp
Formerly known as some of the toughest training available, todays experiences at Parris Island are far different than those a decade ago. Former rationale was to
drive recruits so hard physically that drill instructors could break through any psychological defenses to instill the code of the corps and the foundations for mental toughness that anyone needs
in a combat situation. Old time Marines bemoan the changes, claiming that they negate the purposes of boot camp. Recruits formerly trained
in combat boots on hard pavement, leaving them open to minor injuries and inconveniences until becoming accustomed to the changes as their bodies adapted to far different conditions. Now,
that process of physical adaptation is seen by many as being too demanding, even though generations of recruits have endured the same conditions and later praise the experience as being