Do basic training "stress cards" really exist?

Saw a little bit of that at Parris Island in 1970-72. Some KIDS are not meant to be Marines, but the Marine Corps (did then anyway) BUILD MEN.

LCDR (Join to see) - , I like to think that the Marines of today are cut from the same cloth as those who fought in Belleau Wood, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, the Chosin Reservoir and Hue. Iraq and Afghanistan proved that.

I actually believe that that is the case in all of the services. We have all heard the "this generation" comments and to that I say bullshit. We still have ~0.4 percent of our young men and women volunteering for active duty. On the shoulders of that ~0.4 percent lay the future of country.

Semper Fidelis

Please understand my comments, !st Sgt.......They are Marines only upon graduation from Boot Camp. Once they are Marines, I agree. Before that, well......

1stSgt (Join to see) - I totally agree. While I am of the opinion that it's a good thing to get ride of some of the meaningless harassment (yes, I understand that a lot of the "harassment" has a distinct purpose), the kids making it through have proved to be as tough as any of their forefathers. I would like to gripe about their levels of fitness coming in, but I remember a lot my OSUT class were in crappy condition when they hit Basic and I wasn't exactly a PT stud when I hit the footprints either.

I does Sir, I was escorting a kid to Behavioral Health back in 2010 and when I walked in I noticed 4 new Privates sitting in there waiting for a provider. I thought they just came back from Iraq or something so I asked them "did you guys just get back" they replied no and they just graduated from OSUT and believe they have PTSD!!! Young 19-20 year olds trying to ply that card! I almost had to see someone because how pissed off I was.

Oh brother! Some people will try ANYTHING. I hope you have cooled off by now, Sargeant Villegas.

1SG(P) (Join to see) - I am a firm believer that the Millennials experiences is through multi median and their phones. We got our experiences by hanging out with friends, working, and committing to sports.

I am a firm believer that sports toughens individuals to the rigors of life.

Interesting to know they existed at some point

I was an Instructor at Fort Leonard Wood from 92 to 96, I was told that trainee's had them but I never seen one.

I suspect that if you used one you would be MORE stressed after