[Gay State Conservative]

Back in ‘69 many of us in my BCT company at Fort Knox were taken behind the barracks and had the tar beaten out of us by our junior drill sgt...just back from his second tour of Vietnam.I wish that I knew of people like you.Was it your job to prosecute stuff like that?

[yldstrk]

Yes, but in the 80s.

[robowombat]

About the same time there was an asst DI at Parris Island who clearly had seen to much combat (3 tours) but he was also super Marine having been awarded the Navy Cross and two Silver Stars. He enjoyed brutal back of the barracks beat downs on smaller guys (thing about Viets I guess). One basic platoon had a black recruit who was a real moose. When the Ast DI told a very small and intimidate white recruit to fall out for ‘private instruction’ Pvt Moose also, after waiting about five minutes, moseyed behind the barracks. Cpl Psycho was having his fun until then. The Moose ended Psycho's reign of terror and marine Corps career. He smashed most of the facial bones, broke the collar bone in multiple places, fractured ribs, and smashed Psycho's right arm so badly he would never lift it above his chest again.

Now for the disgusting part, sort of. Pvt Moose was brought up on courts marshal and the board was brass heavy. They awarded Moose 6 months in the brig and a fine. End of story. Everybody in the battalion and the brass at regiment knew about Cpl Psycho, but no one would take action against a ‘highly decorated combat veteran.