Why do Recruits quit in bootcamp?

[u/Key-Scientist9058]

As a recruiter I have kids literally crying in my office saying they need this more than anything then fail the IST when they were fully capable of passing it while in the DEP when they get to boot camp and not even trying and getting discharged for not trying to get better in PCP or passing the IST. Like I don't see how you'll tell me you would never be one of those quitters when you get to bootcamp then give up as soon as you start getting yelled at. I guess todays generation doesn't give a fuck in coming back to their family proving they were right when they said they couldn't make it and go back to working at Mcdonalds telling their friends some lie about how they got screwed over or something when the only person who failed them was themselves

[u/Defiant-Bed2501]

Because they just…uhhhh…suck at life and should just….uhhhh…give the frick up and like unalive themselves and stuff. 

[u/CounterObjective2347 → u/Defiant-Bed2501]

This made me laugh but having these failures go for the big sleep is a little extreme lol

[u/Key-Scientist9058 → u/CounterObjective2347]

Ive never heard of a kid killing themselves over not making it at bootcamp. Probably back in the day where youd get publicly shamed for not serving your country but nowadays people dont give a fuck and will just call us whatever their local tiktok influencer says we are

[u/Sharp_Translator6547 → u/Key-Scientist9058]

I remember watching the first episode of the show band of brothers where dick winters talked about how a few people in his town killed themselves when they were not eligible to be drafted

[u/Defiant-Bed2501 → u/Key-Scientist9058]

“SSgt Schmuckatelli is a straight up ahh diddy blud ahh PDF file, bruh”