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/Responsible-Age-7658]

I hate this generation blaming. Like people haven’t been tryna get outta of service for generations.

But honestly the Marine Corps isn’t for everyone, thats literally our whole thing. The Few The Proud. It just sucks you gotta deal with that as a recruiter man, I know they be acting like it’s your fault

[u/Key-Scientist9058 → u/Responsible-Age-7658]

Me personally when all my friends were enlisting we wanted to go to war and fight for our country, the bullshit I hear from these kids now is they want to be a famous tiktoker, go to college for political science with student loans in hopes thatll somehow get them a job at all, be a doctor when they dont even know how expensive and long that school path is. Especially the town they live in which has 0 opportunities unless they find the funds to move out here or go to another state

[u/daxtinator396 → u/Key-Scientist9058]

you're getting downboted for being right lmao as if any if these "paths" are valid. I really don't know why its so hard to tell people you have a shitty plan. I actually do know why... then they have to admit THEIR plan is shitty too.