MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoMarine Corps without confirmed commandant for 1st time since 1910 after GOP senator's blockadeabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1172arrow-down11
arrow-up1171arrow-down1external-linkMarine Corps without confirmed commandant for 1st time since 1910 after GOP senator's blockadeabcnews.go.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squareAquaTofana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoYou didn’t get just a tad of Stockholm Syndrome in basic? I remember when I was first issued my uniforms, I has this moment where I was like “They gave me clothes! I’m a person now!” Luckily I shook that shit quick, but, it was definitely a weird ass mindset to be in.
minus-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoExperiences may vary, Air Force basic wasn’t like that, but I went in shortly after 9/11 so most of us had a purpose for being there.
minus-squareAquaTofana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoFair. I went through in '08, so that could have been the difference. 🤷♀️
You didn’t get just a tad of Stockholm Syndrome in basic?
I remember when I was first issued my uniforms, I has this moment where I was like “They gave me clothes! I’m a person now!”
Luckily I shook that shit quick, but, it was definitely a weird ass mindset to be in.
Experiences may vary, Air Force basic wasn’t like that, but I went in shortly after 9/11 so most of us had a purpose for being there.
Fair. I went through in '08, so that could have been the difference. 🤷♀️