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Winger
They treat recruits like this for their own savage amusement and because “they went through it”. It’s funny how the same training staff picked on the same weak lads. And put their arm around the tough kids even if both had fucked up.I would say training has a lot to do with it. They break soldiers during boot camp and basically dehumanize them to build them back up again as what they need them to be. The training (at least here in the US) varies per the military branch, too. The kill machines that are the Marines have a more rigorous boot camp than those in the Air Force.
Of course upbringing has a lot to do with how a person would react. Some people live their lives aiming to please others, especially someone who is in power or above them.
They still carry out electric shock treatment out now. On mental health patients like not prisoners.You see that one sick bastard who was asking why the voltage didn't go higher?