Is abuse tolerated in the Marines? « U.S. Marines

Is abuse tolerated in the Marines?

Will I be physically abused during Recruit Training?

No. Physical abuse is absolutely not tolerated. A full-time medic (Navy Corpsman) is assigned to every platoon in Recruit Training and is always on hand to ensure that all precautions are taken to maintain the safety and health of recruits in training.

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c Allen
July 23rd, 2010 on 3:15 am
Is harassment and hazing or directly verbally abusing a junior officer tolerated ? The senior officer has been asked repeatedly to cease and desist. He refuses.

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- admin
  July 23rd, 2010 on 11:06 pm
  Hazing is not permitted in the U.S. Marines. MARINE CORPS ORDER 1700.28 prohibits hazing. It reads:
  
  4. Policy. Hazing is prohibited. No Marine, or service member attached
  to a Marine command, including Marine detachments, may engage
  in hazing or consent to acts of hazing being committed upon them. No
  one in a supervisory position may, by act, word, or omission, condone
  or ignore hazing if he or she knows or reasonably should have known
  that hazing may occur. Consent to hazing is not a defense to
  violating this Order. Any violation, attempted violation, or
  solicitation of another to violate this order, subjects involved
  members to disciplinary action under Article 92 of the Uniform Code of
  Military Justice (UCMJ). This Order does not prevent charging those
  who have engaged in acts of hazing under other applicable UCMJ
  articles to include, but not limited to Article 80 (attempts), Article
  81 (conspiracy), Article 93 (cruelty and maltreatment), Article 124
  (maiming), Article 128 (assault), Article 133 (conduct unbecoming an
  officer and gentleman) and Article 134 (indecent assault, drunk and
  disorderly conduct, and/or solicitation). This Order is a lawful
  general order and is effective immediately without further
  implementation.
  
  Hazing is defined to include verbal abuse as follows:
  
  Hazing is defined as any conduct whereby one military member,
  regardless of Service or rank, causes another military member,
  regardless of Service or rank, to suffer or be exposed to an activity
  which is cruel, abusive, humiliating, or oppressive. Hazing includes,
  but is not limited to, any form of initiation or congratulatory act
  that involves physically striking another to inflict pain, piercing
  another’s skin in any manner, verbally berating another, encouraging
  another to excessively consume alcohol, or encouraging another to
  engage in illegal, harmful, demeaning or dangerous acts. Soliciting
  or coercing another to participate in any such activity is also
  considered hazing. Hazing need not involve physical contact among or
  between military members; it can be verbal or psychological in nature.
  
  Do note the following exception though:
  
  b. Hazing does not include mission or operational activities;
  the requisite training to prepare for such missions or operations;
  administrative corrective measures; extra military instruction as
  defined in the reference; command authorized physical training;
  authorized incentive training permitted at the Marine Corps Recruit
  Depots; and other similar activities authorized by the chain of
  command.
  
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c Allen
July 23rd, 2010 on 3:16 am
I ‘ve looked on several marine corps sites and the only thing that comes up is sexual harassment.

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