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I was just throwing a fictitious idea out there to explain the meaning behind the book Stig referred to. I wasn't serious or joking. Sort of like "I'm not sure" Stig, I actually took you as being completely serious about modeling after Afghanistan and I was like "has he eaten a bad veggie today...

Maybe the Canadian army sucks. My time in service revolved around my actual job as a diesel mechanic. Life was about combat readiness and fixing trucks. The marching ended after boot camp pretty much. I don't know what the Canadians do to pass the time during an enlistment. Ask Jesus...

Stig, take a look around the globe. Take a look at all the cultures. Look at all the mind frames that go with different cultures. Then get back to me. You'll have answered your own question by that point about why some militaries operate in a regimented manor, and some are more lax. About...

Living in a lax environment with little focus on detail and appearance is no way to represent the nations most elite fighting force. Marines don't wage wars, but they are tasked with fighting them, and arriving after years in a lax garrison environment will spell disaster on the battlefield.

It doesn't. It's a matter of keeping to the highest standard of the marine corps. The marine corps strives to be a disciplined, prepared, vicious fighting force. Uniform preparation and attention to detail and excellence is a top priority in garrison. It's to instill in marines attention to...

Brushing? Not to put one method down or boost one up, but spit shining is a whole different animal. It can involve rubbing alcohol, leather dye, polish, a brush, rags, saliva, and booze.

I was the last platoon on Parris Island to ever be handed jungle boots and woodland cammies. After my platoon, spit shining boots and ironing cammies was a thing of the past.