As a survivor first of Ft. Benning Boot Camp and later, Parris Island for a 2nd one (Boy, Army Boot Camp doesn't count), this article spoke out or rather, yelled right in my face. Thank you for writing this, but it would be better if the people in charge would read it and follow it. We have lost many grate things in my fifty-six years on the planet, but they keep telling us how much we gained. Anyway, I found solace in Eastern Orthodoxy (the Marine Corps of Christianity) after feeling the same way you feel right now. Not that it is perfect, but I have at least found great leadership and understanding from about 95% of the clergy.