Army Drill Sergeant Found Guilty of Mistreating Recruits Is Demoted-No jail

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Army Drill Sergeant Found Guilty of Mistreating Recruits Is Demoted but Spared Jail

FORT KNOX, Ky. (AP) - An Army drill sergeant who admitted to striking a basic training recruit, dragging another by his ankles and forcing a third to swallow his own vomit will not face jail time for the offenses, a military judge ruled Monday. snip

Pvt. Christopher Rodriguez, 30, said he was forced by Price to swallow his own vomit during a basic training drill when the platoon was commanded to drink their entire canteen of water. He said drinking the water too fast made him sick.

A Fort Knox spokeswoman said officials will have to determine whether Price remains a drill sergeant at the post.

Three other drill sergeants under Price's command are charged in the incidents and face court-martial in May and June. A captain has also been charged with dereliction of duty for allegedly failing to stop the abuse.

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[DemoTex]

1. Sounds much worse than Ft. Polk 1968.

C-3-2 at North Fort was pretty bad, but most of it was verbal shit and P/T. Ft. Polk, Louisiana was so bad that "Tiger" NCOs and junior officers (O'2, O-3's, and W-2's mainly) were volunteering for second tours in Vietnam. Senior Drill Instructor/Gunnery Sergeant Hartman's words from Full Metal Jacket are apropos to Ft. Polk:

Soldier, you had best un-fuck yourself or I will un-screw your head and shit down your neck!

http://www.moviesounds.com/fmj/neck.wav (WAV)

[Career Prole]

2. What can one expect from guys who watch George C. Scott as Patton

and masturbate?
They'll probably transfer him to an Iraqi prison to beat up unarmed Iraqis instead and consider themselves exceedingly clever in their adjudication.

[Voltaire99]

3. Forced to swallow his own vomit!

Support our.. our...vomit recyclers?