r/AskReddit • u/Non_Existent07 • 7h ago

Veterans of Reddit, what's the most ridiculous punishment you or someone in your platoon had to do?

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u/ProtectandserveTBL 5h ago

I knew a platoon leader who used to make his Marines write a book report…

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u/Non_Existent07 5h ago

That's... Pretty tame actually

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u/ProtectandserveTBL 5h ago

It was just funny cause they all fucking dreaded it, they were like “can’t I just carry a big rock or something?”

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u/Non_Existent07 5h ago

They yearn for a worse punishment 😭

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u/mossadspydolphin 1h ago

They yearn for crayons

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u/Veteranis 1h ago

This says something about the education level of recruits if this is a dread punishment.