Honestly I think a lot of people find it reassuring to think of marines and frontline infantry as being a bit murderous. Men with enough crazy to charge a machi

Honestly I think a lot of people find it reassuring to think of marines and frontline infantry as being a bit murderous. Men with enough crazy to charge a machine gun emplacement or storm a beach. A force our enemies live in fear of, the biggest bullies on the playground but on our side. If you think some of our armed forces have that character, would you expect them to be restrained and orderly when not on the battlefield? Personally I doubt the Hollywood image of boot camp troops chanting “what makes the grass grow? blood blood blood” is true - I prefer to think our troops are in fact very orderly and restrained.