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What is it called when soldiers turn their back to a discharged soldier and he has to walk through the middle of two lines while their backs are turned?
I believe it is called a "Gauntlet" however, the current version of walking through the gauntlet is much different than the original version. Originally as punishment a soldier walked through two lines of other soldiers who would strike him as he walked. Today's version is each soldier turning his back as the punished soldier walks by.
From a much more staunch and victorian period of time.
Ripping off of the epaulets and rank insignia, forcing departure march through the ranks with backs turned may have flown back then but with modern civil rights came the ability to punish in limited manner.
General Courts Martials and punishments meted out by the board are about the most extreme acceptable in todays militaries. Most ranks have the ability to avoid any of that old stuff by just taking whatever discharge is offered without having to put up with public shunning by the rank and file. Here today and gone tomorrow is the usual tangible example.
Anyone remember a short lived show called "Branded"? IN the beginning of each episode it showed his sword being broken, him being given the broken handled side and being "cashiered", and then "drummed out" in disgrace, as each of his unit turned their backs on him.
Anyone remember a short lived show called "Branded"? IN the beginning of each episode it showed his sword being broken, him being given the broken handled side and being "cashiered", and then "drummed out" in disgrace, as each of his unit turned their backs on him.
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drumming_out]Drumming out - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url]
[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashiering"]Cashiering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/URL]
This guy would make an excellent teacher. So interesting and colorful.
Yeah, my instructions to my student would be to not be so lazy and to go find the answer. I'd be sure to fail the student except he/she is in the wrong classroom as this is a political forum and not a military forum.
You are most welcome. I had to pull that one out of the cobwebs.
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