Not a long standing tradition - never heard of it in the 1970s -- Hokie in CT 02/05/2020 5:26PM
Now a VMI cadet is suing VMI for hazing, if you don't want to be treated -- hokieman842 02/05/2020 12:20PM
Wait til frat guys sue other frat guys for making them clean the house at -- fordham 02/05/2020 2:23PM
This says it all: -- EDGEMAN 02/05/2020 11:56AM
"Voluntary" -- 4dhokies 02/05/2020 10:50AM
I'm not big on useless "traditions," but that does seem harsh -- GoobyPls 02/05/2020 09:26AM
Tradition is the backbone of the military, Many have been dropped, last -- hokieman842 02/05/2020 09:29AM
I said useless traditions. There's a difference between doing retreat -- GoobyPls 02/05/2020 09:33AM
Agreed, but if it is time to retire a tradition and there will be a -- jmanatVT 02/05/2020 09:35AM
I think retireing some of these is a problem. Some of you have no clue as -- hokieman842 02/05/2020 09:42AM
100% agree with this. ** -- GoobyPls 02/05/2020 09:38AM
Disagree with you, those types of traditions, point out who you can depend -- hokieman842 02/05/2020 09:35AM
LOL no they don't. Everybody is expected to do them, including the -- GoobyPls 02/05/2020 09:38AM
But do you want to depend on the winey "duffel bags" or a man that can take -- hokieman842 02/05/2020 09:40AM
If he's made it that far he's already endured a lot more pain in training -- HokieMacDaddy 02/05/2020 09:50AM
I was in before battle buddy, if we had called a fellow soldier, a battle -- hokieman842 02/05/2020 10:51AM
My old retired commander literally just walked past my office door -- GoobyPls 02/05/2020 09:47AM
I can see that in training, TOE setup etc, but a graduation pinning? This -- hokieman842 02/05/2020 09:49AM
Did you see this gem in the article? -- HokieSignGuy 02/05/2020 09:19AM
Yea I thought that was cool. These kids could not have made in the army -- hokieman842 02/05/2020 09:20AM
They wouldn't have made it through Navy AOCS either. -- EDGEMAN 02/05/2020 09:22AM
One student is suing. It isn't a class-action suit by multiple candy-butts. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 02/05/2020 10:10AM
The person suing is trying to be cleared for pinning someone else -- jmanatVT 02/05/2020 10:18AM
This a poor time in the thread to introduce facts. -- PhotoHokieNC 02/05/2020 10:20AM
OK, I was quick-browsing, noted the confusion and got a chuckle....thanks! ** -- DonHo-kieHi 02/05/2020 7:07PM
The lounge isn't a good place to introduce facts** -- jmanatVT 02/05/2020 10:21AM
Amen. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 02/05/2020 10:22AM
My oldest decided to go Navy OCS after school. He went to OCS in -- hokieman842 02/05/2020 09:33AM
He's an idiot sandwich ** -- bigbadbird 02/05/2020 11:10AM
Sorry- posted wrong place- whatever- carryon ** -- bigbadbird 02/05/2020 11:11AM
I was Class 86001 in Newport. I felt the same way....push on. -- GobbleGobble Hey 02/05/2020 10:08AM
Or, alternatively, hazing does nothing to improve readiness or morale. -- CPRVHokie 02/05/2020 09:27AM
It does, it means you upheld the unit traditions and are now a member in -- hokieman842 02/05/2020 09:30AM
Pretty clear you missed this part of the thread, which is what we were... -- EDGEMAN 02/05/2020 09:29AM
Huh? ** -- CPRVHokie 02/05/2020 10:23AM
Exactly! ** -- EDGEMAN 02/05/2020 10:34AM
Don't haze me, bro! -- MP4VT2004 02/05/2020 09:18AM