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An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it
« on: May 15, 2025, 01:35:31 pm »
 

An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it

A unit that receives new recruits at boot camp has banned its soldiers from using vulgar language and making rude gestures when working in official capacities during duty hours.
Jeff Schogol

Published May 14, 2025 1:53 PM EDT
 
An Army company at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, has issued a policy prohibiting vulgar language and rude gestures after an investigation found that profanity was rife within the unit, said Tiffany Wood, a spokeswoman for the base.

“The investigation was initiated due to concerns about the unit’s climate and culture after complaints regarding extreme use of profanity were received,” Wood told Task & Purpose on Wednesday.

A clue as to why the company cracked down on cursing may lie in the unit’s mission. The policy applies to a company within the 43rd Adjutant General Battalion when soldiers are working in their “official capacities during duty hours.” The battalion is a specialized unit that in-processes new trainees as they arrive, still in civilian clothes, to begin basic training at Fort Leonard Wood. The Army, along with the rest of the military, has long worked to stamp out the common stereotype that abusive language is a hallmark of boot camp.

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-leonard-wood-profanity/
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Re: An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2025, 01:44:20 pm »
How the f*ck do they determine what language is too abusive for the candy*ss, son's of b*tches in boot camp?  Don't the sh*t for brains recruits understand the f*cking language of the military may seem vulgar as h*ll at first, but after a while, it becomes natural as sh*t?  You know you've made the transition when on your first leave home, you ask your mother to "pass the f*cking potatoes before I shove them up your *ss. 000hehehehe
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Re: An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2025, 02:21:10 pm »
Uh oh, don't tell the Marines!
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Re: An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2025, 03:12:35 pm »
Why not have standards, part of "being-in-control" would be being able to control your own tongue to a level of being a civilized human with some mannerism. There is a time and place for most thing, but constant gutter talk just shows we are raising animals in the armed services and no one else need apply. I advised all my boys to not enter the services because it was just a constant assault on their upbringing. I knew they would either have to alter their values or be singled out for constant harassment.

"Good Christian Boys" need not apply is what the services has devolved into. IMHO... and since like I said "sometimes a bad word may be needed for emphasis.... you can "kiss my butt" if you don't like it. Talking like White Trash and/or ghetto rap trash straight from a ganster record is not civilized. Constant stream cursing doesn't mean you can fight any better, it probable is a waste of oxygen in getting a point across (unless it needs emphasis)....

Officer to his troops.... I need you at this point at 0200 and from there get your men in position to cross the river at 0700.... I repeat .... I need you at this point at 0200...

Acceptable Officer to his troops. I damn-well need you at this point at 0200 so you can have your men ready to cross exactly at 0700... I repeat... I dang need you at this point at 0200...

Unacceptable Officer.... Now hear me you maggots that aren't worth a F'n crap and your mother should of aborted the lot of ya, F'n be here at F'n 0200 or I am going to try to top the last F'n curse-out you F'n  got just 10 minutes ago.

What any decent kid in boots would hear.... Be at coordinates XZ at 0200 if at all humanly possible... ready to cross at 0700 and the commander thinks we are all idiots unable to process anything unless he treats us like low IQ jungle idiots without a moral fiber in our bodies.

I am pretty sure I don't want my tax dollars spent on raising trash-talking filth that think they are better than the rest of us that didn't serve in the armed services to be brain-washed into a godless moraless muscled blob. I want to our service men to have a decent cause to fight for instead of becoming no different than the godless commies. God, Family, and lastly Country should be served in that order, otherwise you are the enemy. Lord knows our Islamic enemies have no trouble keeping the order right even if they get the devil in the mix.

/end rant for now.

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Re: An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2025, 03:20:39 pm »
There's a theory that the more f-bombs a "leader" drops, the less he's respected or admired

Reason: f-bombs signal frustration, and real leaders don't get visibly frustrated, they just deal with the problem

e.g., James Bond is still admired, maybe because he never dropped an f-bomb in even one movie? ...

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Re: An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2025, 03:30:53 pm »
That's quite an achievement and an honor.  Betty White would be proud of those boys. 


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Re: An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2025, 05:51:49 pm »
Most, not all, of the men I know talk differently around women than they do other men.

So, this seems a little goofy to me If I'm reading it correctly. So what if they talk roughly around other men or girls that put themselves in there with them?

In a combat situation...I can almost guarantee that I would be shouting, invented worse words that any of these people had ever heard.

And I've only dropped an "F" bombs a couple of times in my life. happy77
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Re: An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2025, 09:27:15 am »
Quote from: berdie on May 15, 2025, 05:51:49 pm
So what if they talk roughly around other men or girls that put themselves in there with them?

                         WOKENESS!!!

Most of the women I met in the service were just as skilled at swearing as the guys.
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Re: An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2025, 10:09:28 am »
Army battalion bans use of profanity
By Riley Ceder
 May 19, 2025, 03:00 PM
 
An April 17 memo — with a subject line that read “profanity free campus” — made it clear that the use of profanity, vulgar language or rude gestures or remarks is prohibited for soldiers operating during duty hours at the unit, which is stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.


“Such language does not align with the Army’s core values and undermines the integrity of our Soldiers and our formations,” read a copy of the memo shared on Reddit.

The memo specified that bad language will not be tolerated during meetings, briefings or training exercises, and cannot be used when speaking with peers, trainees or superiors.

Clothing will not be allowed to depict any offensive language either, the memo stated.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2025/05/19/army-battalion-bans-use-of-profanity/
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Re: An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2025, 10:10:11 am »
It seems rather woke-like.   :nono:
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Re: An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2025, 04:51:57 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on May 20, 2025, 10:09:28 am
Army battalion bans use of profanity
By Riley Ceder
 May 19, 2025, 03:00 PM
 
An April 17 memo — with a subject line that read “profanity free campus” — made it clear that the use of profanity, vulgar language or rude gestures or remarks is prohibited for soldiers operating during duty hours at the unit, which is stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.


“Such language does not align with the Army’s core values and undermines the integrity of our Soldiers and our formations,” read a copy of the memo shared on Reddit.

The memo specified that bad language will not be tolerated during meetings, briefings or training exercises, and cannot be used when speaking with peers, trainees or superiors.

Clothing will not be allowed to depict any offensive language either, the memo stated.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2025/05/19/army-battalion-bans-use-of-profanity/



I wonder if this rule could be extended to politicians? :laugh:
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Re: An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it
« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2025, 05:00:42 pm »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on May 15, 2025, 02:21:10 pm
Uh oh, don't tell the Marines!

Or the natural rednecks...

But that's what the 'swear jar' is for.
All they need is a swear jar.  :laugh:
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Re: An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it
« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2025, 05:04:41 pm »
Quote from: berdie on May 15, 2025, 05:51:49 pm
Most, not all, of the men I know talk differently around women than they do other men.


Now... I was out snorkin, and had the occasion to be under a dock full of women that didn't know I was there. I won't go far into that story, but will just say them womenfolk talk different when men ain't around too... Some of the things they said might have curled my hair (if it weren't wet).  :laugh:
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Re: An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it
« Reply #13 on: May 20, 2025, 05:36:09 pm »
That's true as well. :rolling: I worked with a lady that would make a sailor blush.

Or are you talking about female problems and discussing men, lol?
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Re: An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it
« Reply #14 on: May 20, 2025, 06:05:34 pm »
Quote from: berdie on May 20, 2025, 05:36:09 pm
That's true as well. :rolling: I worked with a lady that would make a sailor blush.


Them kind generally assimilate into guy areas without any problems....

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Or are you talking about female problems and discussing men, lol?


Yeah, more about that with crudity and cussin... Pretty much the gender-reverse of what I would hear in a mechanic's shop around the beer-fridge.

I guess I just didn't expect it - It was my first venture into a female  'exclusive/private' space, and it surprised me.
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Re: An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it
« Reply #15 on: May 20, 2025, 07:01:42 pm »
Help me out here...I'm having Alice's Restaurant flashbacks...

You mean they will be considered unfit to bomb enemies, burn their shelters, and kill them by any means necessary if they cuss?
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