this could be interesting
Bonk on the Head by John-James Ford
"John-James Ford tackles the mysteries of the military in stunning style, and reveals the rage, the sex, the hazing, the hatred, and the physical transformation of young recruits at Royal Military College..."
So this guy recently graduated from RMC and wrote a book about it. I haven't read it yet, but the reviews seem to indicate that he portrays a rather negative image of our training. Here's what the Glode and Mail had to say:
"...Absurdly, and completely convincingly, Herb attempts to escape his father by embracing the ironclad certainties of the military. After he's accepted at boot camp for officers, the Royal Military College in Kingston, the real nightmare begins.
Things happen at Ford's RMC that, had they been reported from Abu Ghraib, would only have magnified the scandal. But these lost boys are fellow warriors and the shocks have a purpose: the making of unquestioning killers. Can it be as brutal at RMC as Ford implies? Ford makes it seem plausible. He was also a student there. Only graduates -- and those who fled -- will know where his imagination takes over..."
"John-James Ford tackles the mysteries of the military in stunning style, and reveals the rage, the sex, the hazing, the hatred, and the physical transformation of young recruits at Royal Military College..."
So this guy recently graduated from RMC and wrote a book about it. I haven't read it yet, but the reviews seem to indicate that he portrays a rather negative image of our training. Here's what the Glode and Mail had to say:
"...Absurdly, and completely convincingly, Herb attempts to escape his father by embracing the ironclad certainties of the military. After he's accepted at boot camp for officers, the Royal Military College in Kingston, the real nightmare begins.
Things happen at Ford's RMC that, had they been reported from Abu Ghraib, would only have magnified the scandal. But these lost boys are fellow warriors and the shocks have a purpose: the making of unquestioning killers. Can it be as brutal at RMC as Ford implies? Ford makes it seem plausible. He was also a student there. Only graduates -- and those who fled -- will know where his imagination takes over..."