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Gebbinn,
I think there is a very fine line between good hardcore leadership and abuse of power. In your case, it's obvious abuse of power. You learned nothing from it - considering you did nothing wrong. I think hardcore "suckfests" are intended to make soldiers tougher and learn how to react under stress and tough situations. They help build comraderie - they really do.
Likewise, punishing soldiers (i.e. staying late for no reason, chewing them out in front of formations, etc) not only wastes their time, but makes them resentful and miserable without accomplishing anything. Often times I've seen this happen with bitter mid career NCOs and officers that don't need to be in any more.
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