First of all, you're comparing apples to oranges.
You say that people go through this in the Army. But that is EXPECTED. The reason they go through physical training is so that they can be physically prepared to KILL PEOPLE and DEFEND THEIR COUNTRY. Not so that they can sit in chapter meetings and participate in philanthropies.
And if you seriously think that the physical training in the Army (which in turn results in emotional training), doesn't truly effect soldiers mentally in a negative way, then you obviously don't know anyone who has served their country.
And not to sound mean or anything, but aren't you the one who posted the thread a little while back asking for recruitment advice because your membership is down to 3 people?
Maybe you should re-evaluate what you're doing to your "pledges", or whatever you choose to call them, before you attempt to bring in a ton of new people.
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