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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JamesBell" data-source="post: 4019258" data-attributes="member: 697"><p>They started trying to do that towards the end of my time in the Marines. When someone got promoted the insignia was no longer driven into the shoulder without backing. The gauntlet line to receive the punches (and knees for new corporals) were moved from the company area to the barracks. People were holding on for all they were worth. I’m not saying it’s bad that we no longer do those things in our society- but I am saying I’m glad I got to experience it.</p></blockquote><p></p>