Hello everyone. I’ve been a member of the army for a few years already. At the sof sup/höher Kader instruction in Bern, the Adjutant made it very clear to us that the army is fighting against hazing, that it is prohibited and that it is a relic of the past. However having completed many refresher courses (WK/CR), I can see that it is still going on. It’s the same kind of things every time : rituals organized within the unit to do brainless things while being drunk, drink the infamous “mixed soup”, new soldiers being dragged in the shower to shave heads (why ?), and other way dumber stuff. To no one’s surprise, it gets worse when people of all ranks start to get seriously drunk. Of course there is a no phone allowed rule during those rituals, but sometimes people manage to capture a few shots/videos. People join in under peer pressure mixed with alcohol. Some people have a meltdown afterwards but don’t show it in front of the others so as not to lose face (and there are some fucked up stories there). At a time when we are told the army should be training to be operational, why waste time on things that scare away sane people ? WKs already have many problems (especially substance and alcohol abuse), so why insisting on hazing troops ? Some of us Kaders are against it, but our powers are limited (the unit commander is still the boss at the end of the day). Things like that seem to happen mainly in militia-run environment, maybe due to a lack of oversight ? My hope is that constructive criticism may improve the situation, but i can’t stand that kind of waste of ressources. How do you feel about the whole hazing situation there ? submitted by /u/Nearby_Bread7104
Originally posted by u/Nearby_Bread7104 on r/Switzerland