But as Foggy said, he could have simply took his alternative punishment. Didn't he get taken to the medical centre when he said he was unwell?
And no, taking drugs and drinking doesn't deserve getting beasted to death, but then it's going to fuck up your body. There are plenty of soldiers who endure worse in war situations and they don't die. If you don't think the army is going to be tough when you sign up then you're probably too soft for it.
You can agree to a punishment without taking responsibility for the fact you might die. I'm trying to stay a bit vague on this one, but my problem with the military is when it thinks it's special.
There's a difference between discipline and being trained to blindly follow orders. Someone who can spend their life doing a shit job they hate has discipline, someone who can fire a gun or march somewhere when told is just easily led. There is a difference. The armed forces are trained to be one of them, but it's not discipline.
