Marines to undergo random Breathalyzer tests

[TexasTowelie]

The alcohol screening program 'is primarily for deterrence and education,' but commanders can hand out punishment, Marine Lt. Gen. R.E. Milstead Jr. says.

SAN DIEGO — Starting Jan. 1, Marines at Camp Pendleton and other bases will be subject to random Breathalyzer tests twice a year under what is billed as the toughest anti-drinking policy in the U.S. military.

An order issued by Lt. Gen. R.E. Milstead Jr., deputy commandant for manpower and reserve affairs, calls for any Marine or sailor with a blood-alcohol level of 0.01% or higher to be referred for counseling. Any Marine or sailor who tests at 0.04% or higher will be referred to medical personnel to determine his or her fitness for duty.

Milstead said that although the new order "is primarily for deterrence and education," nothing precludes commanders from handing out punishment. Each unit will have an officer or staff noncommissioned officer to act as the alcohol screening program coordinator.

More at http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1224-marines-drinking-20121224,0,3326180.story

[niyad]

1. and my first thought is, they can come up with a program like this for drinking, but the best

they can do for sexual assault is "get a wingman"?

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

2. Boy does that run counter to what

I learned as a young jarhead. Of course that was many years ago and times most certainly have changed. We were told, more or less, that drinking and raising hell was OK as long as we didn't kill or permanently harm anyone...........

[Bigmack]

3. Yup... same experience.....

There was also no push for religion, either. Do you remember "magic show"?....

New Corps.