Question

______ is evaluated by a reasonable person standard and includes, but is not limited to, the following when performed (with) / (without) a proper military or other governmental purpose:

(1) Any form of initiation or congratulatory act that involves physically striking another person in any manner or threatening to do the same;
(2) Pressing any object into another person's skin, regardless of whether it pierces the skin, such as "pinning" or "tacking on" of rank insignia, aviator wings, jump wings, diver insignia, badges, medals, or any other object;
(3) Oral or written berating of another person with the purpose of belittling or humiliating;
(4) Encouraging another person to engage in illegal, harmful, demeaning or dangerous acts;
(5) Playing abusive or malicious tricks;
(6) Branding, handcuffing, duct taping, tattooing, shaving, greasing, or painting another person;
(7) Subjecting another person to excessive or abusive use of water;
(8) Forcing another person to consume food, alcohol, drugs, or any other substance; and
(9) Soliciting, coercing, or knowingly permitting another person to solicit or coerce acts of ______.

Answer 1

The situation described involves hazing, which is a form of social harassment without a proper military or governmental purpose, and includes various abusive acts. This contrasts with military training practices, which are structured and regulated to prepare individuals for military life. Sexual harassment, which inflicts harm and creates a hostile work environment, is distinct from hazing but equally serious.

Step-by-step explanation:

The situation described in the question refers to practices that are often categorized under hazing, which is a ritualistic test and a form of social harassment used to initiate a person into a group. Hazing is evaluated by a reasonable person standard and can include various abusive, humiliating, and harmful acts without a proper military or other governmental purpose. Such acts may involve physical striking, forcing engagement in illegal or dangerous actions, and creating an intimidating or hostile environment. In the military, however, there are resocialization practices intended to build a new identity as a 'soldier'. These include standardized haircuts, uniforms, and rigorous training to foster discipline and comradeship, all of which are distinct from hazing and are a part of structured and regulated military training. These practices are designed with the proper governmental purpose of prepapring individuals for military life, in contrast to hazing which has no such valid justification. It's important to recognize the difference between these practices and instances of sexual harassment, which involves unwelcome sexual advances or other sexually-based behavior creating an adverse and hostile work environment. Both hazing and sexual harassment can inflict emotional, physical, or psychological harm, but they are distinct issues and should be addressed accordingly.