<p>After the whole AFA Rape thing, the academies have been cracking down more than ever. At BCT, if an upper-classmen orders a plebe to do an exercise (in order to restrict ridiculous demands) the upper classmen must do it which the person he ordered it. However, speaking to the current cadets, many of the upper classmen find many ways to get around it, and it is true that the administration does little to stop it. </p>
<p>However </p>
<p>Hazing in HS locker rooms is one thing, but hazing at WP or any of the academies are a little different in my opinion. </p>
<p>the current cadets, and graduates explained to me. The hazing that they under went defind them as a person. because it made them a stronger individual. Most (not all) cadets ‘haze’ each other not for entertainment, but because they went through the same things themseleves, and it makes the experience of WP that much more rewarding. It also forms a sense of bonding between classmates. “what fails to kill you will only make you stronger” </p>
<p>I do not condone hazing, however I could see how the cadets at the academies justify thier actions.</p>