Army Hazing Causes Soldier To Collapse

The father makes a compelling case that this is assault.  However, he will have a difficult time because his son stood there willingly and let a grown man swing a wooden mallet at his chest.

Let's get to the real root of the problem: stupid actions yield stupid results.  Our soldiers are dying in the field, we should not have to worry about them on our soil, in the company of our own men.  Zero tolerance is never the answer because it will inevitably be used to further stupidity, but perhaps it's time to put a stop to this.  This young man could have been killed.  For no reason whatsoever.  That's unacceptable.

Watch the video if you get a chance.  It's quite something.