You Don’t Know the Drill

“They describe routine 90-hour-plus workweeks, sleep deprivation and an always-on culture that frequently caused the job’s requisite intensity to seep into their personal lives, igniting disputes with loved ones. Others detailed bouts of depression or alcohol dependency.” Most of us only associate Marine drill instructors with the stress and anxiety they induce in others. It turns out that they are under extreme pressure themselves. WaPo (Gift Article): In one of the Marines’ most iconic jobs, a stunning pattern of suicide.