re: When does the time come that society says we are too hard on our soldiers?

OP is s trying to make a parallel with the torture of dirkas with how our uniformed members are treated in a sarcastic manner. Probably should've used SERE or something of the like rather than bootcamp/basic training, but even that isn't really close...at all.

Gen. Mattis is a fine American who would've held more prestigious positions had he not spoken his mind often. I wish we had more like him, not always saying the popular thing, but what he believed in. Group think is a dangerous thing.