United States Marine Corps Boot Camp: The "Shock Treatment" is what the Marines call the way they induce obedience into the recruits. They do it quickly and violently and perhaps cruelly--but purposefully. As soon as the recruit has been issued his uniforms and processed through administration, he and the other new recruits form a platoon and are given over to their permanent "drill instructor." Then, with screaming and cursing and harassment, the drill instructors endeavor to break down individuality, self-motivated behavior, and mental resistance until the recruits are numbly obedient. Physically and mentally they must respond automatically to command from their drill instructor

1967

Gelatin silver print

Image: 19.7 x 30 cm (7 3/4 x 11 13/16 in.); Paper: 19.7 x 30 cm (7 3/4 x 11 13/16 in.)

Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2018.629