Obedience to orders, discipline, integrity, and creating a bond with those around you is what they instill in you. What they take out is your selfishness and the idea that you are fighting for yourself. When I went to boot, they didn't give a shit about ego. He'll half the Marines I know have big ass egos ls and pride for all that they do and accomplish, in the field and in life. In combat the focus in on the mission nothing else...[DOUBLEPOST=1412614663,1412614253][/DOUBLEPOST]Any military member who doesn't have a sense of pride for the uniform that they were, their country and themselves for having the responsibility for defending it. They Should not be on the battlefield.