I don't actually believe you there, Troll. Or at least I hope what you say is not true.

Which isn't to deny that basic training in many armies is a disgusting process, with a lot in common with torture camps. In both cases the aim is to breakdown new entrants, and produce people who will be incapable of resisting orders, regardless of what those orders might entail.

I imagine Nazi boot camps were pretty similar, with the same objective in mind; I have always understood that the Nazis were more successful in achieving that kind of outcome than the American or British military authorities.

Whether that is the best way to produce the most effective and useful soldiers is quite another matter.