[USMC Chuter]

Sounds like your boyfriend is doing just fine. The military, particularly the Marine Corps and any combat specialty field in any service, is notorious for being...Shall we say, unforgiving of weakness. It's a high testosterone envirnonment and for good reason. If you look/act like food, you will be eaten by the carnivores among us, so to speak. It's not as awful as it's made out to be, as the peer pressure is intended to toughen up the slackers. Unlike in days past, leaders aren't AS likely to allow the bullying to go "too far." Having said that, the bullied are better off conforming (while sticking up for themselves as necessary) to the standards of the unit than to be seen as "protected" by the leadership.