A comic strip on Facebook called "Doctrine Man" is penned by an nameless artist making fun of military services society. Doctrine Man has been continuously gaining a global following among the military rank and file and printouts are seen at the Pentagon. The Doctrine Man Facebook updates carry on a long custom within the armed forces of using sardonic laughter to cope with a life of rigorous discipline.
The therapy of Doctrine Man
Doctrine Man had been created by an Army officer and made available for the world to view last summer on Facebook. The officer, who prefers to remain anonymous, told the newest York Times that he created Doctrine Man updates to share his aggravation of working for people who “just didn’t get it.” Without naming names, he lampoons military doctrine with gags that service members from generals down to the lowliest private can relate to. Other military officers who have ran into his site and were intrigued have began dialogues with him via private e-mails. He does give information that needs to be passed on to his superiors and lets them manage it how they see fit.
Doctrine Man and Facebook updates
The Doctrine Man comic strip is drawn in stick figures, but the message is more essential than the graphics. The Facebook superhero is best describes as, “Able to leap useless acronyms with a single bound, faster than a lumbering field manual, more powerful than a cheese enchilada in a staff huddle.” Sample concepts mentioned within the Times article contain the military’s efforts for making war zones feel like home, wearing a Hawaiian shirt in combat and an officer selecting a soldier for a special assignment by throwing a book at the first one who comes along.
Making light of significant situations
Doctrine man isn't the first, and by far isn't the last, example of a minion accepting his life and laughing about this. Bill Mauldin for example made Willie and Joe cartoons during World War II when in Europe. Others include Joseph Heller’s “Catch-22″ and Richard Hooker’s “MASH,” novels that were made into major motion pictures. "Beetle Bailey" has been continued by various different people since it started in 1950, and some believe Doctrine Man might follow within the same path.
Information from
facebook.com/pages/Doctrine-Man/110598432306650
New York Times
nytimes.com/2010/11/19/us/19pentagon.html?src=twrhp
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Mauldin
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