“Doctrine Man” is an anonymous, unauthorized Facebook comedian strip about making it through the absurdities of military life. Doctrine Man’s advice as struck a universal chord throughout the military, from high-ranking officers down to enlisted personnel. The Doctrine Man Facebook updates carry on a long tradition in the armed forces of using sardonic laughter to cope with a life of rigorous discipline.
Doctrine Man is there for you
Doctrine Man had been created by an Army officer and made accessible for the world to see last summer on Facebook.The nameless officer who created doctrine man was looking for a way to let out his irritation from working with individuals who, "just didn't get it," as outlined by the brand new York Times. Without naming names, he lampoons military doctrine with gags that service members from generals down to the lowliest private can relate to. Doctrine Man has lead to many private e-mail conversations with other military officers who have wanted to talk with him. His superiors do receive any viable information that is received from his site and use it how they need to.
Updates on Facebook's Doctrine Man
The Doctrine Man comic strip is drawn in stick figures, but the message is more important 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.” Making the war zone feel like home, a soldier wearing a hula shirt to combat, and an officer selecting somebody for a special operation by simply throwing a book at the first soldier who walks by; are just a couple of the situations you may run into with the Doctrine Man comic strip.
Life isn't so severe after all
Doctrine Man is the latest in a long line of satirical portrayals of the common grunt accepting his fate with ironic humor. Classic examples are the characters Willie and Joe that cartoonist Bill Mauldin penned as he traveled with troops in Europe during World War II. Richard Hookers "MASH" and Joseph Heller's "Catch-22" are a few comics that began out which were and were ultimately turned into huge hits. When it comes to comic strips, Doctrine Man could possibly be considered the thinking soldier’s “Beetle Bailey,” which has been drawn by several artists since it started in 1950.
Citations
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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