. ▁While ▁j od ies , ▁strictly ▁speaking , ▁are ▁fol kl ore ▁( they ▁are ▁not ▁taught ▁institution ally , ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁appear , ▁for ▁example , ▁in ▁FM ▁ 3 - 2 1 . 5 , ▁Dr ill ▁and ▁Cer emon ies ▁Field ▁Man ual ), ▁some ▁are ▁toler ated ▁and ▁even ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁leadership , ▁while ▁others ▁are ▁sub vers ive . ▁ ▁Common ▁them es ▁in ▁j od ies ▁include : ▁ ▁Hom es ick ness . ▁ ▁Every day ▁compla ints ▁about ▁military ▁life . ▁ ▁Bo asts ▁( of ▁one ' s ▁own ▁unit ) ▁and ▁ins ult s ▁( of ▁one ' s ▁compet itor , ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁another ▁unit , ▁another ▁service ▁branch , ▁or ▁the ▁enemy .) ▁ ▁Hum orous ▁and ▁top ical ▁references . ▁ ▁Line berry ▁offers ▁an ▁alternative , ▁psych olog ically ▁and ▁function ally ▁orient ed ▁tax onomy . ▁There ▁are ▁negative ▁them es ▁( dis res pect ▁expressed ▁for ▁de ities , ▁women , ▁hom osex uals , ▁the ▁enemy ▁and ▁econom ically ▁dep riv ed ▁com r ades ; ▁graph ic ▁expression ▁of ▁violence ▁perpet r ated ▁on ▁women ▁and ▁the ▁enemy , ▁gl or ification ▁of ▁subst ance ▁ab use ) ▁but ▁also ▁positive ▁( unit ▁pride , ▁encourag ement ▁of ▁com r ades ) ▁and ▁perhaps ▁in - between , ▁expressions ▁of ▁cont empt ▁for ▁death ▁and ▁ind ifference ▁to ▁mort ality . ▁ ▁One ▁example ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁U . S .