A comic strip on Facebook called "Doctrine Man" is penned by an nameless artist making fun of military society. Doctrine Man’s guidance as struck a universal chord throughout the military services, from high-ranking officers down to enlisted staff. Doctrine Man is the latest in a long-line of military caricatures created to mitigate the harsh realities of life in the military. Source of article – Doctrine Man to the rescue – Facebook comic makes military friends by Money Blog Newz.
Doctor Doctrine Man
Doctrine Man had been created by an Army officer and made accessible for the world to determine last summer on Facebook.As outlined by the new York Times, the officer (who’ll remain anonymous) had been working with people who "just didn't get it" and he needed an outlet to vent his frustrations. He leaves names out of the mix, but he takes a hit at military doctrine in a comical way from experiences he has had with any person he comes in contact with who meet his cartoon criteria. Other military officers who have ran into his site and were intrigued have began dialogues with him via private e-mails. 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 message of Doctrine Man comic strips is what is essential not the poorly drawn stick figures. This military superhero is described on the Facebook page 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 few of the situations you may run into with the Doctrine Man comic strip.
Laughing about life
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. Some have even turned into big screen and TV hits like, Joseph Heller's "Catch-22" and Richard Hooker's "MASH". When it comes to comic strips, Doctrine Man could be considered the thinking soldier’s “Beetle Bailey,” which has been drawn by various 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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