I can easily compare the initiation type way of becoming a man to the American society. It is not as gruesome as many gang initiations, or other things that might easily be associated with the idea. Where I have seen this take place is in the good sport of football. We spent all summer training almost everyday of the week in the hot sun. At the end of the summer was our grueling two days of workout stations. Whether you thought you were in shape or not, these were easily the hardest days of the season. Most of the time, many of the guys did not make it and quit right then and there. If someone missed any of the stations they had to make them up. When someone missed the stations, the coaches always put it into the other players’ hands to complete them. We made the stations extremely difficult to all of these players, usually with the main goal of seeing how many of them we could get to throw up. You were considered weak and not talented if you could not make it through stations. I know this seems very minuscule compared to gang initiation, but I believe it takes on the same aspect. If you could not physically make it through stations, or quit, most likely respect won’t be earned from the players, or even the coaches