Do drill sergeants laugh?

Drill instructors think recruits do and say some pretty funny things. Lanier said he was tempted to laugh nonstop while on DI duty. “They’ll think they’re saying something so serious, but it’ll come out so ridiculous and you just want to laugh.” Instead he’d scream at them for doing or saying the wrong thing.

Are Drill Instructors allowed to swear?

An Army, he knows, needs to be orderly. Except this is the new Army, an army that no longer allows drill sergeants to be cussing, ranting, abusive beasts. They cannot slap, hit, kick, punch or call privates names anymore.

What is it like to be a drill instructor?

Drill instructors are a recruit’s first real introduction to what it means to be a Marine, and as such, they’re intimidating, impressive, and beyond reproach. Their uniforms are always perfect and they never seem to sleep, eat, drink, or even use the head.

Can drill instructors eat in the military?

When the recruits are sitting at the table eating, that drill instructor is running around that table yelling at them the whole time as well. He doesn’t have time to sit down and eat. Then they go outside and the drill instructor has to be outside. When they go to the head, that might be the time that the drill instructor can eat.

What is it like to be a drill sergeant?

Drill sergeants are serious men doing a serious job. They are infamous for their toughness, their intimidating ways and the volume of their voices. Anyone that has been through basic can attest: while you are under there command there is nothing scarier than his or her voice.

How did a warrant officer introduce you to a future soldier?

“One of our warrant officers took my glasses, drew a crosshair on one of the lenses and introduced me as a ‘future soldier’ to a colonel who was inspecting our training.” 3.) Garden Work “My battle buddy and I were ordered to dig holes, so when we’re about to our waist he proceeded to turn on a hose.