Posted on Jun 6, 2025
What is the funniest or most ridiclous thing you heard your Drill SGT/DI call someone in boot camp?
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I don't know what made me think of this but one of my DS's, with a dead serious face and glaring eyes, would call us "Silly.com" if we were jacked up. It was such a ridiculous and equally funny thing to call someone, especially when you're getting yelled at that I figured there has to be some other really good ones out there.
In context he would call us "Silly.com" in the way Sr NCO's may call say "Ellll-Teee" to finish off a sentence ("What are you going with that, Elll-Teee?!").
In context he would call us "Silly.com" in the way Sr NCO's may call say "Ellll-Teee" to finish off a sentence ("What are you going with that, Elll-Teee?!").
00F: Drill Sergeant
0911: Drill Instructor
Basic Training
Boot Camp
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My Drill Sergeants had some colorful ones. One dude from my platoon was nicknamed Wolfy because the way his hairline looked with a shaved head; it came to a fine point like Eddie Munster coupled with how red his eyes were when we came out of the gas chamber. Another guy continued to wear his civilian transition glasses because his BCGs took a while to make; he was nicknamed Cool Hand Luke.
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SSG Carlos Madden - The Drill Sergeants were ready to kill him the day they picked us up from Reception. He tried explaining, but to no avail. It took the Drill Sergeants calling the Vision section at 43rd AG to get it solved. He didn't get his BCGs until about Week 3 of Basic.
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MSG Thomas Currie
MSG (Join to see) - While I was Training NCO for a BCT company at Fort Knox in the mid-1970s we had one trainee who the Army refused to make glasses for. His vision was so bad that even with the strongest glasses they could make it still didn't meet the standard in some regulation they used.
This trainee was also receiving a disability check from his home state (NY) because he was legally blind. We tried to have him discharged but found out that we couldn't because his vision was on his medical records and he had enlisted with a valid waiver! Our best guess was that someone saw 20/400 and thought it said 20/40.
When we couldn't get him discharged we immediately applied for a waiver for rifle qualification. The training center headquarters approved the qualification waiver, but still required that he complete rifle familiarization. Two drill sergeants took him to the rifle range and stacked up sand bags on both sides of the firing position so he could only point the rifle down the middle of the range. He got into the position, one of them loaded the rifle with the required 10 rounds, handed him the rifle, and they watched while he put 10 rounds down range.
He graduated and was sent to become a cook. I have no idea how that worked out.
This trainee was also receiving a disability check from his home state (NY) because he was legally blind. We tried to have him discharged but found out that we couldn't because his vision was on his medical records and he had enlisted with a valid waiver! Our best guess was that someone saw 20/400 and thought it said 20/40.
When we couldn't get him discharged we immediately applied for a waiver for rifle qualification. The training center headquarters approved the qualification waiver, but still required that he complete rifle familiarization. Two drill sergeants took him to the rifle range and stacked up sand bags on both sides of the firing position so he could only point the rifle down the middle of the range. He got into the position, one of them loaded the rifle with the required 10 rounds, handed him the rifle, and they watched while he put 10 rounds down range.
He graduated and was sent to become a cook. I have no idea how that worked out.
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HI all, well for me it was when we were doing outside barracks clean-up. It had been a long day, and everyone was tired. So people were just meandering around. The Drill Chief said; You ladies are acting like
a bunch of cows! And of course someone had to go (moo). Next thing we hear is; OK, sense you want to
be cows, act like it! He had us get into formation, and told us to hunch over, and call out Moo as we
marched around the barracks.. it was hard not to laugh doing that.
a bunch of cows! And of course someone had to go (moo). Next thing we hear is; OK, sense you want to
be cows, act like it! He had us get into formation, and told us to hunch over, and call out Moo as we
marched around the barracks.. it was hard not to laugh doing that.
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Ii would lie on my back arms and legs up in the air I am told by my DI to say I am a dieting cockroach in public of course
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