Best Drill Instructor/Drill Sergeant stories

Too many; USAF and USA.

Same here, $2500 sign on bonus was a buttload of money back then, I wasin the 95th percentile on the ASVAB.

Went to basic in 1972 at Fort Dix. Turns out the Senior Drill knew my Dad. Dad served in Army in WW2 and later switched Air Force. So I became plt guide and became responsible for many the addional duties we did. We did KP back then, made sure plt knew uniform of the day, barracks got cleaned, ect As such I had a private room and desk. Being a military brat, over 19, 18 was drinking age, so I had a couple of bottles in the desk. One evening about 2000hrs our Drill came charging into room. Opened desk drawer, grabbed a bottle, took a seriously healthy swig, put bottle back and never evened yelled at me.

In basic back in 1964, on the 3rd or 4th day, we had one kid go awol. When they caught him and asked why he went awol, he said he joined to get away from his dad but his D I was worse than his dad.

I had a drill SGT named Drill SGT Shoe he could not break me down , He would turn red in the face because I could not stop grinning he would tell me to get down and give me 25. I did and got back up stood at attention, but with a grin, He would drop me again I would do 25 more etc He got tired of dropping me I had CQ with him one night and he said Jodie is doing your girlfriend I laughed and told him I know but Drill SGT while your on duty who is doing your wife?'LOL

One of the DS's with another platoon found out I rode a Harley (he didn't mess with me too much after that). He rode one himself. We were on biv and threw live grenades on my 27th birthday. Well I wound up in the pit with him and he started in telling me how late he had stayed out riding the night before and didn't I wish it was me and just kept rubbing it in. I finally said Drill SGT has anyone ever told you that you can be a real asshole. He just said shut up and throw the damn grenade. Never messed with me at all after that except to joke around when nobody else was around.

Had a friend at Ft. Riley who told us this story...He was at Ft. Knox and was late to formation after lunch and tried to take a short cut...well his D.S. caught him and told him to stop because he heard the grass crying....The D.S. told him if he could get back in formation without making his grass cry he'll not discipline him...wen the D.S. turned his back my friend hauled ass and got back into formation, the Sgt. asked how he got there? My friend told him that he levetated? The Sgt said ..you expect me to believe that? He said D.S. if you can hear grass cry..I can levitate!

We had a female on the qual range, she was three very last one. Everyone, 227 of us are sitting on the bleachers, reloading mags, picking up rocks e.t.c, the tower calls out the usual, "and watch your lane", a few targets pop up and fall, a few more targets in and she drops her mag, clears the rifle, stands up and whips the rifle down range, all while yelling, "who the fuck is shooting my mf'ing targets! Im not shooting em! "

Turns out our sniper DS was standing on top in the tower, stood 6'4", shooting her targets!

Funniest thing ever

When I took basic in 1974at Ft. Polk I was only 17 years old and never have shave before. Well the drill sergeants told us to shave every morning. Well I had no beard and no razor, so the next morning the DS asked if I had shaved. I say I had no beard so he made me shave in formation with just a razor. No water or shaving cream. I still to this day shave every day

While I was in Basic Training, Ft Dix NJ, Mar 89, I developed Pneumonia. Spent a week in the hospital, which nearly caused me to be recycled. Luckily I didn't have to, as I was released the day of the final PT test. I arrived directly from the hospital to the training are for the final PT test. I aced it, which was great. Though there was a catch. My Drill Sergeant was contacted by the hospital, while I was doing the 2 mile run, and informed I was to be sent back to the hospital, as I had walking pneumonia. I finished my run and the Drill comes over to me and tells me about the phone call and what I wanted to do. I said stay with the Company. The Drill was more than impressed that I finished the PT test with walking pneumonia. Suffice to say the Drill Sergeants treated me a bit differently for the last few days.