Can a Drill sergeant search you and only you without permission?

I am so glad I went through basic when I did. I could not stand these SJW snowflake kids these days who act entitled and need their safe space. The rules are the rules period. Follow them. Easiest way through basic and follow on schools is to be a ghost. Don't do things to get you noticed. Learn what is being taught to you.

You signed your rights away when you signed those papers and took thee oath. You belong to the Department of Defense now until you complete your commitment or are discharged for some reason beforehand. Pull up those boot straps. Focus on learning what it is to be in the Armed Forces. Get rid of those distractions. Be a part of the team. I have know idea what your MOS is but at the end of the day you are still a soldier. You need to prepare yourself for anything that may come up in your time in service. Try and focus and pay attention to those skills that will keep you and those around you alive and also filling the role of your MOS at a top tier level. If you are going to be dealing with command staff in your MOS they will WANT, even expect you to follow the rules more than others.

It is still early and you will still have a lot to learn. Best of luck to you but for yourself and those you will be serving with focus on what is important.

EDIT: I forgot to add that even in my fairly recent years of 2001-2002 if one of us made an infraction it fell back on EVERYONE. Be lucky your 1Sgt didn't make it rain in your barracks with everyone. Happened to us more than once. 8-Count Body Builders until the room was steaming, water dripping off the ceiling and at least 4-5 have puked. Really makes you realize how your actions affects others even if you thought it didn't matter. If you were deployed, had an unauthorized communication device and used it where it wasn't authorized you could of compromised the safety of your soldiers around you or wherever you were deployed. I places like AFG that cell signal could get you killed or reveal your position. I know it sounds drastic but that is the cold hard reality of things.

When I was in the Marine Corps,(1960-1964) long before the internet, we didn't question the DI's authority to inspect anything we had at any time. ITR was more of the same, the Troop Handlers had complete authority to hold an inspection at any time, and to enact that discipline that any infraction gained us. If you came "over the radar" because of previous infractions and are foolish enough to keep on doing observable screw-ups. I would tell you that it's just about time you grew up and figured out how to live like a Marine or Soldier. If you don't, you term of enlistment is going to be a long, miserable one, and you will have brought it on yourself. Don't look for sympathy from an "older than dirt" Marine.

PVT McHuntly I am going to tell you straight up that YOU are part of the reason that not only are Supply personnel such as myself (10 years out of 24 as a 76Y/92Y (76Y is what we used to be called) on top of three other MOS’s) looked down on by some, but also part of the reason I took disability/retirement in 2012. I just couldn’t take the “woah is me, I’m being persecuted. Save me, Congressman/IG/Mommy” BS any more. Being a 92Y was the second easiest job I had & the easiest AIT (at a time when the cadre could still lay hands on you if you didn’t do what you were told). So I have no remorse & a small amount of sympathy for you (IF the part about only FEMALES being brought to you room to embarrass you is true, which I doubt). Anyway let’s discuss:

1. First off, it is the wrong FOOT, not hand; Second, you were NOT off the radar from what you wrote above; Third, it is a room INSPECTION, not EXPECTATION; and last of all, Learn how to use punctuation. You will be writing a lot and need to make your requests as easy to read & understand as possible since your supervisor, platoon leader/sergeant, 1SG, Commander, etc are all very busy people and don’t have time to read your requests, memos, etc. multiple times trying to figure out what you are needing from them.

2. Your DS DOES NOT HATE YOU in all likelihood. She is just doing her job and it is most likely nothing personal. Part of your training is for her & her partner to get you from point A to point B on time & in the correct uniform. She also has to make sure you keep up the standards, good order & discipline that are REQUIRED of EVERY soldier regardless of MOS with part of those duties being to make random room inspections at any time & take appropriate action if the standards aren’t met (which you obviously aren’t since I am guessing you have somehow managed to get a THIRD illegal cell phone so you could post on RP).

3. She doesn’t need your permission to do the above mentioned random room inspections (and even if it was a targeted room inspection YOU have given her (heck, you have given anyone reading/answering this post) more than enough probable cause to do so (I worked with the Military Police for five years and so I know this to be true).

4. Someone (if not more than one someone) doesn’t like you and the other person you claim who keeps getting in trouble along with you very much. Otherwise how would the DS KNOW that you had another phone hidden away? You may think this person or these people are pieces of crap for turning you in, but they are not. They are actually making the ethical & honorable choice to turn you in so they can maintain their & your classes overall integrity.

5. Last point of discussion, DON’T take this to the 1SG unless you are looking to be reprimanded and/or discharged under Chapter 13 for Failure to Adapt to Military Life or one of several others that are available for them to use in cases like yours. Suck it up, Man up, Straighten up and most of all quit complaining about how hard TRAINING is. YOU aren’t in SEAR school, helicopter or airplane flight school, special forces or even overseas getting shot at (and if you were and they are still a thing (I have been out 7 years) stress cards wouldn’t do you a bit of good.

Just my opinion. I’m only a old, beat up, retired soldier who has four MOS’s on top of on the job training in three others and has 24 years experience being/working with lower enlisted because I didn’t want to make over SSG since they more Delegate to the troops than actually work with them in most cases (a few exceptions such as Infantry and Artillery come to mind). Obviously I don’t know how it is to be in your shoes or anything.

From reading up to now, it's your not to smart or thought that not following instructions from the get go, from the very beginning, you probably thought you could get away not listening, or following through with the very words coming out of your superiors, going through basic is a challenge, but listening and obeying is crucial, the reason your drill Sargent is going through your property is she is responsible for you and your behavior, you lack discipline and respect, I'm surprised you haven't been thrown out, if can't get through basic training what makes you think the military should spend their time and money on you, there are other people possibly waiting to replace you and make something of themselves, so you either man up or get you a job flipping burgers, the military wants and needs people they can trust and rely on

Oh you don’t want ask me that question I’m an old school drill sgt. 1976 I’ve trashed more than one troops AO and I did it just because I knew the troop was get dope from someone on sick call.then when I found what I was looking for I didn’t bust the melon head I made him flush the whole kilo of mj down the toilet.

All that I can tell you is that this sign is posted at the entrance to nearly every Army base that I have ever visited.

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Well as the old song goes, "You're in the Army now!" You will learn that today there are no non-combatants. Your learning to instantly comply on these little things means that you will have the reflex to instantly comply in the big things some day - it may be the difference between your and your buddies living and dying. It seems a little ridiculous now but I and the other millions before you can assure you the system is fair and it truly works.

Grow up.

A friendly piece of advice. At this point, you have to knuckle down, act cleaner and work smarter. I have told Soldiers I worked with and under my supervision...if you don't want to get yelled at, don't give people a reason to. Second, you need to look at this in the grand scheme of things. Its 8 weeks, not 2 years, not 4 years. Deployments last (usually), a lot longer than 8 weeks, and if you think it sucks now....stand by. This experience will be what you make of it. Attitude is everything.