What can you do or say at Basic to ensure additional smoke sessions? I thought this would be a good way to add some humor to the discussions list. Things like...: - Simply ask "Why?" for anything. - "That was easy." after getting smoked - Complain about the heat/cold - Touch the campaign hat.

Posted on Dec 29, 2013

What can you do or say at Basic to ensure additional smoke sessions?

SSG Andrew Dydasco

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Things you can do or say at basic to ensure additional smoke sessions.

I thought this would be a good way to add some humor to the discussions list. Things like...: - Simply ask "Why?" for anything. - "That was easy." after getting smoked - Complain about the heat/cold - Touch the campaign hat.

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1. Always ask Why? They really love that.
2. Let them know you are too tired. They will take care of that.
3.It's not fair. They will make it fair for you that got a group smoking. Got to be fair
Or my favorite. Somehow have a pine needle stuck to the bottom of your canteen during an inspection. Ouch still sore and that was in 1983

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SGT Timothy Duffield

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DS: Why are your hands in your pockets?
ME: Because they are cold sergeant.
DS: Drop and give me 20.
(me - beats face for 20)
DS: Are your hands still cold?
ME: Yes, Sergeant.
DS: Drop and give me 20 more.
(me - beats face for 20)
DS (now with other DI's raising eyebrows in the background): Are your hands still cold?
ME: Yes, Sergeant.
DS (with other DI's behind him raising their eyebrows about where this is going): Duffield, What. The. F***. Is. Wrong. With. You?
ME: The Concrete is cold, Sergeant.
DS (with other DI's snickering in the background): Well G**D*** it, give me 20 sit ups.
ME: (crunches out 20)
DS: Hands cold now?
ME: No, Sergeant. (wasn't going to push my luck about my ass being cold)

(true story - Fort Leonard Wood - approx late October 1988)

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TSgt Michael Williamson

Posted >1 y ago

"Are you getting smart with me?"
"Sergeant, if I were, you obviously wouldn't know."

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CPT Brad Wilson

Posted >1 y ago

I thought I was tough so I was the last off “his bus” on purpose and when he told me to get down and beat my face I got on my knees and started slapping my face When I started pushing until he got tired I was amazed at the fact that he in fact didn’t get tirec

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SFC Casey O'Mally

Posted 7 y ago

Order pizza delivery.
I'm kinda like Farmer's Insurance. I know a thing or two, 'cuz I've seen a thing or two...

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CPT Kirill *Russian* Varshavskiy

Posted 7 y ago

Tell them that you are Russian. Ouch. had to earn my duffle back the moment I got off that bus. You can say the rest of OSUT at Knox wasn't much better.

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SPC Joel Alioto

6 y

At the time of the cold war I had all the guys in my platoon marching like Russian soldiers on parade in red square until the senior drill caught us and asked what the hell we were doing and my battle buddy replied "practicing march tovarishch starshiy serzhant! My battle buddy spoke Russian.

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Capt Brandon Charters

Posted 10 y ago

Awesome topic SSG Andrew Dydasco. I need to hear from an actual Drill SGT on this one: SFC Chad Sowash.
Maj (Join to see) What would the FTO do?

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Maj (Join to see)

10 y

Unfortunately, AF cadre are not authorized to use individual PT as discipline. However, group or flight PT sessions are a great way to punish everyone, and these sessions definitely build esprit de corps among trainees.

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