Posted on Mar 4, 2020
What is one thing that your Drill Sergeants or Drill Instructors taught you that you will never forget?
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It could be a saying/quote, anything!!
Basic Combat Training (BCT)
Boot Camp
Drill Sergeant
Motivation
Inspiration
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Just don’t stand not at attention when waiting in line at the dining hall with your tray in hand SSG (Join to see)
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You may not know (always) what right looks like, it is always evident what wrong looks like.
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SGT John Graham
SGT John Graham - That works in most situations. One time I answered a drill sgt. with "I'M FUCKING UP DRILL SGT".
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SGT John Graham
I'm 65 now and if a Drill Sgt. looks in my direction I still get apprehensive. After basic training I was on hold over at Fort Knox awaiting orders. During that time I stayed with the same company I trained with. It was surreal...they could smile! They could laugh, they were actually human. Still the Veterans were the first down. The other trainees just stood there and we just smiled knowing what was coming.
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SSG (Join to see) My Drill Instructors were not shy about sharing many hard lessons. When I arrived in Vietnam, a Gunnery Sergeant informed us that we needed to stop thinking about family and home, and focus on learning how to stay alive for the next year.
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How to iron. I don't know if they still teach it, but I can still put a razor sharp crease in a shirt or trousers.
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GySgt Kenneth Pepper In the marines they do - well they did when my fiance was in a couple of years ago.
Unfortunately, the Army does not teach that stuff.
Unfortunately, the Army does not teach that stuff.
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CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025
GySgt Kenneth Pepper Have you ever ironed cotton Khakis on an old style footlocker? (With the metal strips along the edges?)?
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GySgt Kenneth Pepper
I missed the cotton khakis by a few years, but I ironed many a set of utilities and service uniforms on a footlocker with a towel underneath.
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