What is the funniest or most ridiclous thing you heard your Drill SGT/DI call someone in boot camp?

SSG Carlos Madden — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 08:04:32 -0400

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?!").

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 6 at 2025 9:11 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:11:46 -0400

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.

Response by Maj John Bell made Jun 6 at 2025 4:46 PM

Maj John Bell — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:46:37 -0400

The recruit's name was "William Scott _______." His signature was W. Scott _____." He was known as "Recruit Dubble Ya."

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 7 at 2025 2:46 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 14:46:30 -0400

We had a DI tell us “Fallout you screaming eagle shits”!

Response by LTC Rodney Joye made Jun 7 at 2025 6:25 PM

LTC Rodney Joye — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 18:25:34 -0400

"If you ain't cheatin, you ain't trying"

Response by SGT Lorenzo Nieto made Jun 8 at 2025 6:24 AM

SGT Lorenzo Nieto — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 06:24:57 -0400

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

Response by SGT Carl Blas made Jun 8 at 2025 7:17 PM

SGT Carl Blas — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 19:17:45 -0400

"Maggot"

Response by MSgt Mark Willsey made Jun 8 at 2025 11:02 PM

MSgt Mark Willsey — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:02:39 -0400

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.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Jun 21 at 2025 6:23 PM

CAPT Kevin B. — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 18:23:56 -0400

There were many, but one I remember was "Scupper Scum". Back in the day, the weather decks had the occasional tiny urinal about 8 inches tall with salt water running through it. That way, the Skivvie Wavers, etc. could stay on watch. It was followed up with embellishment like the piss going through them is better than we were.

Response by MSG Thomas Currie made Jun 22 at 2025 9:55 AM

MSG Thomas Currie — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 09:55:40 -0400

Perhaps not as funny as some but there were two guys in my platoon in basic who the Drills called "Alphabet" -- one was known as Alphabet-with-an-S and the other was Alphabet-with-a-Z.
No one even attempted to pronounce their real name or to puzzle out what was printed on their nametapes.

Response by MCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 20 at 2025 9:49 PM

MCPO Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 21:49:40 -0400

38 years later I still remember this 1. A recuirt spit on the ground and the DI told him that he some choice words and ended it with that " He was Lower than the After Birth of a
Bastard Cow"

Response by SPC Joseph Moser made Aug 24 at 2025 6:13 PM

SPC Joseph Moser — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:13:30 -0400

It's funny now, but not so much when it happened. When we got picked up at the in-processing center by the drill sergeants, there was one older looking gentleman. Think kind old uncle looking. We get to the barracks and he steps onto the cattle car and yells "Git yer goat smelling a**es off my cattle car!". It was a wake up moment for sure! Silly thing was, basic was my second favorite part of the army. The first was 6 months on tdy as a recruiter aid.

Response by SSG Eric Blue made Aug 25 at 2025 9:54 PM

SSG Eric Blue — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:54:24 -0400

I had a female battle with the last name Colbrese and she became "CoolBreeze." I also had a classmate in AIT named Beauregard and he became "BeerGuard", "BeerGarden", and "KegMeister."