Posted on Jun 5, 2015
Who was your Drill Sergeant/Drill Instructor in Basic Training?
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Do you remember your Drill Sergeant, if not by name, could you describe his/her impact on training you, the mannerisms, the pet peeves, the swagger?
The impact of direct leadership during your earliest days in service help form the type of service member you will be throughout your career. That direct leadership changes very little as you progress. The more senior you become in service, the more distance you have between you and your immediate leadership however, that direct leader has a huge impact in shaping (mentoring) you. So, who was that Drill Sergeant/Drill Instructor and how that leadership impacted your career?
The impact of direct leadership during your earliest days in service help form the type of service member you will be throughout your career. That direct leadership changes very little as you progress. The more senior you become in service, the more distance you have between you and your immediate leadership however, that direct leader has a huge impact in shaping (mentoring) you. So, who was that Drill Sergeant/Drill Instructor and how that leadership impacted your career?
Drill Sergeant
Mentorship
Basic Training
Training Soldiers
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SFC Flynn, he told us Privates do you see this blue chord I have to wear on my hat? They make me where this distinction because I killed a private last cycle
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LTC George Morgan
Sgt James Dare - yea u talk it proper like ow we dus it! So wot u gonna teech. Idiocy?
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PV2 Larry Sellnow
SSGT Charles Duke He came across as being a real hard as but turns out he was a for real person that looked after those he was in charge of. He did not give a rat's ass about dril and ceremony. He was all about being fully prepared when the shit hit the fan like your life deepened on it because the reality is It Does. Off duty him and his troops were known to go out and tip a few together. Come back on duty and he would run our young asses into the ground Look at us laugh and say WTF you young dkick heads can't keep up with this old man? IF he called you dick head you are ok in his books but if he called you a flat dick get out of his sight. asap
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CoC 1-3d BCT Bde Apr- Jun 66 49 years ago
CPT McKenna S. Mahoney , Cdr
1SG Gilette
SSG Bleach, Supply SGT
SSG Emer Brackin 4th Plt, My DS
SFC Pearl O. Mason Sr DS
SFC Dellinger 1st Plt DS
SFC Willie Mason 2d Plt DS
SSG Kane 3d Plt DS
SSG Craddock 5th Plt DS
SGT Berres, SGT Brown, CPL Korndorfer, SFC Turrella
All from memory........you never forget!
SSG Elmer Brackin, a Korean Ve
CPT McKenna S. Mahoney , Cdr
1SG Gilette
SSG Bleach, Supply SGT
SSG Emer Brackin 4th Plt, My DS
SFC Pearl O. Mason Sr DS
SFC Dellinger 1st Plt DS
SFC Willie Mason 2d Plt DS
SSG Kane 3d Plt DS
SSG Craddock 5th Plt DS
SGT Berres, SGT Brown, CPL Korndorfer, SFC Turrella
All from memory........you never forget!
SSG Elmer Brackin, a Korean Ve
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Sgt Dave Herrington
I'm not familiar with how the Army does it so why do you have DS from all those different platoons? I know they need more DS for you officer candidates, but your list seems a bit confusing?
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I started out with a slick looking E-7 named Gonzalez. Don't remember much about him as he was soon replaced by his no. 2, SSG Allendorf. Allendorf was very short and had an impish face. But you didn't dare let his cuteness fool you. He was in the 1st Cav. Div. in Vietnam in 1966 and was seriously wounded. In the early days of the Vietnam War, they were chintzy on medals (that changed when Maj. Gen. Fred Weyand was commanding the 25th ID in 67 and II Field Force in '68). Allendorf had a CIB, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, KP Badge (NDSM) and Vietnam Thank-You-for-Going (VSM) and Thank-You-for-Coming (VCM) Medals. He was tough as nails and would take the hard cases to the vacant third floor of our barracks for "wall-to-wall" counseling sessions with his tough-as-nails assistant DS, SGT Camacho--a short Guamanian who was in the 199th LIB in Vietnam in 1967-68. He had a CIB, Bronze Star w/V, Purple Heart and ARCOM. They made a heck of a team. This was at Ft. Ord. from 15 Dec. 1969 - late Feb. 1970. The fact we went on a two-week Christmas-New Year's leave made their job that much harder. . . .
Cpl Douglas Wuenschel SGT (Join to see) Sgt Earl Neconie SGT Jose Perdelia-Torres SPC Maurice Evans LTJG Danny Boncich CPL Jimmy Webb CPL A S Capt Rich Buckley 1SG Ken Rossi 1LT (Join to see)
Cpl Douglas Wuenschel SGT (Join to see) Sgt Earl Neconie SGT Jose Perdelia-Torres SPC Maurice Evans LTJG Danny Boncich CPL Jimmy Webb CPL A S Capt Rich Buckley 1SG Ken Rossi 1LT (Join to see)
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SPC Douglas Bolton
I was trained at Ft. Ord. 1959-60. My drill SGt was Sgt Mcdonald. He was very tough. He screamed at us all the time. We became men, and at the end he nominated me for soldier of the month, and assigned me to the honor drill marching team.
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SPC Maurice Evans
I thank you for bragging on my memory about events over 50 years ago. i must confess I remember exactly what he looks like but the name is lost on my hard drive.
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