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?
Mentorship
Drill Sergeant
Basic Training
Training Soldiers
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Drill SGT Dobbs and Drill SGT Smith. SSG Dobbs always said, "Every Day is a great day and every meal is a feast." I'll remember and live by that till the day I die!!!
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SSG Kevin Jones and SSG Gerard, Ft. Sill, September 1988-November 1988. I was THAT GUY! I hogged all of their time on Day 1 and I was put on KP with 1st Platoon on Day 2, away from my 2nd Platoon, C-Btry, 1/31 FA. SSG Gerard was mostly silent. But he was from the U.S. Virgin Islands so when he called cadence, mostly what he called did not sound like English to me. Drill Sergeant Jones, on the other hand, was a Forward Observer 13F and he was like a shotgun to the face at first. But he was funny too. And he was fair.
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That was over fifty years ago...I'm 77 and can't remember what I had for dinner and you think I can remember who my TI was??
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Shoot how could anyone forget their Drill Instructor? Senior Drill Instructor: GySgt John F. Trimmer; Drill Instructors: SSgt Richards; Sgt Bell and Sgt West. Platoon 2037 Bravo Company 2nd Battalion; Parris Island, SC. The year of our Lord 24 February to 14 May 1999.
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Cant remember much about either location but do remember both of my DS's from Basic and AIT. Fun times!!
Fort Leonard Wood '97 - DS Redeaux/DS Klein
Aberdeen PG '98 - DS Holmes/DS Nardi
Fort Leonard Wood '97 - DS Redeaux/DS Klein
Aberdeen PG '98 - DS Holmes/DS Nardi
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I had DS Fabian and DS Phillips as my primary two. I will never forget either one. I still hear their voices when I am walking, running or working out.
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SPC 4 Perry J Kearns
SSG Elmar Harding had a short statue but an athletic body. Very tough fellow. He was very hard on us new guys the first few weeks but once he knew that we respected him he was one great drill sergeant. Every soldier that was in our company that went to Vietnam came home alive.
SSG Elmar Harding had a short statue but an athletic body. Very tough fellow. He was very hard on us new guys the first few weeks but once he knew that we respected him he was one great drill sergeant. Every soldier that was in our company that went to Vietnam came home alive.
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