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's McKinley and Aleyne and for AIT it was Drill SGT Krueger.
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I remember one was a white male 6'5" mech inf, another was a 5'7" thin light inf, the third was a black female mp fresh out of drill school. I was older so they had no impact on me.
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Sfc kolchings, ssg reyes, sfc k got assigned to unit and got to clear him
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SFC Cooper
SSG Guerra
SSG Reed
1st PLT E Co 2/47th IN
"Roughnecks"
They formed the basis for the Soldier I am today. All three were great mentors and teachers; some of the best I have ever met.
SSG Guerra
SSG Reed
1st PLT E Co 2/47th IN
"Roughnecks"
They formed the basis for the Soldier I am today. All three were great mentors and teachers; some of the best I have ever met.
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