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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SSG Ricky Bonnell. Ranger. 3rd Platoon, Echo Company, 12th MP Bn, (OSUT). Fort Mcclellan, AL 1981.
He was a great DS. I felt bad for him as he wanted to train 11B in OSUT but instead was sent to train 95B (MP) in OSUT.
But he was a fantastic leader and molded many a great soldier.
He was a great DS. I felt bad for him as he wanted to train 11B in OSUT but instead was sent to train 95B (MP) in OSUT.
But he was a fantastic leader and molded many a great soldier.
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1993 C Company 2/28 Infantry Ft Jackson SC - SFC Angela Moody, SSG Guthrie
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DS Oppedal and DS McAfee. DS Oppedal looked exactly like SGT Slaughter. He was an absolute badass. He wore his TRADOC patch and a Special Forces tab and that was it. Of course at graduation in class A uniform he had pretty much everything you could think of. To this day every time I go to a range I do EXACTLY what he taught me to do. Hasn't failed me yet. I also teach the same techniques to the soldiers I train. DS McAfee was our female drill. She was completely unpredictable. I thought she was bi-polar. One minute she's talking and teaching you good stuff and the next she was going absolutely nuts!! She LOVED D&C!! That's all we did. D&C, non stop for hours. Good times. I don't remember the third DS name cause he was clearing and getting ready to PCS so he was never around.
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SPC Shawn Ward
Remember the all night smoke session of bringing down, clearing, and dressing all of our wall lockers?
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SSG Peepers and SGT Nash 4th Platoon A 2-3 Fort Dix NJ 1984.
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Senior Drill Sgt, Sfc Roffmen, At Fort Sill
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