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TRADOC was dumb for pulling them in the first place.
TRADOC CSM: Bring drill sergeants back to AIT
Posted from armytimes.com
00F: Drill Sergeant
AIT Instructor
Discipline
Posted >1 y ago
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I've never been the type of person that needed a DI to yell to get my attention. I refuse to be that kind of NCO, as well. I have helped to shape countless soldiers into the amazing professionals that we expect them to be, without the use of yelling and making them push until they puke. Leadership doesnt come from being in a position of dominance, but from being in a position of respect. I have always treated E-1's with the same respect that I would an O-10. I have been stern, but fair. I'm personally not a fan of this laziness of putting a one-size-fits-all style of discipline on AIT soldiers. They aren't going to deploy with DI's, are they? Might as well get them used to being able to function without the assistance of a DI. Seems like we've become too dependant on DI's to fix discipline issues, while other NCO's have forgotten what it means to actually lead. Just my thoughts.
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SSG Brian L.
Great YOU have, but your approach outside of TRADOC is an entirely different then the world at the BCT. In FORSCOM I have maybe raised my voice a handful of times and generally during training but I can assure that is not the case during BCT. Aside from that not every Drill yells and rains hate and pain down on trainees. Just like you state you have a different approach there are just as many and varied approaches on the Trail. I also suspect that outside of OSUT maybe some of these trainees Soldier up and act more responsibly due to be treated more like Soldiers and having accountability for their actions but then again maybe not either way the word Drill does not always mean yelling and smoking.
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SFC Chad Sowash
It's only a waste when operations is unable to assess the talent and provide a better framework of how to leverage those skill sets in the training environment. A Drill brings a presence - especially in the early weeks of transition into AIT - necessary for foundational structure in a new environment. A Drill is "the constant" through change. Moreover, it's never a waste when you understand the assets afforded.
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1SG Frank Boynton
I disagree. I saw both worlds. When I went to AIT my sergeant was not a Drill. But he was an ass kicker and name taker and very professional. There was no disclipline issues whatsoever. When I was a Drill Sergeant I saw what the Drills in the 5th Bde (AIT) at Ft Dix did. It was a waste. Marching their troops to class and then going back to the barracks to wait to pick them up in the evening. That’s a waste of talent. If you are telling me that we have issues among the NCO ranks, than instead of putting a bandaid fix on the problem they should be fixing the root cause. I don’t know maybe the NCO Corps has forgotten its primary mission since I retired in ‘92 but I doubt it.
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