Can A Recruit Humble A Drill Instructor In Basic Training?

[@TheRealGlobglobgabgalab]

you don't want to face a drill sergeant beaten up by a trainee

[@MaceOfSpades5]

Even worse is when that Trainee warned them about it before

[@BluCub]

You look at that guy in the wrong way and ur down on the ground lmao

[@jesusmartinez1358]

I had to deal with some drill sergeants, unprofessional psychopathic lunatics..I remember two of them going up against two hardcore recruits who came from Big City hell towns ,born and raised. they were all about the same size these recruits didn't fall and the senior drill had to call it off because real blood was about to fly. the drill sergeants wouldn't talk to anybody after that.they weren't as bad ass as they thought and the rest of us would just laugh behind their backs😮

[@WilliamLudtke-oj5ju]

When I was in Navy booty camp we had a former marine in my class that was challenged by our drill instructor. Drill instructor ended up in the hospital with broken ribs, leg and arm. Recruit got into no trouble he had warned him first he knew how to fight.

[@TaylorWilmes]

The drill will likely just get beat up again.

[@ox1dyz961]

My drill and one of my battle buddies went at it HARD in combatives training and the trainee won. Drill got up brushed himself off, and shook the trainees hand and said good job, he recognized it was a good fight and that the trainee did nothing wrong. A good leader shouldn’t be ego driven, his job is to make you the best soldier possible, shout out to staff Sargent buetner, you a real one

[@scottputnam4870]

Very gay

[@relevation0]

​@@scottputnam4870 Anderson Cooper is

[@j.dragon651]

@@relevation0 That is true. Does he scare you? R U a homophobe?

[@joshuamartinez-go2hr]

​@@LuvLight44he's a corn on the cob basketball clown?

[@sharonsanderson8855]

@@scottputnam4870stop being a childish a$$

[@giozeusk_8074]

"Look out boys we got us a bad ass here" "Affermative sir"

[@Aminos_prime]

"lookie here, a Mr tough guy eh?" "Sir yes sir!" *Fucking wrecks the DI*

[@GoldenWembley]

@@Aminos_prime Prove it tough gu- *gets fucking wrecked*

[@garetjax2768]

Affirmative*

[@someguy2744]

What doesn't make sense is if he has been training for most of his life then he would know not to injure his opponent - although I don't know much about martial arts.

[@TheGeoCheese]

@@someguy2744there’s always a chance for someone to get injured by accident. No amount of practice/training will prevent it.

[@logicallion2196]

I and one other dude beat the TI in the two mile run at the end of basic. He reamed us out in front of the flight, but then later took us both aside and told us he was proud of us for pushing him so hard. So motivating!!

[@ironnoodle7992]

I was born, raised and served in the USAF. One day our TI asked us if we figured out why he was always going around to the backside of a building for several minutes while leaving us in formation. We responded in the negative. He told us that he goes to the back of a building for several minutes because it takes him that long to stop laughing at us.

[@mmiller3688]

@@logicallion2196 TI? Had to be Lackland Air Force Base

[@Arkansas112]

@@mmiller3688well of course it is. Lackland is where all airmen go for BMT

[@boknows8376]

324th

[@mmiller3688]

@@boknows8376 323rd TRS

[@oyiboonome6246]

If the drill instructor was a pilot he’s call sign going forward would be Goliath

[@Suprisename]

Oooooohhhh that's good

[@im_not_bassist]

You have earned my like and my belly laugh my good sir

[@derpyassassin1985]

Fucking Gold

[@theofficiallordgamer7639]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Flyboy_73]

😂😂😂 You’re probably right

[@BlueSiege01]

Instructions unclear: The dog is now my DI.

[@billybobjoethe1000th]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING PRIVATE? WHERE ARE MY TREATS AND BELLY RUBS? DROP DOWN AND GIVE ME 20 PETS

[@SouthWad]

@@billybobjoethe1000th🤣🤣🤣

[@Redasurc]

ROO ROO ROO ROO ROO! ROO ROO ?!

[@ZBmechanical]

And the cat is the General that everyone is afraid of.

[@danielhicks6406]

​@Disco_B4ll5i have a cat named Missy, she fuck a squirrel up fuckin daily

[@lunatik0311]

Back in 2003 one of my fellow recruits tapped out a Marine drill instructor… He became company honor grad

[@PaulBauer-de1ex]

Honor grad?

[@johncasamassa462]

My sons defeated their Combatives instructors in the Army. They had competed in jujitsu before joining the Army. 😂😂😂

[@topwaterjay]

​@@PaulBauer-de1exI was wondering the same thing lol.

[@ulacylon-timetrio9664]

@@johncasamassa462Ik the DIs were in casts afterwards 💀

[@MaceOfSpades5]

@@PaulBauer-de1ex if my Brain isnt having a Major Malfunction a Honor Grad is basically the guy at the top of the Class in Boot Camp who gets to go straight to E4

[@LaAwesomeK]

Army vet here. I love the troop in this because he said "most likely". You NEVER underestimate the enemy! When training recruits to handle the enemy, you need to realize there is always someone better than you!!! Fun and true story, March 1999, Fort Jackson, SC A-134 Inf Reg, a young private PVT Taylor, did not heed warnings to not volunteer. This includes when the DIs ask, does anyone have martial art experience? To my regret, I got my @$$ handed to me by a black belt!!! I learned something new that day with a fat lip and some blood in my mouth. Needless to say, I took my lumps and learned the lesson.

[@Superman1Mprime]

Never underestimate the enemy. It's amazing you say that, can't be surprised all donkeys think like, glad I'm a devil dog going back eating my crayons 😅

[@cybererik1]

the drill sergeant made a fatal error not noticing the recruits cauliflower ears

[@gregorybower2759]

Dead giveaway, went through basic with a collegiate wrestler, after the DS' found out, the saying became "you're going to do it untill Konopka gets tired"

[@kiajaxon6234]

Lololololol

[@SloMoshunn]

I had a guy like this his name was jennings & he humbled me tf out our DI

[@christinaeldridge2623]

My friend was a D1 wrestler and managed to escape with only one cauliflower ear lol.

[@emanuelmartinez7267]

@@christinaeldridge2623 don't matter, you always check BOTH ears 😂

[@xDomenator8796x]

At basic we had a similar thing happen. The dude wrestled for years and knew ju jitsu and he absolutely hemmed up our DS. The DS tapped out and gave him a ton of respect for it.

[@scottputnam4870]

Extra gay

[@LightSpeed4246]

i wrestled in highschool and can still fuck most normal people up who've never done combat sports. you never lose the muscle memory and it becomes like a reflex when in fight or foight mode i either go for their legs or run away lol. i can strike decently as well thanks to a lot of cross training and growing up wanting to be a boxer, but wrestling is my first instinct when it's fight time.

[@ishzarkklyon9590]

"holy shit teach me" -the DS

[@Jasonitodd]

You got a weird fascination with gay. Are you wanting to come out of the closet? It is 2024, just come on out of there fella. We’re all friends here

[@RollingPapersEXE]

@@scottputnam4870okay bud go back to your sweet cake lifestyle and just remember when you run away people like that run in be better

[@temijinkahn511]

Lesson the Drill Instructor should know. Never underestimate your opponent.

[@scotthearts9634]

I thought thats a common lesson everyone knows already 😂😅

[@arcguardian]

​@@scotthearts9634the D.I. didn't know😂

[@dalemcdenver7816]

He probably did know but forgot over time because he went unchallenged. Overconfidence is an insidious killer.

[@RickyRicardo-jd8ed]

Yep

[@minekush1138]

Was looking for this comment

[@cme7452]

There is always somebody bigger and better no matter how much of a badass you are

[@albertozepeda1939]

Someone has to be the best

[@benjaminlukegraf]

Avoiding all of these contenders, is undefeated.

[@AFellowCyberman]

​@@albertozepeda1939 No, you could be the best fighter but someone's a better sprinter than you. And you'll likely lose the 'best fighter' trophy as you age.

[@GalaxyStar-z2c]

A fighter can have a heart of a gentle giant. What comes next when the situation forces them to fight can turn their heel to the thing you wished you hadn't wished on your self. Bless the guy

[@robertgutheridge9672]

Exactly a few of the most bad ass guys I ever knew where also the gentlest with the biggest hearts. And the ones that go around bragging about how tough they are usually really aren't that tough those are usually bullies

[@darcychu9652]

Most of the Seals passed the training were not muscle guys, instead, they look more like ordinary people, thus they can perform the recon jobs inside enemy territory. The famous competition of two old guys at gym of Univ. of Texas at Austin, one of them is the commander of Joint special forces HQ of U.S., he was not a regular graduate from any of those military academies, rather he rose through his ranks being a second lieutenant from ROTC after graduating from U. T. @Austin.

[@aydenscalf5268]

Mike Tyson is a great example lol

[@QNEGRO1]

No shit😂

[@todydn]

​@@robertgutheridge9672yep also never fuck with a dude whos nit afraid of his own emotions never fun getting handled by a dude whos crying

[@JoeMac1983]

I remember a 5'4" future state champion wrestler from my high school who was running on our cross country team for conditioning. He was getting picked on by a 6'1" senior on the team and just kept ignoring it. Finally the taller kid started pushing him. The wrestler simply said, "I'm going to politely ask you to not put your hands on me." With that, the taller kid started reaching out and my brain still cannot compute the speed at which the wrestler had the tall kid on the ground and in an arm bar. It was stunning. No one ever messed with the wrestler again.

[@bkp1283]

Done that . And we get to hit you too.never encourage a wrestler to hit you too.

[@Jbziscool1]

Yea, the actual tough guys dont need to get into fights because they know that they can fold you faster than a chair

[@HaircHair]

@@Jbziscool1funny cause I wrestled my whole life and did bjj as well as boxing, so when I played football and did better than the kids who only played football tried to pick on me, I’d always laugh it off lmao Always got in my face with threats of this that or the other and I’d just stand there laughing and go “oh yeah? Go for it😂” then they’d turn and walk away trying to act like a badass until my 155lb ass playing middle linebacker would lay them out during in-house scrimmages

[@thirdaccount106]

Don’t start shit for no reason

[@danksnowrain7652]

Been around a lot of garden chairs??

[@soumyadipadhikari5801]

The recruit : 🗿

[@FUTUREjuan]

Bro getting someone to the ground isn’t even the cool part

[@ShyneSel]

@@FUTUREjuanYeah putting a drill sergeant that belittles the recruits is tho especially when they asked for it

[@T57Custodian]

Do people find this funny?

[@taterthepatater]

@@ShyneSelit’s literally his job to belittle recruits

[@Blackstar-yd3yf]

​@@taterthepataterand it was the recruits job to humble him 😂

[@dertyp3463]

I know a similar story. In my unit we had a really mean female instructor. One recruit was incredibly physically fit even though he didn't look like much. Something made her 'punish' him with 10 push-ups. He laughed: "thats it?" - "alright, 30 then." - "let's make it 50." He proceeded to grab a chair. "What are you doing recruit?" - "I'm not here for vacation, am I?" and proceeded to do his 50 push-ups with his boots on the chair.

[@tonyjones1560]

I always hated to run, and was surrounded in the Army by wannabe track stars. I was at Fort Dix waiting to go to Germany in the late 1980s and after an afternoon PT session that featured a 6 mile run, the lieutenant who ran it (wearing jump boots) decided to humiliate me by putting me on the pull-up bar. He had no way of knowing that I had a bar in the doorway of my bedroom from age 13 and could “pull for days.” I had done 25 (still had fifty in the tank) when he forced me off the bar. “I never could run for shyt, sir. But this, I can do all day. Anybody wants the challenge, let’s rock.” Strangely enough, the lieutenant stopped leading afternoon PT sessions after that. In fact, we never had any more PT sessions at all…

[@gingerbread7183]

Lies. Tell us you aren't in the military without telling us

[@jonathanmiller724]

Female wtf is this new corps bs

[@jonathanmiller724]

​@@gingerbread7183true you do that shit in the corps they would just make you show off you war winning pull up skill everyday till you were sick or humbled lol

[@dertyp3463]

@@jonathanmiller724 this was 10 ago in a German unit.

[@eliasujashvili7113]

Bro gave him the Clint Eastwood treatment 💀

[@matelustica2922]

"I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughing"

[@bdm7687]

Clint the best bad ass ever

[@stewpadasso297]

Heartbreak Ridge.

[@StoccTube]

“This is the AK47, the preferred weapon of your enemy” 😂

[@Nemiassoul]

He never mentioned his racism or bigotry...

[@AndGoatz04]

"Remember the basics of CQC" - The Boss, MGS3

[@Shawnmiller1903]

"CQC?"

[@guntere1004]

@@Shawnmiller1903 it's short for Close Quarters Combat

[@Shawnmiller1903]

@@guntere1004 hmm... isnt that a fighting technique developed in the early 60s by the legendary soldier, the boss? there was one other guy, real young, said that he took the boss's place after they died.

[@Mybossisbig]

Bro really said 👏R2

[@dogestranding5047]

@@Shawnmiller1903How’s the gig at Diamond Dogs? Staying safe from the parasites?

[@allenmciver1888]

My bunkmate Ammon was a state champion wrestler. Even my Drill Sergeant knew not to mess with him. He said once "You think you are tough? I'll still kick every one's ass. Except Ammon. I'll get him in the middle of the night with an entrenching tool."

[@youraveragecupofjoe8461]

Thats fucking hilarious 🤣

[@will1631]

My dad owned a construction company. Two men had beef. Idk who started it, but one guy was a boxer and apparently did alright at tournaments. the other guy was a state wrestling champ and around 60lbs lighter. The boxer always talked shit, but the wrestler always asked if he wanted to go and he never made that mistake. glad the boxer understood his capabilities.

[@jamesprice8177]

😂😂😂😂

[@lazyhustler4475]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 that part 📌

[@jacknapyer]

😂😂

[@hectormendoza121]

My personal experience during boot camp in the US Army as well but slightly different. My Drill Sergeants knew I was an ex State, National and World champ in Karate because one of them was a student of the late Ed Parker, “Father of American Kenpo” who was a classmate of my Master at the time Ralph Castro, founder of “Shaolin Kenpo” through various conversations we had before hand-to-hand training and we had exchanged thoughts in techniques. Maybe only 4-5 other Privates knew my background as well but the majority of Alpha 4 Comany didn’t. When our 1st day of hand-to-hand combat training began, my Platoon Sergeant yelled out, “I see you, you crazy little Filipino” and was laughing so hard but with pride because I was one of the Squad Leaders in his Platoon. Boot camp was fun for me. 😂😂😂

[@billmmckelvie5188]

One thing, I've always learnt, doesn't matter how good you think you are, there is always someone better than you. Give it your all!

[@pabloesparza1990]

I like your added "give it your all" What else could go

[@forsenstunlocked5967]

By definition someone has to be the best, that would only be one guy though

[@diego032912]

No one ever stays the best though. The "best" person at any given skill or trait will always change. ​@@forsenstunlocked5967

[@michaelhempel1367]

Never underestimate anyone or anything! I learned that as a 7-year-old my grandfather was CB supply unit, I have two uncles Marines one Green Beret and a younger nephew also a Marine! I was born in 1970 as a twin my brother and I grew up, raised buy my 5 ft 6 in tall mother barely 100 lb, we knew when we did right or wrong just with a simple look ✔️ my mother is in heaven... miss you Mom 💚

[@scottandrewjohnmiddleton8676]

Too true

[@ericmalangone3473]

My uncle told me a story about basic training. He was state track/cross country champ. He would always beat his drill sergeants whenever the ran. He said it was a bad idea but did it every time. Love that man. Airborne Army Ranger

[@alexandrucatalindragan6842]

This is about fighting, not outrunning, but good little way to insert yourself in via proxy (uncle)

[@ericmalangone3473]

​@@alexandrucatalindragan6842 yeah there is also 2100 other comments in this section. I literally told a story about my uncle with no mention of my self. You need to take a step back and look in the mirror and ask is this the man (in your case boy) I wanted to be?

[@ProlerSkyphet]

@@alexandrucatalindragan6842watch out its the comment police inserting themselves into this comment section via proxy. You so alpha bruh

[@ajdominguez1002]

Airborne Army Rangers - one man armies for sure

[@DustyTeachesArt]

@@alexandrucatalindragan6842 Sounds like you need to learn reading comprehension since he never mentioned himself.

[@gmf121266]

A good drill instructor would have said..."Well done son, now show all the others how to do that!"

[@blaacksugar7714]

That would take humility.

[@taylorharbin3948]

Yeah…isn’t that what instructors are supposed to do? I thought our military was merit-based.

[@JaDaCo41]

@@blaacksugar7714Yeah, and a certain degree of intelligence.

[@theobscene1654]

@Dbl4Sllivn Believe whatever you like. The role of a drill instructor or any equivalent across the branches is to do exactly the following. 1: Break down the recruit to clear out bad habits and make them receptive to new training. 2: Instill that new training by means of indoctrination, challenge, encouragement, and (in rare cases) compassion. 3: Repeat as necessary. People get so hung up on step one that they forget that positive encouragement in small doses makes the recruit crave more. Source: Served 10 years (6/4) in the USAF with an honorable separation as a non-commissioned officer.

[@st.michaelthearchangel7774]

@Dbl4Sllivn Yeah, I mean, essentially, basic training/boot camp/etcetera is a time of intense formation where the DI is intentionally forming the individual to meet the standards of that particular branch.

[@toniremer1594]

When I was in Basic Training, we had a female Drill Sergeant, Drill Sergeant Pennington, and she was THE MEANEST that Ft. McClellan had. We could easily tell when, and when not, she had gotten laid, because when she didn’t, she would make our lives miserable. She toughened many of the female soldiers up. I NEVER would have thought that she had any type of empathy, but I was sadly mistaken. It was 2 days before graduation, and I was informed that I had a phone call from my mom. My heart and stomach sank into the ground. My mom had called to tell me that my great-gram had passed away, and she had attempted to get in contact with someone in order to get me home in time for my great-gram’s funeral. Unfortunately, she couldn’t get in touch with anyone. After I had hung up, I just stood there and cried. Drill Sergeant Pennington had walked into the office, and she asked if everything was ok, and all I could do was shake my head no. She pulled up a seat and asked me to sit, then she got a chair for herself, and she asked me to tell her what happened, so I began telling her everything. She never interrupted, and she just listened. After I finished telling her my life’s story, and why my great-gram’s passing was affecting me like it was, she looked right at me, and said that she could see the determination on my face, in my actions, and how I didn’t just get a medical discharge (I found out, after the 25 mile march - which turned into a 30 mile march, I have arthritis in both knees), and how I was determined in passing the last Physical Test. She said that she admired me, because, if it was any other soldier, they would’ve taken the medical discharge. She went on to say that by looking at me, nobody would have ever thought that I have been through Hell and back, and I was stronger, mentally, emotionally and psychologically than most female soldiers, and she had trained a lot of female, and male soldiers. She took my hand and told me that even if I had been given permission to leave Basic Training to attend my great-gram’s funeral, I’d have to do Basic Training all over again, and she didn’t want that to happen to me. She then said that she knows that my great-gram was up in Heaven, and she’s looking down at me, and she’s so very proud of what I had accomplished. I told her that I hope she was right. For that brief moment, I saw a very different side of her. I truly appreciate what she had said. I can only hope and pray that she’s doing well, and I hope that, one day, I can tell her how much I appreciate her being so hard on me. So, if anyone knows Drill Sergeant Pennington, who was a Drill Sergeant at Fort McClellan, AL, please get in touch with me on my X account (@ladyToni_Remer). Thanks!!!

[@craigallen5050]

I hope you get in contact with her. God bless you.

[@madeleinec1885]

The fact you’re also a woman just makes this 10000 times better, any tips for a 13 yr old girl planning to join the army once I turn 18?

[@SCP-sd5uu]

​@@madeleinec1885 As a man I've got one, don't.

[@antoinepatton8926]

🤦🏿‍♂️🥺🤦🏿‍♂️ You Are Appreciated Like Tupac Mama 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@olanrewajuin2008]

@@madeleinec1885 Don't do it. You end up in a conflict somewhere far away from home, a conflict that should not have happened, only fulfiling the desires of some politicians. You eventually would leave the service, wondering what to do with your life and why you did what you did in the military...the rest of your life.

[@eloquentsarcasm]

Way back in the early 90s I was in Basic with a guy who had spent most of his young life as a fighter, he was damned good. He scoffed at the techniques we were taught, saying it wouldn't work in "the real world" and the DS called him out. The knockdown, dragout brawl that ensued showed that he was correct, and from then on we AND the DS followed a lot of that Private's recommendations. Far from losing respect, that DS EARNED respect for adapting and learning new techniques and that made him and us better for it.

[@trumanhw]

Sounds like 11 Bravo basic. Bc in regular (non combat) Army boot camps it's a JOKE. And I didn't think that before I saw it from being at the Marine detachment at Ft McClellan in AL. I literally heard a DS ask a "private" (something we're not called before earning it) _if he was ABLE to do SOME of the 20 pushups he STILL OWED!_ Shit you not. That he OWED. Say what you will ... but to the taxpayer (before Obama and Bidiot ruined all branches) there was no better value to the American taxpayer, than the US Marine. Paid the least. The greatest discipline. Trained the hardest. And not just there _for the GI bill._ Most of us do it bc we love the PRINCIPLES the United States is built on. Not ever to be confused with the corrupt gov directing us. But for the people of the United States, and the constitution ... we swear to uphold.

[@christopheredig1884]

Must be fucking embarrassing, getting his ass kicked

[@connicrow9463]

​No matter how tough you are there will always be somebody tougher

[@franklee2683]

I am calling bs. Hollywood script lol. Remember Offucer and a Gentleman?...ha

[@machtnichtsseimann]

All right, if that's a true story, then that's the way a DS should be, right? A good leader can be confident while being humble. The underling kicked his @ss, so just admit it and be a man and learn from it. Sounds pretty damn cool, if you ask me.

[@jackdurden466]

I heard a similar story about a young kid, like 17-18, who was an extremely successful martial arts student and had even had to fly to Japan to obtain some of his credentials, belts, etc. and when the day came for this type of hand to hand training, he just wouldn’t do it. And the DS asked him why he thought so, he gave him a very basic answer. Well, the drill sergeant said ok, well then it’s you and me. Within less than 3 seconds the young kid had bowed, taken down the drill sergeant and then bowed again. From what the rest of the story said the drill sergeant actually didn’t freak out. He gave as much of a compliment as you could expect from a drill sergeant, something like, “Ok, if you’d all have some of that in you then we may have a chance.” Something very vague but without insulting the obvious extraordinarily badass martial artist. I’ve always loved this story. I wish I could remember exactly where on KZbin I saw it. True story though all the way.

[@rebeccachateaubriand2139]

My son was 18 when he decided to join the marines. He was internationally accredited in Tae Kwan Do and competed in the adult category at age 16 in Japan. He was an exchange student there for a year. When he was in basic training, he came up against such a dilemma with his D.I. He put the man on the ground twice in the blink of an eye. That Drill Instructor, unfortunately, went out of his way to be excessively hard on my son forever after that. including when my son developed pneumonia, not allowing him to go to the clinic. My son asked three different times, but that D.I. kept making him run in the rain . . . . until he passed out cold - unconscious. I got a phone call from the hospital. After verbally ripping apart his XO and letting him know I was going to have his ass, I called my Congressman and made it so. Not wise to piss off a mother that runs corporations in male dominated industries. I didn't molly-coddle that boy raising him, but I wasn't going to tolerate someone beating the crap out of him because of their fragile ego, either. He decided to stay in the marines.

[@Mattjones3rdaccount]

@@rebeccachateaubriand2139 🤣

[@timothybreidor3251]

​@@rebeccachateaubriand2139 I definitely like this.

[@Wifewearscombatboots]

A good lesson to everyone involved, never underestimate your opponent.

[@Inthaethio206]

Right

[@DANNY7777ful]

Master Drill Sargeant Hefelfinger. He was my Drill in Basic. 2 months of the best obstacles I had ever been thru, till RIP.

[@erichalverson.83]

I had an important mentor, father figure and instructor of over 10 years pass, also. RIP. I relate, my brother. You are not alone.✌️

[@wayne00k]

I'll share this story that earned me some credibility while training as an Army MP down at Ft McClellan back in the late 70s... we were bivouacing for the week and receiving instruction during the day and putting that knowledge to use overnight. needless to say that this was one big drill in sleep deprivation. we received our gas masks in the morning and trained on the M60 before our c-ration dinner . that night we were positioned in some old trenches - thank god we didn't need to dig them ourselves this time - and set up our field of fire zones. sun went down. the treeline was black dark. could barely see the flash suppressor two feet ahead. far down the line a flash-bang went off and we could hear the muffled shouts of "Gas! Gas!" my ammo man was sound asleep so I kicked him while I was masking up - I guess that short delay triggered my drill and before I could clear my mask I felt a pair of hands grab my shoulder straps from behind - well - I was so jazzed and tired I reached up - grabbed whatever I could and tugged that drill head first into our trench! half second later I realized what I had done and nearly took my first sh*t in 3-days! that drill shot up to his feet standing right in my face screaming at me through the lenses of my mask. then after I recovered his hat and handed it to him he stared at me then shook his head and pushed me against the back of the trench and said - "Well done soldier." and I gave him a leg-up out of that hole. the next day I found myself the new squad leader. Wishing all my lost brothers and sisters peace in whatever hereafter they found.

[@kiajaxon6234]

“I nearly took my first sh*t in 3 days” LOLOLOLOLOL

[@CRFCreativelyYouGiftBask-bj9wt]

Wow! lol!! I did my boot camp training there also in 1986.

[@GreatorHateReviews]

How I know this is true? You mentioned the field constipation. I went almost 4 days without going. Everything from My stomach to my fucking ankles hurt so bad that by the time I finally did “Give Birth” I swear to the god I don’t believe in, it felt like I passed an over inflated basketball to where afterwards I wasn’t wiping shit, I was wiping blood. Like a menstrual amount of blood. I literally had to keep TP in my crack to absorb/stop the bleeding like a shaving cut. Man fuck MRE’s. We should all get automatic Purple Hearts from those first shits after the field constipation.

[@wayne00k]

@@GreatorHateReviews when a soldier "talks sh*t" - it's true. cheers

[@franklinjacksoniii930]

Ina real scenario you just might have saved the team

[@SGTPaul-0891]

I similarly underestimated someone in Basic. We were doing pugil stick training, and, lacking confidence early in my Army career, I chose a guy who appeared a little shy and overweight to be my opponent, thinking he wouldn't be too intimidating. He hit me once, and my head flew clean off. Once my head was re-attached, I found out he was a Junior Olympics Powerlifting Champion. Lesson learned!

[@M1ManOwaR]

😮😮😮 Pugil stick against a powerlifter?!? That sounds like nightmare fuel.

[@firstlast476]

that'd be funny if they put your head back on backwards 🤭

[@SGTPaul-0891]

@firstlast476 The head DI was skilled at affixing heads properly. Lol

[@jason-hy8ci]

Yeah, it happens....🤷🏻‍♂️ Come clean and press on.👍

[@the_doggos]

as a wrestler, this made my day

[@xelinxbb7290]

​@@kP94Gdude shut up this is a comment section nobody needs to ask for anything, if someone is a wrestler obviously they're gonna be happy to share it with others, i mean, who wouldn't be after accomplishing a goal they had bruh

[@the_doggos]

@@xelinxbb7290 thx bro

[@ulacylon-timetrio9664]

@@kP94GWe do not care. Let bro cook.

[@kirbs102]

​@@kP94G did that surgery hurt your fucking head?

[@baconpenguin5405]

are you from America?

[@E.Meyers]

There’s always someone stronger and “badder.”

[@ulvesparker]

In SERE training, they took my buddy from back home into the "interrogation hut". They were allowed to get physical. We all watched as Opfor after Opfor came limping out the doors, one jumped out the window! They didn't know he was a martial arts instructor and even with hands tied he took out the cadre. It was a tremendous morale boost.

[@matthewhall249]

AIRPOWER!!!

[@thatfishingguy11b]

I would pay to see this.

[@jaywatson8720]

Took the Resist part in SERE to the full limit😂

[@kenpachizad764]

Even the chair force has their Captain Americas

[@jaywatson8720]

@@kenpachizad764 every branch has a Tier 1/Special Missions Unit, yes even the Airforce. I wonder what a SMU from the Space Force would look like. I can think of it but a lot of it floats into Sci Fi. I can’t wait to see what they put out.

[@CrudDeposit]

Private Dog-Pyle

[@madsam7582]

Weeel lookie heere. We gats us sum floor. Lets take a closer look, TUUURD!

[@ajason91356]

There was a recruit in my platoon that was a martial artist. And VERY good. One day the recruit asked to take the DI, one on one, the DI said, “I’m not the enemy. Im the one that teaches you how to combat them. And THIS is how the enemy does it.” He then sent 3 recruits to pin him down. When the recruit looked to get the best he sent 3 more. I was one of the 3…. I trained fighter. One on one he would’ve easily beat me, but 6 against one, we finally pinned him. Till he was basically unconscious. He then became our hand to hand combat instructor. There was great respect between he and all our Drill Instructors. They knew he could take either of them. So they used it to theirs and our advantage. That’s how the Marine Corps work!

[@Agdry1]

I guess that’s why I could never be a marine! I wouldn’t want to get the shit kicked out of me and I wouldn’t want to beat the shit out of the people that are on the same side I’m on! I understand needing to know how to fight 1 on 1 combat, but what I don’t understand is feeling like you need to beat the guy unconscious!! That’s taking it too far to me! Just my opinion tho!

[@TheOneTrueNoName]

Naw your DI feared him

[@greenwave819]

One time 3 drunk Marines picked a fight with my buddy who was a MMA fighter. He did his best to deescalate, yet they would have none of it. when they started swinging on him, he quickly made it clear what a bad choice they had made. unlucky for them they didn't have 3 more present to jump in.

[@David_K_in_PA]

A true MA would not ask to "take" anyone

[@mrs.padmeskywalker9329]

Thank you for your service!

[@Zachary_Walker]

“Oh……. It’s very likely drill sergeant *” 😂

[@alonzowinston5470]

Talked the talk, and walked the walk!

[@scottputnam4870]

Probably gay

[@Jaybrown223]

​@@scottputnam4870don't ask don't tell😂😂

[@shawnps69]

When I was in basic training, in 1990 one of my drill sergeants said to all of us, " While you're here I'm going to be your father, I'm going to be your mother." I was 34 and older than all of my drill sergeants. I said, "Drill sergeant my mother is dead, are you going to be dead?" I could hear the other 2 drills in the office laughing, and he just sputtered for a moment, then he told us to clean up. When he went in the office I could hear him say, "I didn't knoe what to say."

[@underdirect1745]

Here in the UK you would've been told to stfu for being a gobshite thinking you've got a clever response. Instantly you would be making yourself known to the training team and they'd be watching you more closely, drawing attention to yourself is usually a bad thing in training.

[@Lotek117]

Damn he was a good guy! He knew you were fcking with him but also didn't want to hit below the belt. There used to be alot more guys like that..

[@michaelbaxter9760]

😂they give you respect for that also, when I was in basic I heard that a lot of people rather serve with the people who can make them laugh in stressful situations. I have a similar situation, long story short. Some recruit snuck peanut butter out of the chow hall and the packet was found. We ended up playing “reindeer games”, after we got done, the DS asked “what was the lesson learned?” I yelled at the top of my lungs, “don’t take peanut butter out the DFAC, drill Sargent!!” They laughed and called me a smart ass . 😂😂 I apologize, I know I said long story short 😅

[@TheGaara802]

I'll take this did not happen of $500

[@hvathlete2]

And then you woke up 😂

[@scottkimes21]

I know of a story similar to this. A recruit in the Marines by the name of Parsons scared the piss out of 3 DIs after he ended up breaking the senior DI desk in the duty hut with one hit. He was being messed with and kept his cool but once he snapped he literally smashed the desk in two pieces. All because he was fed up because a DI hit a recruit in the face with a Kevlar helmet and parsons had enough of it

[@kenbrown5449]

Sign of a leader. Bet he went far.

[@andrewjankowski9650]

@@kenbrown5449nope, not too far. DI need to know some of the people they fuck with ought not to be fucked with.

[@RoyMoore-jb3hs]

@scottkimes21 Were you in the military I was. I have never heard or seen story like this and three marineDI’s letting you break government equipment. If you break a deskin basic training, you will regret this.and considering what a marine is asked to do for his country and got hit in the face means that DI did the right thing because people’s lives are at stake sounds like that recruit is going to get Marines killed and you have to be a team player in the military follow orders that’s how you make it back home. Trust the process.

[@hamburglerkosh2049]

That’s definitely cap

[@adamm3492]

This is incredibly doubtful. That recruit would have been hazed til he failed and most likely recycled or put in broken platoon and admin sep'd. If not Just to show the other recruits not to F' with them

[@CorneliusObrien-f3z]

On my 3rd day of basic training at Ft. Benning. My drill Sgt. Came to formation with smoke coming from his ears. He addressed our formation and said " who hear thinks he's being fucking brainwashed?" ( Clearly a private had said this and it pissed him off). Not knowing any better I raised my hand. As he plowed through the center of our formation towards me, only to stop when his brown round pressed against my forehead. He asked at the top of his voice: what makes you think that private? All while destroying me with his eyes. My reply? That's what I came here for Drill Sergeant!!!! He was now speechless.. his hatred for me turned into pride. Finally.. a scumbag who gets it he mumbled. Then he said... Beat your face.. thank you Drill Sergeant Patton, for all of your life's lessons that stick with me 25 years later

[@Lucpol1986]

No matter how good you are, there is always someone out there who is better. Simple 👍🏾

[@EdmundDantes-l1g]

As a Former Instructor there is nothing better than having one of your own students surpass you. No matter what the Training. This is the ultimate pride. And frankly this IS THE JOB of any Trainer in any field And the lowest point is a student failing. Any student. Ever. This is the failing of the Instructor. Think about it : the student can always fail easily without your Teaching - so if they still fail with it, what do they even need you for.

[@LoveMuffin800]

What if that was his first day?

[@darrelle522]

He said DI, then switch to DS……at this point we all confused….

[@EdmundDantes-l1g]

@LoveMuffin800 I've done it. I've failed students. I don't mean that as I gave a failing grade. I failed them when I wasn't properly trained or experienced. To this day I don't think of the ones that went on to perfection and awards and rankings and becoming extremely advanced Instructors themselves. But I always think of the ones I failed. And so very much I want to get a re-do So yeah, I had First Day failings I had them even after a year I feel such responsibility for every mistake made by my students It's part of what haunts me Sometimes I still have a bad day, or tired, or sick, or lazy, or distracted, or frustrated But the price of failure is high Especially when responsible for others

[@mrrodriguezHLP]

He was a true martial artist. He understood his skill level was high, and didn't want to use it, unless well matched, or necessary to life or death.

[@cideltacommand7169]

Beating a ds will end up in you regretting everything after 4 seconds of glory.

[@JosGNG187]

@@cideltacommand7169there is no glory in beating people beneath your skill level.

[@cideltacommand7169]

@@JosGNG187 They are still In basic, winning against a drill is very honorable, until they make your life hell.

[@Gregarious3]

If you are really good causing injury is a choice and you should be able to control the opponent. When the other guy/ guys not skilled I just landed them on the ground over and over.

[@jeanladoire4141]

*puts the drill seargent on the ground* "I DIDN'T KNOW THEY STACKED SHIT THAT HIGH SEARGENT"

[@Led00t-du9rj]

Damn the drill instructor getting his shit whooped instead of the other way around 💀💀💀

[@perculator999]

Thank you for stating the obvious brother!! Your comment truly helped me realize what happened

[@Twizted86]

@@perculator999 Yeah, because the short video we just watched wasn't clear enough, sure glad there are helpful bros out there to explain it further. The world is a better place now.

[@Punisher-m3k]

I am not surprised, they don't know how to fight hand to hand combat.

[@saywhisky8522]

Drill sergeant

[@perculator999]

@@Twizted86 🤣🤣🤣 like why do people make such obvious and useless statements, like bro we saw it what’s the point of repeating

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

My DI was a Pilipino who was 5'5" and 130 lbs. I would NOT take that dude for nothing. Total badass

[@stevenjames5874]

Parris Island? A certain Sgt. O? Kill hat??

[@shinyamada488]

He was the Pinoy who got tired of the typical Pinoys that say "Manyana"

[@ihatemylife4314]

I think I know who your talking about, did he ever say he did multiple tours to Afghanistan

[@puzzlepuddles6712]

bro was 100% smurfing 🙏

[@justgarfield9721]

Literally

[@Vortexgunner3282]

CID moment

[@xum0007]

@@Vortexgunner3282cid kagenou from that one show or you referring to something else?

[@Vortexgunner3282]

@@xum0007 Criminal Investigation Division. Those guys are a law enforcement agency that go undercover to investigate potential criminal misconduct, sometimes as recruits/trainees

[@FreighttrainDaniel1225]

Drill instructor: *tackles recruit Recruit: so you have chosen death

[@Captain_Icarus]

I didn’t necessarily do the humbling but I got an RDC humbled in basic. In week 5 of basic a concert was held for some kind of holiday. The reasoning was that it was great for morale but I’m pretty sure it was to test our discipline and teamwork. How you may ask, let me tell you. They set up a snack bar with 4 lines but the sectioned off portions only extended about 9ft. Which did little to nothing for the 15,000+ recruits in the grad hall. Lines became crowds as people struggled to get the first taste of a dr.pepper and chocolate in weeks. Soon enough people were dropping in the crowd due to the heat of the packed area. Now all recruits know of the “training time out” In case of emergency,(broken bones,a fight, tornado, someone passing out in formation),You raise your fist in the air and shout at the top of your lungs “TRAINING TIME OUT!!!” And everyone that hears you is supposed to repeat until an RDC hears you. But as it was a concert and lots of hands were in the air, the RDC’s didn’t know that help was needed. My division arrived in the middle of the pack so me and one of the recruits in my division were in the center of the crowd. I didn’t know at the time but she had anemia from malnutrition and was recovering from that. I turned away from her for a second to tell a dude off for shoving me before I heard someone shouting behind me. I turned around to see her start to fall. Lucky I was a lifeguard before I joined the navy and didn’t freeze but caught her before she hit the floor. I hooked her under the armpits and reversed so fast I ended up busting someone’s nose with my head. Now time for the humbling, in most boot camps there is a rule that states “no recruit to recruit contact” meaning no touching. One RDC (a petty officer third class)saw me exit the mass of bodies, friend in hand and immediately started going off on me for violating the rules while said recruit was seizing on the floor. It just so happened that a master chief had also noticed me exit the crowd and came over to help only to see one of his RDC’s ignoring a medical emergency in order to reprimand someone for something stupid. The master chief called over a coremen (medic) and layed into said petty officer. It felt so nice to be dismissed after seeing his face.

[@NimbleChip5342]

went to Parris Island SC in July. Im not sure if I just got really shity instructors, or if it is just the way the marines is now. My DIs couldn’t give any fewer fucks. Be sitting there watching Dragon Ball on their phones and shit while we go do “whatever the fat fuck you want”. Only had to PT once a week which was absolutely wild when i found that out. Not only that, but meeting physical requirements wasn’t even a thing. To get as many people into the core as possible they say as long as you “put out”, you pass. Outside in the rain was a big no no. DIs would start complaining and be like, “we’re going into the squad bay because I don’t feel like being wet. Turn to square away time for the next few hours.”

[@andydelassus2734]

I worked on a water main construction crew during college. coworker of mine was a 5’5 maybe 130lbs quiet kid. Turns out he was an undefeated featherweight boxer. A Certified bad ass

[@scottputnam4870]

Pretty gay

[@Goddess1Gamer]

Sometimes people warn you BECAUSE they have real power, not as a challenge or a taunt. Ever heard people say, "you really don't want to do this..." it's a courtesy.

[@The-Autisto-crat]

True, unfortunately that statement seems to rile up more egos than it subdues these days, in my experience anyway

[@ChristopherGray00]

@@The-Autisto-crat nah but people actually say that as a challenge so it is easy to confuse the two

[@jasonmatthews6894]

That is me I will calm and polity tell a person you don't want to do this. I try to avoid conflict but sometimes it's not possible . My dad was in the service and taught me and my brother everything he possible could but before I could service I ended up with cancer so I was automatically denied. I feel robbed because I wanted nothing more than to serve . I look up to those that step up and serve and I hold those we have lost at the highest for giving themselves for our freedom and safety.

[@The-Autisto-crat]

@@ChristopherGray00 that's a fact for sure. There's not a foolproof way to assess someone's danger level, but I would take that statement extremely seriously from a quiet, calm person!

[@The-Autisto-crat]

@@jasonmatthews6894 we need strong and capable people on the home front too. As long as we're capable and willing to defend our families and countrymen, that's truly the way to fight for this nation imo. Our military should be respected and honored by anyone with decent values, but the globalist beareaucrats that now direct their efforts have only their own interests in mind.

[@javierthememer9738]

"Look out, boy, we got ourselves a bad ass here." i dont know why it was funny hearing him say it, then getting humbled😂😂😂

[@beckybirdsell2290]

My nephew was a Senior D I at USMC basic training in San Diego in the early 2000s. During his basic training he got his group hopelessly lost on night maneuvers. He was reprimanded at the decibel and velocity you can imagine. But, after lights out, his sargeant quietly took him back out to the course and, step-by-step, showed him his mistakes. Nephew always said his job was to teach the recruits everything he knew, every day, so they could come home safely. Semper fi, CGM. God bless.❤

[@My_trashtalking_account]

Which one?

[@3y3_ofur_3y3]

My father was a Jr D.I. after coming back from Nam in 68 , we all learned how to go to the sand pit . It was not fun then but it's saved my life. Everyone's a badass till they get knocked/choked out.

[@KNIGHTSFALLN]

A Senior Drill Instructor outranks everyone. There’s usually 3 of them. The Senior which is usually a Staff Sergeant. And two DI’s both usually Sergeants. one is usually new and the other in his later rotations. The young one does most of the yelling and is referred to as the Third Hat. So your story most likely is your nephew was a third hat and got chewed out for getting lost and the Senior… at night showed him the errors of his ways. Which is how it should be… because a Marine that doesn’t learn is a liability to everyone. A the best leaders make sure they get there.

[@Briguy1027]

And that's why I never enlisted into the armed forces. I have no sense of direction in the day or the night.

[@priscillamoore5736]

​@@Briguy1027~ I'd never do well in the military. I always question *everyone*. I guarantee *that* would not go over well.

[@classicrocker889]

I Love This Story , because you NEVER know whom you're speaking to . I Send a HUGE thank you to ALL Service Men and Women for their Service.

[@mewxtwo]

Too bad the story is so ridiculously fake and the fact that people are thinking it's real is blowing my mind

[@robertgutheridge9672]

I have a guy in basic who took everyone with out any issues turned out he was a golden glove boxer had 3or 4 black belts in different martial arts and had been a kickboxer as well as a little wrestling but yeah that guy he was a badass he went on to become a special operator and was going for Delta force last I knew he was also valedictorian of his high school graduating class with like a 4.0 perfect GPA really nice guy actually he was an incredibly smart

[@topgunn7359]

You told every lie you could think of

[@robertgutheridge9672]

@@topgunn7359 nope true to the word. Now if I was trying to say that about me it would be a lie . but I'm not and never have been a badass although you can believe what ever you want.

[@dextersaintguac]

Out of millions of people that watch these videos it doesn't seem too unlikely. I was in the military for 6 years and most civilians would be surprised by the backgrounds that some of the troops have. It's funny, now I work at Walmart & people constantly underestimate the staff. C'est la vie.

[@topgunn7359]

@@robertgutheridge9672 I did basic training at Ft. Sill Oklahoma in 1999 at 18 yrs old. I boxed in the P.A.L from age 10-17 and was a youth champion for the state of Michigan twice.We exchanged stories in basic and a few guys claimed to have combat sports backgrounds some true some not. At no point in basic did we put on gloves or have an opportunity to go all out in a hand to hand fight situation so I wonder where stories of guys whipping the whole platoon comes from. We did close quarters combat training which was mostly practicing fundamental grappling movements and vital areas to strike in a choreographed fight simulation against 1 other person. After basic AIT sent guys in different directions so it's hard to believe you had that much factual info on a random guy from basic

[@Marine450x]

Couldn't have been that smart if he was in the Army.. Doh Navy or AF, or even the Marines would have been a far superior military career choice. And I don't say this from ignorance or bravado; I service in the Marine Corps for 4 years, served & deployed under Navy command, and attended a friends Annapolis graduation. Conversely my son served 8 years in the Army including deploying to the Middle East. ABSOLUTE cluster Foxtrot all 8 years. E en toured the then brand new infintry museum at Fort Benning. The US army archives its goals only one way; they push MORE resources at an objective than the enemy can repel. There is no smart to any of it, just overrun the enemy no matter the cost. D-day is a perfect example. There is zero "smart" to ANYTHING the army does.

[@Antoniontachion]

The quiet calm ones are not one you want to taunt. The ones always shouting and get angry once deafeated still need mental growth.

[@markdavis3814]

I humbled my Drill Sgt in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1974. I broke his record in the obstacle course when I was 18 yrs old.

[@elias378]

No you didn’t

[@tomasdubravsky4851]

​@@elias378 i know a lot of things said online are fake, but not everything is

[@jayfrmda8996]

@@elias378I believe him he was real specific

[@jasonmontgomery4022]

I was bsing during rifle week in basic in the Army. Drill got upset i wasnt taking it serious. And said im acting like i know how to shoot. I told him i did amd muttered under my breath probably better then him. That fired him up. He said we were gonna gonna got shot for shot for every round i miserd i owed 50 push ups. I tagged all 40 targets he missed 5. He was pissed but acknowledged i could shoot. I told him my StepDad and Grandfather were both former Drill Sargents and my Father was Army Infanty Expert Marksman. Ive been trained to shoot the Army way since i was 10. He laughed his ass off until i mentioned Stepdads last name. He stopped and looked at me like i was crazy. My Stepdad used to be his old Drill. At my Graduation Stepdad and Grandad were their in their dress blues. Sever of my Granddads former trainees were there and were astonished he was my Grandfather. They all remember him. They were asking if i was gonna go infantry and to Sniper school since i was hitting 40/40. Nope the cards i was delt had ither ideas. I cant swim. Lmfao.

[@billmoser4840]

Your story is sketch AF.

[@JscottSears]

Being a legacy is something special but YOU ARE entitled to do as YOU please with your life! 🇺🇲🤝🏿🇺🇲

[@maximusmech9]

You have my respect and admiration, sir. You did your best.

[@CatchTheseHands916]

Yeah I'm gonna take things that never happened for $500, Alex.

[@StonagePwnage]

@@billmoser4840no one cares

[@michaelsnyder6922]

I kind of did kind of humble a drill sergeant. It was the middle of basic and it was storming outside so we were stuck inside in a classroom. The room was cut in two by a divider that wasn’t in use. We had been told that if there is another sergeant in the room when another entered, we didn’t have to come to attention. That’s exactly what happened. Everyone in the room stood up but I didn’t. Of course the sergeant who entered immediately went after me which I didn’t mind. After a couple of minutes of screaming he finally asked me why I didn’t come to attention. I turned and pointed at the other sergeant already in the room. He stormed out and had to be talked to by the company commander. Not a big deal at all. I never expected an apology or would’ve conceived of getting one. The other 2 drill sergeants came over to me later in private and said I was right and kind of praised me for paying attention. That was odd in itself.

[@sgttim8617]

Very Odd, but tHAT, Woulda' Made me Respect Them, More than the C/O !

[@johnniecasiano8924]

Sounds like a good lesson on situation awareness for all of the cadre involved.

[@dallynsr]

Wow. Cool story. And thanks for serving.

[@Agdry1]

Sounds like to me you were the only one paying attention, which is most important when you’re in combat and need to communicate with each other and understand what they say! That’s one of the most important things!!

[@maryannwilliams8506]

"Even the dog was a BADASS!!" WHOOYA!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😇

[@BenBallard13]

With great power comes great responsibility. A true measure of true power is learning to use it correctly at the right time.

[@scottputnam4870]

Pretty gay

[@BenBallard13]

@@scottputnam4870 You're up late on a school night...?

[@natashabennett6251]

@@scottputnam4870​​⁠​⁠ I agree, how old are you? You have six comments on this video and they’re all similar with “pretty gay and “probably gay.” I’ve been in the military, have you? Answer yes, you’re lying, and how was school today?

[@rabbit0664]

​@@scottputnam4870Do your parents know you're online?

[@xcept7355]

That is not what it means . Responsibilities mean physical consequences not moral nonsense. Because you have more freedom you have to make decisions

[@louisastuto2878]

Humble/ self-aware guys like this are the absolute LAST dudes you want to fight. If a guy makes this announcement and you still wanna fight him it’s on you.

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

He should’ve said “I have a background in wrestling and a state championship to prove it. I’m not looking to hurt anyone” that might’ve come off a bit easier than just saying what he said

[@eyecon1189]

@@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606tbh sounds a lot like the drills problem at that point

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

@@eyecon1189 sure

[@double00shotgun]

The Drill Sargeants think they know it all

[@jonathansantana2121]

@@double00shotgun I know they do bcause there patriotism speaks ..

[@arm2107]

Had a similar thing happen at my BCT one of my good friends that I made throughout those 12 weeks. He used to fight in pride and had several televised fights. Drill Sgt’s after shark attack going around being all crazy saw him with his cauliflower ear and started berating him. Asking him if he thought he was tough. He said no Drill Sgt, they said do you think your a fighter, he said yes Drill Sgt, I fight and train with wanderlei silva out of Extreme couture. Needless to say they got his autograph when we graduated. He sent me an old PT shirt some years later with a bunch of MMA fighters signatures and morale quotes. Crazy how the years fly by…

[@VirgilVern]

Drill is not your enemy. He is a sculptor, it's his job to create a warrior , master of death and a keeper of piece

[@Holocaustica]

Yes. Think of the DI (and everything they say and do) as the overarching, variable pressure of deployment. Work through it and do so correctly.

[@beansandbandaids]

Peace

[@NimbleChip5342]

@@Holocausticawent to Parris Island SC in July. Im not sure if I just got really shity instructors, or if it is just the way the marines is now. My DIs couldn’t give any fewer fucks. Be sitting there watching Dragon Ball on their phones and shit while we go do “whatever the fat fuck you want”. Only had to PT once a week which was absolutely wild when i found that out. Not only that, but meeting physical requirements wasn’t even a thing. To get as many people into the core as possible they say as long as you “put out”, you pass. Outside in the rain was a big no no. DIs would start complaining and be like, “we’re going into the squad bay because I don’t feel like being wet. Turn to square away time for the next few hours.”

[@Holocaustica]

@ Ouch. That actually makes me sad it that’s true. Because at one point, there was no higher calling than turning young men into basically trained US Marines. 😞

[@emberripples]

​@NimbleChip5342 Hey that sounds pretty chill honestly. You better not be tricking me, lol. I may be enlisting.

[@pusheenthecat9264]

That D.I. was probably at that recruit's throat for the rest of the training

[@srcastic8764]

I doubt it. Once respect is earned it’s shown. Unless the drill instructor is a Barney Fyffe type, but then he’s probably gonna lose control of the group and have to be pulled as a DI and either be sent back to the field or to another group of trainees.

[@thatfishingguy11b]

Doubtful. Most likely they messed with each other the rest of cycle.

[@Objective-Observer]

I respect the kid's training, and honesty. And yes! Everybody needs a dose of humility now and then.

[@JasmineNuchbua-yg6nm]

There was an RAF Station warrant Officer inspecting troops on parade in number one uniform. One guy turned up late and still hung over from the night before, in number two dress, unshaven he did look like a hobo. The Warrant Officer walked past like he’d missed him, then as if he couldn’t believe his eyes took a step back and looked the hobo up and down. He proceeded to poke him in the chest with his marching stick and shouted “there’s a piece of shit at the end of this stick Airman!” The Airman knowing he was going down anyway looked at the stick touching his chest and said “well it’s not this end sir?” The whole parade burst out laughing.

[@Hondadude87]

We had a short stalky guy that dislocated the drill Sargent arm. The sound that came from the drill Sargent mouth and his shoulder I will never forget. Match was over in just a few seconds. Same as in the video the recruit was a state wrestling champion and an all around very calm and relaxed guy. Never said much. He definitely earned a ton of respect that day

[@roymuerlunos2426]

If someone showboats and looks around saying nobody can match them, laugh. If someone calmly looks around, and with concern says nobody can match them, run.

[@chrislaverick6413]

Or if they have cauliflower ear, you know they didnt get it from listening

[@JesseBundrick]

He definitely quit after that 😂😂

[@xxnavyrulzxx]

Buddy I work with was in the army in the late 2000’s. His brother had been killed in Iraq in the 90’s and he got a tattoo that just says “US Army” to memorialize him before joining. So he’s in boot camp and the drill instructor sees the tattoo and explodes, gets up in his face about how he shouldn’t have that and that he’s no soldier yet, all that jazz. And with a straight face tells the instructor about how it was for his brother who gave everything. He said the sarge flashed got this horrified expression for a sec before collecting himself before squeaking out a “I’m sorry for your loss” and quickly moving on

[@jcheema313]

D.I. was actually a good person and humbled themselves ♻️👣

[@dallynsr]

Very cool.

[@MavrikUSMC]

If you can make a Drill Instructor laugh, you win.

[@justinejustice_league1857]

I've been there and done that. Drill Sergents can be some of the funniest people on the planet. Loved every minute of basic training. However people who can't follow directions will have a very hard time in the military

[@bradrankin844]

Back in 2002 when I was in Infantry Basic in Fort Benning,GA. I was the tallest and biggest guy in my company. So when we learned Hand-in-hand combat, the drill instructor picked me and demonstrated all techniques on me. Later on in the afternoon, I called him out and said I wanted a piece of him. I got some good shots in, but he wound up tearing my BTU top during a scissor chokehold technique and one of the other drill instructors called it. So neither one of us got to fully tap out the other! But the rest of the time I was there, that specific instructor had a lot more respect for me because of our fight. After I went to combat and came back, I decided to go back to Fort Benning just to see my old drill instructors. The reason why, was so that they could see all the schools I had on my chest and my CIB. They were proud of me, and asked me like 100 questions seeing how none of them had ever had the opportunity to go to combat yet. I thanked them for everything they taught me, seeing how one of them was the main reason I stayed alive over there! To this day I still think about some of the things they taught me, and definitely have never lost the principles I learned while in the ARMY. (EDIT was for spelling and grammar issues) I like to say, ”ARMY TRAINED ME TO LEAD, NOT TO READ!”👍😆

[@scottputnam4870]

Real gay

[@bradrankin844]

@@scottputnam4870 So childish 🤨 There’s always 1 or 2 Immature people in the comment section that feel saying something like this is funny or cool. Hopefully one day you will grow up and at least act like a mature adult?! Have a Blessed Day.

[@indysilver_02]

My stepson just graduated from Frt Benning (or whats now known as Fort Moore) He said he got smoked quiet a bit lol. He just graduated high school yesterday and heads off for AIT next month. As cliche as it sounds, thank you for serving.

[@GamingWithZeap]

none of your ds ever got deployed? thats fuckin weird it was a requirement when i was going through mp school, every single one of the ds were deployed some multiple times

[@bradrankin844]

@@GamingWithZeap Not if you really think about it. The timeframe of me going into the military there hadn’t been a conflict in a while! So drill sergeants with combat experience was few and far between. But I’m sure now it’s definitely a requirement and very normal for them to have experience.

[@hectatusbreakfastus6106]

The best is all the other stories from basic. Thanks for the laughs fellas. Thank you for your service.

[@Legoguy7138]

even the dog was a badass lmfao

[@SuperXAsh]

If a recruit is worried about hurting someone, you should probably ask why before stepping up.

[@yuritahdid1475]

I have a friend (USMC) who was standing in formation at boot camp and had a DS that didn't like him and decided to lay hands on him. My buddy told him not to touch him so he grabbed him by the throat and proceeded to get knocked the fuck out with one punch. He didn't get court marshalled or even reprimanded for it. He went on to serve 8 years in the Corps. My buddy was and stil is a fuckin manimal. Semper Fi Staff Sergeant Ranzy Penn!

[@LadyGrace]

the DI putting their hands on u isnt really something that was uncommon (it isnt uncommon in other militaries) cuz they arent there to be ur friends they are there to break u

[@yuritahdid1475]

@@LadyGrace well all I can say is that someone got broken

[@LadyGrace]

@@yuritahdid1475 nah he just went thro hell in bootcamp and for the rest of his career xD

[@yuritahdid1475]

@@LadyGrace would you like his email address? He'll be more than happy to tell you he had a great career in the Marines and was highly decorated. I don't know why I'm even responding to this petty nonsense anyway. Good day to you

[@LadyGrace]

@@yuritahdid1475 uhh? petty nonsense? okay? guess im being petty now lol good to know thnx for explaining how i am being when i plainly just stated how doing that to a drill would work out if he in fact did as you claim unless thats just how bad the usmc is currently which from what you have stated was years ago and it wouldnt have been like that so either ur lying or he is lying xD cuz that would go on ur record everyone in ur chain of command would know and you woudltn have a "great" career as not a SINGLE other person who has actually done that has ever had a great career in the history of the USMC xD

[@Zabie0]

Sometimes the people who say "I think i can" will do it perfectly lol

[@sleepingninjaquiettime]

We had a guy beat a drill sergeant in combatives and the drill tweaked the kids ankle like a coward.

[@YokaiTwo]

101 on how to become your drills target for the remainder of your training

[@無題-iz2l]

I have one buffed guy in my basic training who took first sergeant in combative. We figured out later that he was SWAT. It was amazing.

[@NikiLivi5]

Life lesson. If anyone is quiet and calm plus a big ole boy that politely tells you he doesn’t want to hurt anyone, take him seriously. It’s the loud mouth cocky ones you normally don’t have to worry about.

[@ryryreactzz9382]

Fax!!!

[@kenkruger481]

I went through Naval Aviation Officer Candidate School in Pensacola 1973-74. Back then we had Marine drill instructors but now I think aviation candidates have been consolidated into the same school as their surface (and sub) warfare counterparts. But I digress, while in training in P-cola, there was a candidate officer who was a former running back for the then Boston Patriots in a more senior class. If you saw the movie "Officer and a Gentleman" you got a taste of what we went through. The movie actually watered down the experience. Apparently candidate Moody was confronted by his DI for some perceived infraction (these allegations happened all of the time, mostly for lack of attention-to-detail). As punishment, the DI told candidate Moody that he would run him till he collapsed. (Pensacola temperatures and humidity are brutal for this time of year....summer) So the story goes on when Moody responded by saying as was mandatory: "SIr, aviation officer candidate Moody (class number) requests permission to speak". When told to speak, Moody asked the DI staff sergeant if he brought his lunch. It was later heard that candidate Moody ended up in the hospital having dropped due to heat exhaustion. In defense of the DI's, I don't think that they were wantonly sadistic but did push the limits. I saw a number of my fellow candidates being whisked to the hospital for the mandatory ice cube bath due to heat exhaustion In fact, the first one I saw collapse was merely in the queue outside the hospital for our flight physicals. I heard that Moody did make it through and became a naval aviator months later even though washouts during flight training were the highest. Fortunately I was able to see that day also when my wife pinned on those gold wings during the ceremony in May 1975.

[@ewilliamson488]

NAS Pensacola. Brings back memories.

[@legion7193]

I personally was challenged by a Drill. I made him tap. Greco-Roman baby

[@jpandt0]

I remember right before hand to hand training our drill sergeants all asked every private do you have any type of formal combat sport wrestling or self defense training . This was back in 89 so it was a little bit of a surprise to see that 9 of us were trained in some form of hand to hand . I myself was a wrestler both highschool and club. One guy his parents and grandparents owned and Instructed Muay Thai and grew up in them . This guy was definitely the bad ass of our platoon

[@The_Superior_Self]

He was kind enough to warn them. Its thier fault for poking fun at him.

[@DALDO135]

There is always someone, stronger, tougher, younger, no matter the size...

[@vik12D]

When you're a Purple Belt in BJJ and a MACP instructor thinks they're cooler than they are lol.

[@Dumass85]

MACP and MCMAP guys are really cocky... Unless they got that bjj under their belt I've noticed.

[@jaydavet9740]

Moral of the story... You may be a badass, but there is always someone who is more badder that you!!!!!

[@jessesyfert9359]

Marine Corps drill instructors were smart enough to listen, and I was smart enough to go on watch when the recruits were training. I was a NCAA D2 champion going into boot camp and the drill instructors asked me the same thing. I gave the same answer and they said, trash whoever you want, but don't try the instructors unless I plan on getting attacked by more than one. Hey, they asked. I was sure I could take at least 3 of them. I beat the biggest recruit who thought he was pretty badass with a blindfold on. It really wasn't a challenge. Real wrestlers can wrestle blind, under water, in the rain and cold, the sand and gravel. Sometimes you rub into recruits that are just beasts. All the weight I was cutting in wrestling, when I got into boot camp and started eating salts and sugars and starch, I went from 170 and ripped to 215 and ripped and they kept testing me for steroids. They stopped trying to wear me out with pt the second week there, and just put me on watch. Drill instructors get tired of trying to wear out a wrestler. Ain't happenin'. I wrestled the All Marine team, won the far east championship, SOPAC championship, and I fought and instructed martial arts for years. The martial arts course wouldn't allow me to fight other Marines either. Had to fight instructors and other mma fighters. Non drill instructors ever tried. I wouldn't hold back. Not in my nature. But definitely better to have them on your side. Be their hammer.

[@davemcduckful]

Not a hand to hand guy but a shooter. Officer Basic Course ex Sergeant Clerk. Paper Commando. Grouped 5 shots into a nickel at 100 yards in the head. Lets see if you can really shoot Sir. Targets up to 500 yards, iron sights. Hit all the targets first shot out to 500 first and instructor said too low so adjusted and down went the target. I looked around and all the instructors were impressed. "Where did you learn to shoot like that?" I replied three continents, and I am better with a pistol. Got left alone after that.

[@hr1meg]

Cool dream.

[@raminrouchi202]

A tell tale sign is cauliflower ears. I promise you he had them

[@raphieI]

Finally a story where the drill Sargent is humbled

[@IronReece13]

Had a buddy do something like that, on Submarines the auxiliary machinist mates (A-Gang) own most of the signatures on your qualifications and if you can go into their space and ring their bell and make it out you can earn alot of respect, well he went in rang the bell and like three came out of the bilges after him, a little while later the Chief came in and he had all three tied in knots, dude was a Kentucky state wrestling champ. He was ab honorary A Ganger after that

[@johncasamassa462]

A friend of my BIL joined the Marines in the late 70s. He was one of, if not the toughest guys in his neighborhood. While at Basic a DI offered to fight him behind barracks after chow. The kid beat the DI pretty bad. They sent him home. He was too tough for the Marines.😂

[@MaceOfSpades5]

Things that never happened

[@firefly9838]

@@MaceOfSpades5 eh the 70s were a different time, it would be fake if it was today, but I could believe that happened in the 70s

[@JohnConsedine-ex1cz]

My cousin went through recruit training in 1976. This was the same year one of the DIs at PI was playing around with his M16 pointing it at recruits. It was loaded and he shot a recruit through the hand and then tried to cover it up. The 70's were indeed different. Older and younger Marines have a hard time understanding there was a window in the mid to late 70's where standards went out the window.

[@MaceOfSpades5]

@@firefly9838 you know what thats Valid actually

[@anthonygoodson9934]

@@MaceOfSpades5don’t be an idiot. DI are not GOD’s!!!

[@CrayonMan731]

Bro really said “I don’t wanna hurt anyone” 💀. If you’re so good at wrestling/fighting then you’re good enough to lessen the force you put on another person. Trained wrestlers and fighters can manage the power they use on another person through skill and experience. All bro wanted in that situation was to look like a bad ass, congratulations to you man.

[@veteranhoffman6776]

Long story short, I put a DS on the ground in the Sand Pit, after he “Volunteered” me. I had taken lessons in Goju Ryu since I was 12, was 18 when I went to Basic Training, never entered my mind at the time to mention to the DS I was a Black Belt……😂

[@that1electrician]

You got a black belt in 6 years? Did you take the fast-track courses or something?

[@veteranhoffman6776]

@@that1electrician In traditional martial arts such as Goju Ryu Karate, there is typically a minimum age requirement for achieving certain ranks, and the time required to progress through the ranks can vary. Given that someone starts training at the age of 42, it's important to note that achieving a 2nd grade black belt can take a significant amount of time. In many martial arts schools, it can take an average of 3 to 5 years or more to achieve a 2nd grade black belt, depending on the school's curriculum and the student's progression. Therefore, if someone starts training at the age of 42, it is reasonable to expect that it may take several years, potentially 5 years or more, to achieve a 2nd grade black belt in Goju Ryu Karate.

[@thehumandirigible4882]

Company Rule: If the recruit's name is Dozer, probably best not to square up.

[@Chikenisbetterthenfjsh]

Bro went straight for the boss fight💀🙏😭

[@Augustsavior]

and won the boss fight

[@IntermissionForBunny]

He went from the Great Plateau straight to Ganon

[@MASCULINAVERSITY]

Most military guys rlly underestimate what REAL experienced martial artists are like