I'm probably the one of six people who have seen the film referenced above.
Why don't they just issue them a dress and be done with it.
Great. Richard Simmons reporting for Drill Instructor duty sir!
I hate it when tradition fades. I'm confident that no matter how soft they may be when they come out of basic, the NCO's at their first duty station will turn them into soldiers. I remember how we used to scoff and joke about the new privates and the latest boot camp rumors, but in the end we were soldiers all.
this thread is gonna get ugly.
"you are no longer turds. you are now maggots!"
Gimmee 20!
Out of the 12 Drill Sergeants our company had at Ft. Benning, only one EVER got out of control, and when he realized the problem he immediately corrected the problem and probably saved the kid's life.
I don't understand WHY they would mess with something that has been WORKING JUST FINE.
How much longer until we become like the progressive European countries and allow pony tails?
`Oooh, get her. Whoops!
I got your number duckie, you couldn't afford me dear 2,3.
I'll scratch your eyes out!
Don't come the Brigadier bit with us dear,
we all know where you've been,
you military fairy, 2,3.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Whoops, don't look now girls
the major just minced in with the jolly colour sergeant.
2,3! Oooh.';
Adjusting to today's soft couch potato kids who have little mental or emotional resilience.
Does this mean that drill instructors will no longly abruptly wake up new recruits at 4:30AM by throwing a large metal trash can into the barrack floor and yelling that we are in a world of sh*t?
I'm probably the one of six people who have seen the film referenced above.
Brings to mind the Three Stooges' Hippity-hop-at-the-Barbershop drill march bit from several of their short films.
It's not to be mean. It's to wash out those who cant handle it and save lives in combat.
Maybe there should be two different boot camps. sigh.
They run this "New Army" crap every few years. It's nonsense, makes recruits sign on the dotted line.
I had an old Drill Sgt who ate garlic cloves before he got in our faces.
You will also hate the FACT that the military guys training our forces of the future are not even allowed to fake it. If you have ever watched Battlestar Galactica you know they say the word "FRAC!" yes, its their version of the dreaded "F" word...they are not even allowed to say that in the US Air Force basic...and while I do not know for certain about the other services I would not doubt there either.
The Political correct crowd makes me sick and weakens our ability to do what has worked for hundreds of years all because were supposed to be sweet about making warriors in their eyes.