“Smoked” is a term sometimes used by exhausted soldiers after their drill sergeants subject them to “corrective action” in which instructors use physical training to reinforce a lesson, like: Don't leave your rifle unattended, or take off your cover indoors.
Essentially a smoke session is meant to be Corrective Training. It could be for various reasons all mostly originating from a soldier making a mistake.
Get smoked: A tough, but fast work-out used as a punishment, in the Army. Marines say they “get thrashed.”
The goal of the drill instructor is not to belittle a recruit so they cannot function, but rather to build that recruit into a successful Soldier. As basic training progresses, the drill instructor will shape the recruit. The yelling will ease and a confident, well-trained Soldier is the result.
Drill instructors call it “frog voice” — that raspy effect they develop from yelling commands to recruits, yelling at recruits and, sometimes, just yelling. Yelling for hours and days and weeks on end. Yelling so much that, sometimes, all that comes out is a croak.
“Drill instructors literally scream so hard at recruits that they can pass out, give themselves hernias, or do serious and permanent damage to their vocal chords,” according to the Marine Corps Times. To combat these ailments, drill instructors in training learn methods for projecting their voice and preventing injury.
In 1972, six noncommissioned officers from the Women's Army Corps were enrolled and graduated from the drill sergeant program at Fort Jackson, SC. Women who serve as drill sergeants share the same experiences with their male counterparts.
In Basic Combat Training address Drill Sergeants as “Drill Sergeant.” Commissioned Officers: Address all personnel with the rank of general as "General (last name)" regardless of the number of stars. Address both colonels and lieutenant colonels as "Colonel (last name)."
The only acceptable address of a drill instructor by a recruit is "sir", "ma'am" or "(senior) drill instructor (Rank) (last name)".
1.) Roger That. “OK,” “Understood,” and “Yes, sir/ma'am” are all acceptable replacements for this military phrase.
A military impostor is a person who makes false claims about their military service in civilian life.
At present, the Army imposes a 90-day waiting period for any recruits who test positive for THC upon entering a Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS). If you can stay clean in those 90 days, then you're good to join. If not, you're disqualified.
Over 79% of Active-duty Marines who use tobacco report that they use it to calm down, relax, or relieve stress, but there is a little more to the story. Using tobacco is a learned behavior. You did not pick it up and become instantly hooked.
Of the sample 58.4% had never smoked and 23.7% were past smokers. Prevalence of current smoking was significantly higher among Special Forces personnel compared to regular forces. (OR 1.85 (95% CI (1.16-2.94). Combat exposure was categorised based on number of risk events experienced.
Some soldiers may then be promoted to Drill Sergeant, a special rank which requires additional experience and training. Sergeant is the 6th rank in the United States Army , ranking above Corporal and directly below Staff Sergeant.
Most people don't know that your Drill Sgt. has taught you things that will save your life and successfully accomplish your mission in combat. You must for your own sake listen, be respectfully, let him know you realize the what he has taught you is invaluable. After Basic tell him that and thank him.
The salute (hand or head) must be performed first by the lower ranking personnel to the higher ranking personnel, and higher official is expected to return the salute, under all conditions except: Personnel who are driving vehicles.
Normally, you don't salute unless you're reporting to a commissioned officer, but some basic training instructors feel that since there are not enough commissioned officers in basic training for you to practice on, you should practice on them.
This time around, however, instead of allowing a line to form behind the phone, drill sergeants simply free recruits' phones from lock-up. Drill sergeants still monitor all phone use and often restrict photography, texting, and social media usage.
Army drill sergeants are considered to be in a “special position of trust,” according to service regulations that prohibit them from establishing personal relationships with their trainees for a minimum of 180 days following their graduation from initial entry training.
Be between the ages of 17 to 35 years old. Pass the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) exams. Complete a medical exam.
Drill sergeants still shout to enforce discipline, and they may force young soldiers to do push-ups—but they're not supposed to hurl personal insults. (They'd never call them “pukes,” for example.)
Being a drill sergeant is one of the most demanding and difficult jobs in our Army, it is also one of the most rewarding. Just as you will always remember your drill sergeant, so will your Soldiers. It is up to you to provide a positive and rewarding experience as these young Soldiers begin their journey in the Army.