In American media, Drill Sergeants are often portrayed as mean and shouty. Yelling at recruits / treating them like garbage.
The only thing I could think of is that they’re going for a “military service is hard so I’m going to make this as unpleasant for you as possible because life is hard” kind of thing, but couldn’t discipline be instilled in soldiers without the yelling and humiliation? Why is this the only way?
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Basic training is designed to be stressful but able to be completed by the vast majority of the group. It’s what gives a sense of camaraderie and accomplishment among young adults.
The training is particularly effective for getting people to risk their own lives to save the lives of their group. It’s been honed for centuries.
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