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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2008, Navy. Had an RDC yell in my face during the first 15 minutes. After telling everyone to practice our 1000 yard stares he screams at me to look at him. When I did he screamed “NEVER FUCKING LOOK AT ME AGAIN!”
Same RDC a few days later was inspecting someone’s rack; had bad corners, he very calmly said “With patience, the elephant fucked the ant.” Then he walked away.
ET1 Valdespo was a crazy guy.
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