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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I went thru Army basic in 2006 at Ft. Jackson and it wasn’t even considered a difficult program compared to others. They yelled all the time but one thing they never did was lay a hand on you. The yelling wasn’t so bad but the lack of sleep and physical exhaustion all the time catches up with you quick. It took about 6 weeks but eventually it starts to become routine and barely phases you. At some point all you can think about is, “when can I eat more food” and “dang that MRE looks mighty tasty.” Except the veggie omelet for which I’d prefer death first.
In reference to another comment, their insults are quite inventive and punishments are varied. One DS asked some of my battles if they liked sugar cookies. They responded that they did so he smoked them in the sand pit while spraying them with a hose so they could be turned into sugar cookies.
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