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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They don’t strike/hurt people anymore, at least acceptably- that’s a one way ticket to an NJP (non-judicial punishment, think like a misdemeanor, but not) or court martial if found out.
Will they keep fucking with you and yelling at you until you quit or break if they think you will? Yeah, that’s what they’re there for. To weed out the weak links. Which sounds unpleasant but if you’re getting shot at, you don’t want the guy next to you flipping their shit in a firefight.
That might seem fucked up, but if it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and it’s not for everyone. That doesn’t make us better, that just makes us suited to do the job.
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