Your recruit will be introduced to his or her Drill Instructors for the first time at the end of the first week after arriving in boot camp. Indeed, this is one of the defining moments of a recruit's training.
US Marine drill instructor pleads not guilty to abusing recruitsALLISON HOFFMAN
When the 13 week program is completed, the drill instructor has the honor of pinning the Marine Corps emblem on a recruit’s uniform, signifying his or her transition from recruit to full-fledged Marine. While many Marines have stated that training was the toughest period of their lives and ...
Free Inside the Mind of a Marine Drill Instructor fb2Kevin McDugle
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- A Marine Corps drill instructor was convicted by a military jury ofphysically abusing young recruits, sometimes while drunk, and focusing his fury on three Muslim-American military volunteers. The eight-man jury at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, determined Thursday that Gunn...
abusing 23 recruits Jury sentences Marine drill instructor to 6 months in the brig for abusing 23 recruitsJury sentences Marine drill instructor to 6 months in the brig for abusing 23 recruitsCHELSEA J. CARTER
“The investigation revealed that although [Smiley] was technically qualified to serve as a senior drill instructor, he did not have the maturity, temperament, and leadership skills necessary to be an effective senior drill instructor,” the investigation said. ...
“The investigation revealed that although [Smiley] was technically qualified to serve as a senior drill instructor, he did not have the maturity, temperament, and leadership skills necessary to be an effective senior drill instructor,” the investigation said. ...
-- The rules for drill instructor duty second tours changed April 24, and new incentives are in place to attract experienced hats back to the drill field. To continue reading: http://www.dvidshub.net/news/69584/new-guidance-second-tour-hats Posted by sr at 5:36 PM | Permalink ...
For 20 months he was alone with his Marines. In July, his relatives attended a recruit graduation. One recruit, Pfc. Joseph L. Gillick, suddenly broke down in tears in front of his drill instructor. Asked later why he was so moved, Gillick barked back in Marine cadence: “That man is...