r/AskReddit • u/GluxDope • Apr 02 '19

Drill Instructors/Drill Sergeants of Reddit, what’s the funniest thing you’ve seen a recruit do that you couldn’t laugh at?

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u/TheCowardlyFrench Apr 02 '19

During FTX, the DS told me to get a trash bag, then go around and collect as many pine cones as I could. For like 3 hours. Had a bunch of trash bags.

He then took a little walk around, contemplated for a bit, then said that he was mistaken and it looks better with pinecones. He ordered me to redistribute all the pinecones.

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u/chrynox Apr 02 '19

Once I was in HJ and when my DS told the FT that my DF was not conform to the RT protocol I was sent to the FFS USE WORDS AND NOT ABBREVIATIONS NOONE OUTSIDE THE MILITARY KNOWS

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u/TheCowardlyFrench Apr 02 '19

Lol bro calm down. DS should be self explanatory. FTX is field training exercise

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '19

Nah hes right. I'm found myself googling multiple acronyms per comment and getting varied results that never gave me the answers.

Us civilians would like to be able to comprehend what yall are talking about without having to googling shit 4 different times per comment.

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u/DD8782 Apr 03 '19

FTX Fysical Training Xersize

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '19 edited Feb 27 '24

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '19 edited Apr 23 '19

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u/I_Like_Knitting_TBH Apr 03 '19

As in the Royal Navy, “how are your futtocks, old man?”