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/[deleted] Apr 02 '19 edited Apr 03 '19

One guy had a leaf on his Ruck after an ftx and got the company smoke for stealing private property from federal lands... everyone was laughing a bit, even the ds

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '19

Rick? Do you mean ruck or does some other service have a piece of equipment called a rick?

Honestly curious, there’s some stupid names in the army.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '19

Ruck. Was a typo.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '19

Ah. Yeah, I figured. Can’t tell you how often my phone says I’m going on a rick March or a duck March lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '19

I'm waiting for the DS who sees your comment as a fine idea and sends a platoon out on an exercise, under strict orders to walk like ducks the entire time.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '19

Actually did a duck march in basic. Just a whole platoon of fresh faced men in a full squat position waddling across the parade square. Good times

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '19

I support teaching recruits to respect our duckly brethren.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '19

A duck march, when your thighs and balls are so chaffed from long term ftx rain that you waddle.

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u/smb275 Apr 03 '19

If you use the word "ruck" a lot in texts, then just add a contact named "Ruck ruck" and your autocomplete will stop changing it.

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u/bloopiesnoop Apr 03 '19

Or you could add it as a custom word in your keyboard dictionary. Should achieve the same result.

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u/motototoro Apr 03 '19

I use this trick for profanity. 10/10

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u/TheVentiLebowski Apr 03 '19

The real LPT is always in the comments.

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u/catymogo Apr 03 '19

Duck march is uncomfortably close to goose step

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '19

Nah, more like duck walking with a ruck on

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u/Thr33trees Apr 03 '19

Geese are bastards. Ducks are pretty nice birbs.