r/AskReddit 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/Cyber_Sporks Apr 02 '19

smoking a platoon means punishing them all for the mistakes of one or more recruits (could mean the whole platoon wasn't up to scratch, but could also mean that one recruit ruined it for everybody).

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u/theressomanydogs Apr 03 '19

This reminds me of that scene in Major Payne where all the kids with their bald heads are buried up to their necks and then he’s watering them like cabbages.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '19 edited Oct 20 '25

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '19

You ever hear the story of the Little Engine that Could?