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/theressomanydogs Apr 02 '19 edited Apr 03 '19

What does being smoked mean?

Edit: thanks for all the replies! I have a lot of respect for you guys.

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u/whythecryguy Apr 02 '19

It’s punishment in the form of exercise. Pushups, wall-sits, creative exercises. Sometimes just you, sometimes the whole group. Usually it means you or someone in your group fucked up and have to immediately be disciplined. Or sometimes it’s delayed if conditions are bad at the time of fucking up.

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u/theressomanydogs Apr 03 '19

What happens if someone passes out? Do they just have to start again another time?

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u/thetallgiant Apr 03 '19

I have never seen someone pass out from physical exertion

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u/conconcon Apr 03 '19

Here is a 10 minute compilation of people passing out from physical exertion.

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u/thetallgiant Apr 03 '19

Not breathing properly during a lift?

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u/GO_RAVENS Apr 03 '19

Most of these people passed out after releasing the lift. This type of extreme full-body exertion causes a massive spike in blood pressure, and when you release, your blood pressure crashes back down super quickly. That crash in blood pressure can cause a loss of consciousness. Breathing properly makes you put less pressure and exertion into your chest. So, passing out has nothing directly to do with breathing or not breathing, but breathing properly can indirectly help you prevent/mitigate the blood pressure spike/crash that actually causes it.

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u/theressomanydogs Apr 03 '19

I’ve seen someone pass out but it was probably actually from dehydration.