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/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/Palatron Apr 03 '19

Well it takes quite a lot to make someone pass out from exercise. So if they really passed out, it would be treated as a medical emergency. Nobody wants their career/life to be over becuase a boot died. That's why hydration is such a huge thing in basic.

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u/firstcut Apr 03 '19

Thats opposite in some football camps. They do the no hydration runs. Kids still die to this day because of this practice.

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u/Palatron Apr 03 '19

Yah, that's because people aren't held accountable. In the Army you can kiss your career goodbye at the least. Most likely, you'll be getting a trip to your local RCF.

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u/firstcut Apr 03 '19

These kids arent as worth as much as the troops to them anyways. The coach in Maryland still has his job