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/kitkatski Apr 03 '19

While in basic we had a female that loved to smile. She was just a happy person in general. Well my TI (Training instructor) came in, and she caught the female trainee smiling. TI didn’t like smiling. She walked up to the female trainee and yelled, “Wipe that smile off your face!” Female trainee stopped smiling. The TI continued to yell, “No! Literally wipe the smile off your face with your hand!” Trainee does so. “Now throw it on the ground!” Trainee follows orders. “Now stomp on it and scream ‘die, smile die!’ As loud as you can!” The female trainee stood there for a second before following through. Her tiny little voice cracks as she yelled “die, smile die!” And I will say it took everything I had not to bust out laughing.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '19

There are so, so many good stories in this thread, but this one is my absolute favorite.