Drill Sergeant School - Day 0
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So, I made it here safe and sound, and with plenty of internet access in the evening. Therefore, I would say it is safe to say that I will be keeping up to date on my experiences here. That said, there is some things that will happen that I will not disclose here (a certain incident that happened today that was questionable would likely need to be refrained from being discussed) and details on some of the training is off limits, but I can go into the bare basics. There is plenty to write about. So I got on post yesterday and was a little startled to notice that instead of the open bay rooms with wall lockers I was expecting, I was given a nice comfy room with a desk, my own bed, and a walk in closet. Also a recliner. Yesterday consisted of making sure I had all of my stuff squared away. Today consisted of me running everywhere and being told that my stuff wasn't squared away. Today. Where do I begin? I was worried coming here to a private room while sharing a bathroom with one other female (and we get along great) as well as a kitchen area. Living is easy. We won't have to worry about barracks maintenence or any of that. But today confirmed that, yes indeed, I am in Drill Sergeant School. The drills are talking down to us and treating us like privates a bit, trying to get us motivated and all of that jazz, but they keep reiterating that this is not because they are on a power trip or anything like that, but because they want us to get into the mentality so we know how to treat the privates. See, Privates are just a bunch of Civilians dressed in Army Combat Uniforms. They don't know jack. In other words, well, they are stupid. And despite the fact that we have a bunch of experienced NCOs in this school, many of which have time in the sandbox, by principal sometimes we are all treated as if we are idiots. Again, the mentality thing. Some of the E7s have mentioned that they are past this mess and it is obvious that they don't want to be here. But I am in a stage where I know at times I need to be yelled at. I came from a jacked up unit before my current one and I'm all for them helping me get back into that state of mind I had after Basic Training. Its going to be a rough road, and coming here I was worried about my run. I went for a one mile run yesterday and if I keep up that pace for my PT test, I have shaved a good two minutes off my runtime, so I just need to keep a positive attitude and try to desperately stay awake. See, formation today was at 0400. Tomorrow it is at 0345. I'm predicting that by the end of this week, they will have successfully weaned us of any requirement to sleep. But hey, I didn't like it much anyway. Tomorrow the real fun starts. Today was just a freebee.
Posted by Erickson on 7:06 PM : (((
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Private room?? Man, I should have went to DSS in Leonard Wood.
Don't worry...the tempo on the E7's "I'm a senior NCO...I don't need this crap" complaining will increase considerably. Tune it out.
DS Brennan | 08.14.07 - 11:16 pm | #
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Good luck in your training.
Anonymous | 08.15.07 - 9:11 pm | #
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