Drill instructor

Welcome to a behind-the-scenes look at Marine Corps recruit training.

Marine Drill Instructor

The words drill instructors use have an "enormous" effect on recruits.

Students traumatized as Marine Drill Instructor boards wrong bus.

Everyone has a funny drill instructor story. Here are some of the funniest.

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© Jose O. Mediavilla 2009 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No rights granted unless in writing by Jose O. Mediavilla Drill Instructors Oath: Theses recruits are intrusted to my care. I will develop them to be smartly disciplined, physically fit, basically trained Marines. Thoroughly indoctrinated, in love of Corps and Country. I will demand of them, and demonstrate by my own example, the highest standards of personal confidence, morality and professional skill. Photo by: Jose O. Mediavilla

Spit splattering off your face. Sweating, feeling fear, training hard and choking back laughter, or worse – tears. These are all things that connect service members together during their first days in the military known as basic military training.

We advise troops not to use them outside of the service.