Don t call drill sergeant sir

Non commissioned officers—which includes drill sergeants—are never addressed as “ sir. They hate being called “ sir ,” because (as Michael Money pointed out) they “work for a living” and will make you pay dearly for doing it. Why do enlisted members of the military dislike.

What is one thing a recruit has said to a drill. While TV is not reality (to our surprise), it has always been emphasized on TV shows how you do not address your drill sargeant as Yes, Sir ! You address him as Yes, Drill Sargeant !

Never was this more clear than on Gomer Pyle, USMC, IIRC. All credit goes to them. Colonel: That’s a start. But I don’t think any of these soft bodies could be like my father. He was a real soldier.

This video shows an aggressive drill sergeant yelling or possibly even trolling me. Day Zero at Army Basic Training. From now on you will speak only when spoken to, and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be Sir.

It breeds familiarity and that leads to a breakdown in authority.

This is why you should never say WHATS UP SIR to a drill marine instructor. Okay, the deal is this. The greatest drill sergent insults – very tough!

Thank your mother for not swallowing. Don’t thank me private! Why would you call me sir ? I work for a living and my parents are not related. It’s definitely not yours! This is only my theory based on being a Drill Instructor.

No, you say YES, DRILL SERGEANT ! In the Army you would refer to officers as sir. Call any NCO Sir once out of Boot and the will be the same as above. I remember plenty of screaming and yelling but that was centered on things that would get you home with the package intact. Sergeant to a Drill Sergeant. Within the USN, recruits must refer to their RDCs by their proper ranks.

I know drill sergeants use that tone to break people down, to make them feel like absolute worthless shit. Calling a Female Drill instructor Sir. Did not end well) Brad Sumner.

In the US military, Sir is a greeting for the officer class of service members. They receive commissions and come from academic backgrounds to carry out unit level operational, strategic, and logistical planning. Trying to be funny recruit?

Marine Corps Recruiting Station Frederick.