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A Gunnery Sergeant Instructor at U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School performing his duties. A drill instructor is a non-commissioned officer in the armed forces, [1] [2] fire department, or police forces with specific duties that vary by country. Foot drill, military step, and marching are typically taught by drill instructors.
A U.S. Marine Corps Drill Instructor works with enlistees, or individuals who have not left yet for recruit training. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kate Busto/Released. The United States Marine Corps Recruit Depots are located at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, and Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California
Drill instructors are trained at the DI schools at each MCRD. Those DIs who successfully complete three years or a total of 30 months of duty are eligible to receive the Drill Instructor Ribbon. [9] By 2021, the two U.S Marine Corps depots in Parris Island and San Diego each had female drill instructors training female recruits. [10] [11]
Before they train Marine Corps recruits at boot camp, drill instructors must graduate from Drill Instructor School.
Midshipmen First Class at the United States Naval Academy who express interest in joining the Marine Corps attend a four-week summer program in Quantico called Leatherneck after the slang term for Marines. They are evaluated on leadership, physical training and military skills, with physical evaluations including the Physical Fitness Test ...
Drill instructors hammer into recruits a rigid moral code of honor, courage and commitment with the goal, according to the Marine Corps, of producing young Marines “thoroughly indoctrinated in love of Corps and Country … the epitome of personal character, selflessness, and military virtue.” The code is unyielding.
The Series Commander reviews his troops as they pass for Initial Drill. The Series Commander is a United States Marine Corps officer assigned to a Recruit Training Company who is responsible for the conduct and instruction of Marine recruits and Marine Corps Drill Instructors within one of the two series, lead or follow. [1]
The jury found Smiley guilty of one charge: Violation of a general order that forbids drill instructors from calling recruits names. Smiley called recruits “pig” and “war pigs” and ...