What to do if a Drill Sergeant hits you?

When you arrive at basic training, you are taught from the first day of reception what to do if you are abused, or witness someone being abused, by a Drill Sergeant. Upon any situation of physical abuse, go straight to your Company 1SG, Chaplain, Company Commander or Equal Opportunity representative.

Can drill sergeants slap you?

Except this is the new Army, an army that no longer allows drill sergeants to be cussing, ranting, abusive beasts. They cannot slap, hit, kick, punch or call privates names anymore.

Are drill instructors allowed to hit you?

The military’s drill sergeants and instructors are prohibited from hitting their recruits.

What happens if you yell back at a Drill Sergeant?

If you yell at your Drill Sergeant, they will stop what they are doing and take you aside to help you with your emotional issue. They’ll kindly act as your emotional counselor. They’ll cry with you and whine with you hoping to make you feel better.

What happens if you punch a drill sergeant in the face?

A drill sergeant demands a lot from his recruits because he can do it himself, not because he’s being a douchebag. Still, if you do punch your drill sergeant in the face, the consequences of that are worse than if he just punched you back. Initiating a fight with your instructor will get you jailed and court-martialed.

Can a Marine drill sergeant hit you?

Drill Instructors/Drill Sergeants don’t physically touch recruits. They don’t hit or physically assault recruits, ever. They come close, but they never physically hurt or even touch recruits. Another thing that is important is that everything they do is for a purpose, a rehearsed, manufactured, and engineered purpose.

Why do drill sergeants talk funny?

Drill instructors call it “frog voice” — that raspy effect they develop from yelling commands to recruits, yelling at recruits and, sometimes, just yelling. At the depot’s Drill Instructor School, Marines learn techniques for safeguarding their bodies and vocal chords.