Drill Sergeant (1971)

e [Music] [Applause] [Music] honing Excellence among those responsible for one of the more pleasant duties of the Army's Chief of Staff occurs each year in the Pentagon it is to express the Army's recognition of one special soldier from among a special breed of soldiers as he presents the Steven alses award named in honor of the former Secretary of the army who initiated the drill sergeant program in 1964 to the man chosen is the Army's outstanding drill sergeant of the year yet as rewarding as any in the Army in behalf of the drill of the United States Army which I believe I represent here today Mr ALS thank you very much we do appreciate what you have done for the program and in helping us become what we are today what is the drill s to many soldiers he many different thanks your officers and non-commission officers he's a professional to be respected and even envied for his ability to Junior officers and non-commission officers he is a man to whom they may turn for help and advice to the first servant is a product of way of life and a subordinate which can be dependent upon so the traine he's a drill s the head the man to be reckoned with the boss he's in still of discipline the rock of Courage The Guiding Light the man who never gets shaken you can see this on me today here he's the father the mother the Big Brother the chaper and many times a lot more in training he's the man who to receive this award is a special honor it says in effect this man is the best from among the best because the drill sergeant of today's Army is not only a professional Soldier but the world's best maker of soldiers a man of patience skill knowledge dedication and maturity a man who is firm but fair a man who demands a 100% effort from trainees but who respects the individual's dignity and looks after their welfare in today's big picture we'll take a look at the man behind the title see what he is and what he does what it is that makes him the drill sergeant [Music] all right man settle down good morning man I'm D Sergeant Martin first time I saw him scared the hell out of me of course you know I wasn't used to this kind of environment I'll be your drill sergeant for the next 8 weeks or until you finish your basic combat training it's my job as your drd to see that you get the most out of these weeks and it's your job starting now to absorb the instruction that you receive you think about it you'll see it make sense when it comes to the Army I know what it's about and you don't so listen and learn just a few hours ago you were a civilian a couple of hours from now you'll be in army uniform but you'll still be more civilian than Soldier 8 weeks from now you'll be well trained in the basic skills that every Soldier has to have you'll be ready to go on into Advanced Training to qualify you in a military specialist and you'll be in shape I'll see to that from now on what you're going to be is busy [Music] n [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] the drill sergeant oversees the fitting and issuing of clothing as well as numerous aptitude tests which the new trainee must take to determine what job he is best suited for in the [Music] [Music] Army all right man move ahead and form three ranks with your Duffer bag let's go quickly quickly he talks to us rough and everything but I think we get a lot out of it because I know that's what they here for to teach us cuz they've been through the same thing before all right men when I dismiss you from this formation I want you to move in the billets on a double I'll be in to show you how to set up your area the drill sergeant the guy with the hat and the boots you can see your face in men with the leader ship qualities and the professional knowhow to teach civilians how to be soldiers these are special men ask any trainee ask any commander in a training Brigade Special men where does the Army get them where do they come from they come from schools like this there's at least one in each Army area throughout the United States when a drill sergeant candidate checks in at such a school whether he's been assigned or has volunteered he's already an outstanding Soldier otherwise he wouldn't be here he has to be physically in shape to do the job he has to have that quality known as military bearing he tional stability a clean service record in other words he has to have the makings of a leader if he has the school can build on his experience to qualify him as a Drill [Music] Sergeant the course is not easy some don't make it ahead of each new drill sergeant candidate are six weeks of intensive work in the classroom and out ofd Dooors 5 days a week plus the hours he'll spend in private study or in supervised study periods married drill sergeant candidates if their family is with them may not have to live in the school dormatory area though in some cases if the student progress seems to demand it it might be required in any case he's going to have plenty to do [Music] what about this concept of leadership what's the first thing that you think about when you think of a real leader cidate Fairburn a man who knows what he's doing all right good a man that knows what he's doing but what else does a leader need to go along with that all right candidate long he not only has to know what he's doing he has to look like he knows and act like he knows all right you've touched on two important elements professional competence bearing or attitude plan is essential if you're going to get the most out of a period of instruction why is that because you only have so much time available to make your point therefore it's essential that you take advantage of every second and presenting a period of instruction to the basic train need your time is always limited you have to plan what you're going to teach and follow that plan step by step you'll have plenty of practice in preparing lesson plans and presenting periods of instruction from your lesson plans while you're here at the school as a matter of fact your next assignment is to prepare a lesson plan and to present a wide range of problems some personal some social maybe a problem with morale in your pon even religious problems you'll run into problems with discipline and administration none of these problems are new they've all come up before we're going to talk about some of the typical ones today for example suppose a trainee came to you and told you in training there's nothing that does so much so fast to give a group of men the feeling of being a unit a team as drill sergeants drill instruction and inspections are an important tool they tell you how the trainees are progressing as individuals and as a unit you'll receive instruction and practical work on the correct way to form a unit for inspections you'll learn how to report you'll practice escorting inspecting officers for in ranks inspections [Music] and do the inspecting yourself of the trainee uniform and rifle information also of his individual clothing and equipment in the barracks you'll also learn how to use inspections to teach for examp 6 weeks of instruction 240 hours of classwork testing practical demonstration all of it demanding among those taking the drill sergeant course are men of the Army [Music] Reserve they wear no special identification in fact most instructors don't know which candidates are reservists and which are regulars they take the same course meet the same high standards and succeed or fail on their individual merits returning to reserve units across the country they are important men should a nationwide mobilization ever be called for the Army Reserve will have a large role to play in Training the massive Army that would have to be quickly created and competent drill sergeants will play a key role in that [Music] training by graduation time the 70 to 80% of the class which has made it through is composed of men whose already strong leadership potential has been honed and Polished to a high level of professional competence traditionally the Honor Graduate of each class of drilled sergeants is recognized in this school the special recognition takes the form of a parade saber engraved with his name and the date of his graduation from drill sergeant School [Music] as of now they are drill sergeants like every graduation this is an ending and a beginning they'll go from here to training companies or back to their Reserve units and begin to practice their distinctive trade thousands of others have gone before them and more will follow because the need for them is great it's an ending and a beginning this afternoon you will learn disassembly and assembly of the M16 rifle and a first step in disassembling of the weapon is to clear it you do this by pulling your charging handle all the way to all the intense training of the drill sergeant school is aimed right here at the point of contact between the professional Soldier instructor and the soldiers to be that are in his charge and the drill sergeant is there for one purpose to prepare his trainees to function as soldiers to give them the knowhow that will make them effective soldiers once you get it out separate the two place your axtion spring in the appropriate place and then your buffer assembly all right good now we're going to take it in reverse order step by step and reassemble the weapon now you're going to do this many times you've got to really learn how to take care of this weapon even if it means in the darkness or sitting in a fox in the mud you take care of the weapon it'll take care of you all right the first step and assemble of the weapon is two pick up your ation spring open rank first rank set it the drill sergeant School conducts considerable instruction with practical exercises on the subject of inspections Small Wonders if the graduates of the school do the job with efficiency and style ready up come on second third and fourth rank parade inspection tells you several things one is the state of training that the man is in I myself normally go by the way he wears his uniform all his buttons are always button his uniform is neat his gig line is straight boots are shined you never have to instruct him on shaving he's neatly groomed at all times it's what I've been told a long time ago you got to have that fine thin line between you and the trainee I'm a firm believer that you've got to keep your distance if you're going to get in respect from them I want to call you to attention I want all 40 sets of heels to come together at the same time and I want you to sign off with the word snap s n a p as you might expect a drill sergeant is right at home when it comes to teaching a platoon the fine points of the teamwork that is drill he stands up he gives command he's rough you know he's rough because he's been in Ballad before many ballots before and right hey one two and hey one two right I classify him as a professional they have a job to do and they do the best they can they're just professional that's all right the F Sergeant gains the ability to spot potential leaders in his platoon within the first few days of basic he knows what to look for pride in himself right away if the man is wearing his uniform properly and he's responding to all commands or orders then this tells you right away that you've got a good a good soldier in the making as they move through the days together the drill sergeant continues to mold the unity and teamwork of his platoon and sees the signs that he is [Music] succeeding well You' got a group of 50 men out there working together and youve got something big coming up the next day a PT test for an example and you tell them okay we're going out there tomorrow and we're going to come out high on the PT test and they go into the PT test and you can see them going through the different events the my run is a good example fifth of them will start running at the same time one might fall out yet the rest won't let him quit they can't touch him he's disqualified but they help him with when you see this you know this is a good group that's working together come in I like talk to you have a seat what's your problem Ben counseling trainees is another of the drill Sergeant's duties in the course of experience he hears a lot of problems he learns to sort out the real from the fictitious and he knows the options open to the trainee in getting a real problem Sol the way they say is if you got a problem go to your drill Sant and explain it to him and I feel if you go to him and talk like a man manto man talk don't don't sound like a little boy like you f AF of it you can get it s she's sick been have a baby and all that I have cond in the house many drill sergeants are young in years but there is a maturity that comes through we sat down one night and try to guess the ages of the drill sergeant and I overshot them by at least 5 to 10 years each one some these as long as you on AC your duty I think after we've gone through all these steps I think this should just about solve your problem thanks S I should appreciate that I want you to get back out to training set your mind at ease and concentrate on nothing but training we'll work it out thanks again s don't sweat if you go to them with your problem they'll try and help you are we ready on the right the right is ready ready left the left is ready the fire line is ready fires watch your lane they're up they're up they're up Yes Albert keep it up in the air and down range the drilled Sergeant knows better than most that each step in the trainee's progress from civilian to Soldier is built upon the steps that have gone before each step is important and he watches over the progress of his people day by day with a concentration that never varies the training being supervised by today's drill sergeants is the refinement of generations and is geared to the time and the type of combat the soldier of today is likely to encounter keep it dress man keep it dress come up all right to assum a good guard position first thing you want to do is flex both knees slightly but most of your waight on that trail leg bring your left hand up in front of your throat region fingers extended and join elbow down against your side take your TR your lead hand your right hand bring it up break the elbow a 45° angle you should be looking over your fingertips fingers extended and join I had to demonstrate a vulnerabil to the head region with a lead hand shooted straight forward Palm down fingers extended to join striking your opponent in the nose region very quickly withdraw the hand in the same position at combat speed the moving will look as follows demonstrator on the dummy demonstrator vable Blow To The Head Rion oh on the damage demonstrate a vulnerable blow to the head region oh relax demonstrator H guard on the Dy demonstrate a side kick oh side kick oh relax demonstrate a h guard on the dummy demonstrate a pivot Ki Oh relax on Demi demonstrate a counter to re body hole arms free oh count to a real body hole arms free oh count to a real B hole arms free step by step and day by day that's how it happens soldiers are made not born relax [Music] [Music] [Music] he [Music] the drilled Sergeant supervises his trainees in the closest thing to real live action close combat it's called when the trainees finish this they think of themselves as battle hardened [Music] Veterans for the drilled Sergeant it's never an 8-hour day okay man there's a few things I'd like to go with you pertaining to this last exercise on the whole it wasn't too bad but your team leaders have to remember once you tell that rman to get up and move forward he moves forward on the double get down into a covered position and take up a like a drol sergeant he's been taking us out the ranges he's been you know taking care of us everywhere we go [Music] 8 weeks is really a very short time for a group of citizens to become soldiers it's a major transition but it happens all the time every week there's another training cycle ending another two months of intensive effort and learning and accomplishment coming to a [Music] close I think a drill sergeant really is pretty important as far as he shapes your whole attitude toward [Music] basic if you have a drill surgeon who uh tries to help you his understanding treats you like a man uh calls you out for your mistakes but if you do well or rewards you you're going to get a fairly good outlook and uh that'll help you a lot basically you've got to have a good good outlook to get through [Music] [Music] Bas you got you on the right frame of mind the first day we got here this is the kind of man that I know everyone dream of being but it's it's it's got to be built up on the inside to be this kind of man I'm going to sum it up like this I just like working with human beings when I see them pass in front of that reviewing stand if they're all in step and looking good then I figure my mission has been accomplished [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] the cycle ends and the men that were his Splatoon move on you wonder does he ever run into any of them again all the time I was even walking down the street in Vietnam one day and this Jeep passed and this first lieutenant screamed out hello Sergeant Martin and I stopped and I couldn't even recognize him but he knew me went on to become an officer [Music] another cycle finished another platoon of men shaped up but as any drill sergeant can tell you there are always more where they came from all right J man get settle down stop the Milling around first time I saw him scared the have me good morning men I'm drill sergeant Martin I'll be your drill sergeant for the next 8 weeks or until you finish your basic combat training it's my job to see you get the most out of these

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Length: 28min 25sec (1705 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 18 2011