I think it was two cycles ago the last time I rode the bus with them to post. Well anyways get to post, everyone gets off the bus, except this one scrawny looking 18 year old in the back of the bus. He absolutely refused to budge from that seat. So he had three male Drill Sergeants in his face yelling at him to get off the bus. After a few minutes one of our female Drill Sergeants comes on the bus and goes "Boys just let the professional handle it." So we move out of her way and she squats in front of the kid and tells him that she's going to do something that no man would do. She says she's going to grab him by the balls, drag him off the bus, and then they were going to run 5 miles with his balls in her hands. She was so calm about it, I think it scarred the daylights out of him because he got off that bus in a hurry!
Has the service changed. There were no female drill instructors in the 70's. And all running had to be done in your combat boots which created issues for some of the guys. I thought that was very progressive to allow the troops to run in sneakers during training. Showing how old I am. We were basically indoctrinated that the communist were the enemy. Which at that time was the general consensus in the military - government. I don't know if this would be politically correct in this day and age.
I will say that was the last time I ran a 6 minute mile, they got me in shape. Did great with the M16, but never did get the hang of loping those hand grenades.
Welcome aboard Sargent.
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