"Drill sergeants are, perhaps, our best trained trainers in the entire United States Army. Not only do they train for peacetime training, but also for wartime operations. "They mold a citizen into ...

Sgt. Christopher Moses, assigned to the 95th Training Division, performs a dead lift on Day 3 of the 2017 TRADOC Drill Sergeant and AIT Platoon Sergeant of the Year competition. (Spc. Tynisha ...

As a member of the United States Army Drill Team, every movement he makes must be completely in sync with the other members of his platoon. As an All-Army boxer, the slightest misstep or arm ...

Before they train Army recruits at basic training, drill sergeants must graduate from the nine-week United States Army Drill Sergeant Academy. Insider spent a week at Fort Jackson in Columbia ...

A U.S. Army Drill Sergeant assigned to Foxtrot 1st Battalion 34th Infantry Regiment directs trainees on the First day of Basic Combat Training on June 12, 2017 at Fort Jackson, SC.

Drill sergeants get a badge, a cool hat, and special pay, while AIT platoon sergeants receive none of the above; although, as TRADOC notes, the majority of platoon sergeants — between 50% and 70 ...

Drill Sergeant Orozco graduated from The United States Army Drill Sergeant School in late 2011 and has served as an instructor in the Army Reserves since. Drill Sergeant Orozco currently sits as the ...

United States Army Melton, who was attached to 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, is the second drill sergeant found dead at Fort Jackson within eight days.

Melton was also a member of the Army for over a decade, and spent “the last three years as a drill sergeant on Fort Jackson." Staff Sgt. Zachary L. Melton. United States Army ...

After a week of intense competition, the Army has named its 2016 Drill Sergeants and AIT Platoon Sergeant of the Year. Sgt. 1st Class Martin Delaney III of Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, is this ...