Military Personnel Reveal Amazing One-Liners From Drill Instructors
_www.businessinsider.com_ (http://www.businessinsider.com) _Jeremy Bender_ (http://www.businessinsider.com/author/jeremy-bender) (mailto:[email protected]) (http://twitter.com/bendedbrains) * May 7, 2014, Members of the military are bonding over their service and taking time to reminisce about harsh words from their drill instructors in an entertaining new _Reddit Military thread_ (http://www.reddit.com/r/Military/comments/24xyio/drill_instructor_quotes/) . The thread started with the simple question, "What are some of the most memorable things your drill instructors have said?" We've collected some of the most interesting responses below. If you served in the military, feel free to add your own drill instructor line in the comments below....... (http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/536a8464ecad04430309b1fc-960/screen%20shot%202014-05-07%20at%202.59.15%20pm.png) [An] instructor accused a Marine of being part of a plot to destroy the Corps. Reddit user _nickcorvus_ (http://www.reddit.com/r/Military/comments/24xyio/drill_instructor_quotes/chbv3pp) remembers how a drill instructor yelled: "You're a communist plot to f--- up my Marine Corps." At times, drill instructors could barely contain their rage ... _www.reddit.com_ (http://www.reddit.com/r/Military/comments/24xyio/drill_instructor_quotes/) ... or their disdain. ... (http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/536a84b16da8113c47b11607-960/screen%20shot%202014-05-07%20at%203.02.06%20pm.png) _www.reddit.com_ (http://www.reddit.com) Ultimately, drill instructors always left their mark. (http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/536a84c169bedd9e08d26827-960/screen%20shot%202014-05-07%20at%203.02.52%20pm.png) _www.reddit.com_ (http://www.reddit.com) Additions from readers : "You run like old people f$%$# like you're afraid you'll break your hip " We had a particularly ill-tempered drill sergeant in basic at Fort Bragg whose favorite expression when someone screwed up was "I'm gonna put my boot up your ass so far your breath is gonna smell like Shineola". For those of you who don't know, Shineola is a brand of boot and shoe polish. Was the USAF your first choice, slick?" "No, sir. I wanted to join the Navy." "Well that explains it. We don't use nautical inches in the USAF." -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
