Story by Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Vine | 108th Training Command- Initial Entry Training | 11.20.2022
Maj. Gen. William Dyer III assumed duties as the commander of the 108th Training Command (Initial Entry Training) from Maj. Gen. Andrew Juknelis during a Change of Command Ceremony November 20 at the unit’s new headquarters in Charlotte, NC....
Story by Terrance Bell | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 03.02.2022
FORT LEE, Va. – Two Army drill sergeants received recognition at a Feb. 24 ceremony here for decisive actions that saved the life of an advanced individual training Soldier....
Courtesy Story | Fort Sill Public Affairs | 10.26.2021
I smiled, recalling the previous evening at 1st Battalion, 19th Field Artillery, of informally meeting Mr. Petry, and how much it differed from the spectacle of graduation....
Story by Jorge Garcia | United States Military Academy at West Point | 06.24.2021
As the sunrise peaked over the mountainous horizon, 36 cadet cadre members from the Cadet Basic Training I detail stood in formation awaiting the orders of senior drill sergeants sent from 2-19th Infantry Battalion, 198th Infantry Training Brigade One Station Unit Training (OSUT), Fort Benning, Georgia, to prepare the cadet cadre to execute “The Long Gary Line Stars Here” on R-Day to......
Story by Franklin Fisher | Fort Benning Public Affairs Office | 02.04.2021
As a drill sergeant here with a dozen years in the Army, Staff Sgt. Tamarisk Witherspoon wants to help Soldiers start off right once training's done and they get to their new units. Witherspoon, 31, knows that good advice, given early, can go a long way....
Courtesy Story | Fort Benning Public Affairs Office | 11.20.2020
Those who train the Army's tank crews and cavalry scouts have dropped the traditional "shark attack" in which bellowing drill sergeants would swarm new recruits, and replaced it with an exercise that builds teamwork and attention to detail under pressure....
Story by David Overson | U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command | 10.27.2020
JOINT BASE LANGLEY - EUSTIS, Virginia – If there’s one constant in the Army, it’s learning from success stories and mistakes. Often referred to as ‘lessons learned,’ leaders study what went well and what didn’t go well in various operations. ‘After action reviews’ are often conducted to try to constantly improve missions, and at times, morale....
Story by Eric Bartelt | United States Military Academy at West Point | 08.20.2020
For everyone who has experienced Basic Combat Training, your flashbacks may be dominated by the belting command sounds of men and women wearing olive drab round hats. While those memories may leave some with a lingering, perspiring dread, a drill sergeant’s main function is to assist each individual in his or her efforts to become a highly-motivated, well-disciplined, physically and mentally......
