Us Dod Face Of Defense The 1st Female Marine Silent Drill Platoon The s sgt. with the black belt was the platoon commander. the other two s sgts. were drill instructors, and we were platoon 373 of 3rd. bn. – l co. if we fast forward to 1 may 1970 i steps out of drill instructor school and into 3rd. bn. – k co. as a brand new drill instructor wearing that same webbed cartridge belt with the first aid pouch. Platoon commander gysgt. k.l. albright, senior di ssgt. m.c. allen and junior drill instructor r.w. mitchell, yes, those titles existed on occasion, a little extra training was necessary. it didn’t hurt anybody, embarrassing more than anything else. wouldn’t trade for it today. we made up gysgt allbright’s 7th platoon, 6th straight.
Platoon Commander Aka Senior Drill Instructor вђ Sgt Gr In the previous century, in the days of quonset huts and m 14’s and robert strange mcnamara’s accursed sateen utilities, i was proudly wearing the black fair leather belt of the platoon commander, (also otherwise known as the senior drill instructor) and was, so far i as i know, one of only two sgt platoon commanders on the entire depot. Every #marine remembers the moment they met their drill instructors on "black friday," marked by the famed senior drill instructor's speech. when and where did you hear it? (u.s. marine corps video by sgt. john lamb). An energetic voice greets the caller: "platoon 3086, senior drill instructor staff sgt. cano speaking." transforming young men into marines is enough to keep anybody busy, but judging by how many times this drill instructor's phone rings in a five minute span, staff sgt. gabriel cano from company i is especially busy. The platoon commander, a captain, oversees training and teaches officer specific classes to the platoon. much like a senior drill instructor, the platoon sergeant is the father figure of the.
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