These Army Drill Sergeants make Vine videos for a behind-the-scenes look at basic training

Team Mighty
Apr 2, 2018 9:43 AM PDT
1 minute read
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SUMMARY

1. This is what they’re thinking when recruits arrive. 2. They encourage you to move with a sense of purpose. 3. This guy better pick that up. 4. Recruits get to know t…

1. This is what they're thinking when recruits arrive.

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2. They encourage you to move with a sense of purpose.

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3. This guy better pick that up.

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4. Recruits get to know the whistle.

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5. And the push-up.

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6. Discipline is important.

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7. It's funny because it's true.

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8. And you thought your job was stressful.

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9. The most epic selfie video ever.

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10. Fix your headgear.

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11. In case you wondered how the barracks got tossed.

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12. Drill Sergeants are funny.

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13. This platoon didn't learn the first time.

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14. Being British in the U.S. Army...

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15. When the rope is the most insurmountable obstacle.

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16. He wasn't the only one.

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17. Spoiler alert, he didn't make it either.

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18. This is what a platoon in the gas chamber sounds like.

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19. The same platoon coming out of the chamber.

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20. In case there's a civilian wondering what getting smoked in the barracks looks like...

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21. That's a long way down.

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22. In his defense, it looks way different on the commercials.

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27. That time you got two tanks stuck in the mud.

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28. This is why you join the Army.

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29. Nothing beats being qualified to drive a tank during Basic Training.

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30. Also, qualifying to fire a tank.

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31. The Drill Sergeants also Vine their pranks.

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32. #knifehandnation.

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33. The only flowchart that ever mattered.

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34. The Drill Sergeants also document graduation day.

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35. It gives a good taste of what to expect in Army Basic Training.

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36. That doesn't mean the fun stops.

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