Imagine you’re a second lieutenant (2LT) in an armored brigade combat team (ABCT) and you’ve just been placed in charge of ...

After forming up, Staff Sgt. John Heslin, the active duty Drill Sergeant of the Year for 2011, gets in front and explains what these soldiers will be learning over the course of the week.

A senior AIT platoon sergeant for 1st Battalion, 222nd Aviation Regiment and an aircraft components repair supervisor (15K), Gabaree said she's on the fence about bringing back drill sergeants to AIT.

There are 13 enlisted ranks in the U.S. Army: Private, Private Second Class, Private First Class, Specialist, Corporal, Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant First Class, Master Sergeant, First ...

Drill sergeants participate in the so-called shark attack as trainees arrive on the first day of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C. After years of relying on AIT platoon sergeants, the ...

So far, the Drill Sergeant Academy at Fort Jackson, South Carolina has converted 178 AIT platoon sergeants into drill sergeants, Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Berry, commandant of the academy, told ...

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On Aug. 16, 2008, a reconnaissance platoon with the 101st Airborne Division’s 61st Cavalry Regiment was dispatched to aid a besieged Afghan National Police station in Paktia province, Afghanistan.

The Drill Sergeant Academy trains both drill sergeants and AIT platoon sergeants, said Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Gilmer, the commandant. Drill sergeant candidates must complete a nine-week course.