Has there ever been a recruit who couldn’t be intimidated by the drill sergeants? How did that go?

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My answer to Has there ever been a recruit who couldn't be intimidated by the drill sergeants? How did that go?

Answer by Ken Larson:

When I was a drill instructor at Ft. Leonardwood, Missouri. I was assigned to deal with a trainee who was lagging behind the platoon on a march.

Attempting to achieve some sort of benefit to the individual before escorting him back to the barracks for a medical check, I was in a leaning rest position facing him as we performed push ups together.

Little did I know that the reason for his laggard behavior was that he had packed 3 canteens of water with him and had consumed them all.

As we faced each other, he regurgitated in my face.

Suffice it to say we discontinued our training at the point and went on to the lecture circuit.

Has there ever been a recruit who couldn't be intimidated by the drill sergeants? How did that go?

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Ken Larson was awarded the Bronze Star during two military tours in Vietnam. His career subsequently spanned 36 years with major aerospace and defense companies and small business consulting. Ken received the SCORE National Achievement Award in 2010 and the MicroMentor Award for Outstanding Service In Mentorship in 2021. Micro Mentor and SCORE are non-profit organization offering free assistance to small business in business planning, operations, marketing and other aspects of starting and successfully operating a small enterprise. Ken is the author of two books, "Odyssey Of Armaments" and "Small Business Federal Government Contracting". He specializes in Small, Veteran-owned, Minority-Owned and Woman-Owned Businesses beginning work with the Federal Government. You can contact Ken for small business assistance at MicroMentor by going to: https://www.micromentor.org/mentor/38640 or by going to SCORE at: https://southmetro.score.org/mentors/ken-larson

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