Pvt. Courtney R. Huddelston, Oscar Company high shooter of Platoon 4040, earned a rifle score of 314 out of 350. Huddelston, a native of Indianapolis, graduated Dec. 06, 2013. (Photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis)

Drill instructors with Platoon 3033, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, recite the Drill Instructor Pledge on March 1, 2014, before taking charge of their recruits on Parris Island, S.C. As stated in the pledge, drill instructors promised to train their recruits to the best of their abilities and to not give up on them, even when the recruits may give up on themselves. Mike Company is scheduled to graduate May 23, 2014. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink)

Afghan National Army Sgt. Maj. Shukrullah Ahmadi, ANA Basic Warrior Course sergeant major, Camp Zafar, Herat Province, entertains an interview about his tactics to revolutionize the status of non-commissioned officers in the ANA, Feb. 22, 2011. In the second month after being promoted to sergeant major, Ahmadi created NCO counseling and evaluation forms. Prior to that, there was no official tracking for an NCO’s performance. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class John Pearl)

Tech. Sgt. Chananyah Stuart, a U.S. Virgin Island native, entered the Air Force as a heating, ventilation and air conditioning specialist but has been an military training instructor for more than three years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

U.S. Army Recruits and Soldiers with the New Jersey National Guard’s Recruit Sustainment Program conduct the weekend drill at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, N.J., Feb. 9, 2025. The Recruit Sustainment Program is a program of the United States Army National Guard designed to introduce new recruits to the fundamentals of the U.S. Army before they leave for Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Seth Cohen)

U.S. Army Drill Sergeant leaders welcomed the newest candidates of 2nd Platoon #Wolfpack to the #USADSA Oct 4. Only the most qualified NCOs are chosen to attend Drill Sergeant School, where they are trained to fulfill a role of utmost importance—the role of a #DrillSergeant. The candidates are currently in the red phase of the Drill Sergeant Academy Course

Built in 1941, this 72,000-acre military base was the training site for thousands of troops heading overseas during World War II, and in 1958 Elvis Presley was inducted into the U.S. army and began basic training here. In recent years it served as an annual reserve training center and on separate occasions an indoctrination facility for Vietnamese and then Cuban refugees. It was also the location for the filming of the movies "Biloxi Blues," and "A Soldier's Story." In season, a hunter's and fisherman's paradise. Several memorial plaques honor World War II units formed here. The area of the camp that includes the barracks facilities is now part of the 7,000 acres being developed for commercial, residential and industrial purposes known as Chaffee Crossing.

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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – An Afghan National Army drill instructor, left, watches as ANA Pvt. Imran Hashmaei, of Kunduz province, fires a M240B automatic rifle at Kabul Military Training Center, Sep. 24. For Hashmaei, who had never handled a weapon before, learning to fire the weapons was the most interesting part of basic training. He and his fellow 4th Basic Training Kandak soldiers from around the country graduated, Oct. 20.

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Afghan National Army Pvt. Mohammad Ghamy, of Kandahar province, writes “Afghanistan is our home” in Pashtu on the white board during the literacy portion of basic training at the Kabul Military Training Center, Aug. 27. The literacy training has been incorporated into the ANA’s basic training due to the high illiteracy rate of the new recruits. For Ghamy, like many of his fellow soldiers, basic training was his first opportunity to learn to read. When he graduated, Oct. 20, he had received 60 hours of education, enabling him to read and write at a third-grade level.

Rct. Dakotah McAdoo, Platoon 1032, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, marks a brown bag March 3, 2014, shortly after arriving at Parris Island, S.C. McAdoo, a 19-year-old from Crossville, Tenn., would soon change out of his civilian clothing and don a Marine Corps uniform. Recruits are issued all uniforms and gear they will need for training. Alpha Company is scheduled to graduate May 30, 2014. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis)

Rct. David Flores, Platoon 1034, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, responds to a drill instructor March 3, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Regardless of their lifestyles prior to coming to boot camp, recruits must be loud, fast and intense at virtually all times during training. Flores, a 24-year-old native of Miami, is scheduled to graduate May 30, 2014. (Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps.Photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis)

Pvt. Courtney R. Huddelston, Oscar Company high shooter of Platoon 4040, earned a rifle score of 314 out of 350. Huddelston, a native of Indianapolis, graduated Dec. 06, 2013. (Photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis)

Maj. Gen. Anthony C. Funkhouser, commanding general of the Center for Initial Military Training at the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis J. Woods, command sergeant major of the Center for Initial Military Training, meet with Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Command Sgt. Maj. Alan M. Ferris, Virginia National Guard Senior Enlisted Advisor, and tour the Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruit Sustainment Program Site #9 Oct. 17, 2015, at Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach, Va. Lt. Col. Everton E. Nevers, commander of the Virginia Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, led the briefing and tour, where they saw 54 recent Virginia Army National Guard recruits conducting various forms of training. The goal of the Recruit Sustainment Program is to introduce new National Guard recruits to the basics of the U.S. Army before they attend Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training. Training includes physical training, road marches and classes that familiarize the recruits with the U.S. Army’s military rank structure, proper wear of military uniforms and military customs. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – An Afghan National Army drill instructor shows ANA Pvt. Imran Hashmaei, of Kunduz province, how to load rounds into an M249 squad automatic weapon at Kabul Military Training Center , Sep. 24. Never having handled a weapon before, learning to shoot the weapons was Hashmaei’s favorite part of basic training. He and his fellow 4th Basic Training Kandak soldiers from around the country graduated, Oct. 20.

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Rct. David Vidal, Platoon 2101, Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, weaves through a Confidence Course obstacle Oct. 7, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. The course is comprised of 15 obstacles designed to help Marine Corps recruits build confidence by overcoming physical challenges. Vidal, 19, from Chesterland, Ohio, is scheduled to graduate Dec. 12, 2014. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Jennifer Schubert)

I can't help but think of Bill Murray and the Graduation scene in "Stripes" (which was filmed at Ft Knox) "Boom Chugga Lugga ..."

At Bottom Right - was known as a "Junk on a Bunk" Inspection. We would use a string and run it the length of the barracks and everyone would line up his specific piece of equipment in a perfectly straight line. Had to be perfect. I'm sure the General would have rather been out on the golf course than inspecting a bunch of sorry privates on a saturday morning!

Participants at our first Basic Training in Perú. See them in action: www.vimeo.com/sportsfriends/peru

Recruits of Platoon 3033, Mike Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, prepare to begin the first of many days with their drill instructors March 1, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. This was the first encounter the recruits had with their training drill instructors. Mike Company is scheduled to graduate May 23, 2014. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink)

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Afghan National Army basic military training recruits learn the fundamentals of the M-16 rifle during a familiarization class at Camp Zafar, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Feb. 20, 2011. Various versions of the M-16 rifle are the ANA primary weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

Drill instructor Sgt. Nathan McLain encourages Rct. Samuel Peeples, Platoon 1033, Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, to move faster as he fills out a temporary nametag March 3, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. McLain, a 26-year-old from Fence, Wis., and his fellow drill instructors demanded speed and intensity from the recruits at all times. Peeples, an 18-year-old from Wewahitchka, Fla., is scheduled to graduate May 30, 2014. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis)

U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy Course Graduation

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Pfc. Rachel J. Dew, honor graduate for Platoon 4040, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, graduated Dec. 06, 2013. Dew is from Massillon, Ohio. (Photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis)

U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy Course Graduation

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Platoon 2096, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, graduated Dec. 06, 2013. (Photo by Cpl. Octavia Davis)