Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The drill instructor must have total and complete control. Mindless obedience is what he's after.
Intimidation doesn't last very long.
His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof.
A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
Few great men would have got past personnel.
The bad news motivated the drill instructors that much more.
Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be precise and perfect in all their actions.
In being strict, you were able to control.
I had my bully, and it was excruciating. Not only the bully, but the intimidation I felt.
In order to drill into young men the need to stay alert and stay alive, I used to punish offenders with my fists, boots and rifle butt, and with stockade time.
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