What Is an Army Drill Instructor?
A United States Army drill instructor, also called a drill sergeant, is an experienced soldier, usually a career non-commissioned officer, whose job it is to train new recruits in the basics of army life and the army’s mission. While the title implies the basics of protocol, drill and ceremonies, such as marching, saluting, executing the manual of arms and other practices and customs of military life, the army drill instructor is also responsible for training recruits as combat soldiers, so that regardless of their actual job in the army, they’ll always be ready to defend themselves and their comrades.
