Why join the Army’s drill sergeant corps?
By Sgt. 1st Class Reginald P. Rogers/TRADOC News Service FORT MONROE, Va. (Oct. 22, 2003) — One of the most exciting jobs in the Army is that of an Army drill sergeant — that’s the consensus from the Army’s drill sergeant corps. The job of a drill sergeant requires many long hours, to include early mornings and long nights, and it means dealing with privates, who seem destined for goofups. But for many NCOs, it provides the most thrilling time of their career. So why become an Army drill sergeant? TRADOC News Service went to the “trail” to find an answer. Drill sergeants are responsible for shaping and molding civilians, who are new to the military, into well-trained U.S. Army Soldiers. “I think a lot of NCOs choose to become drill sergeants because they saw how the drill sergeants were in control,” explained Sgt. 1st Class Myron J. Lewis, Fort Monroe’s provost sergeant. “They may not have had that type of upbringing and saw the discipline and authority of the drill sergeants. Drill
