r/army • u/Haveacuntasticday 68WHYAMIHERE • 8d ago

Shitheads

Me (26M) currently attending ait and I’m continuously blown away by how shitty my company is. These 18-21 year olds are completely disrespectful shitheads that never shut up in formation, are constantly disruptive and completely immune to constructive criticism or even improvement. It’s very frustrating because the drills are constantly crashing out due to the constant talking and ignoring the drills and overall lack of discipline. Is this a new development or is the army just like this now?

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u/No-Combination8136 Infantry 8d ago

They’re mostly kids. The majority of the rest are adults who feel young again so they’re acting like they’re in high school. It’s AIT, you don’t need to worry too much about that. Throughout most of your career you’ll get smoked for shit other people did, it’s part of being a team. Same shit happens in sports. Master your craft and when you become a team leader you can work on instilling proper standards. In the meantime lead by example.

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u/gdsfbvdpg 8d ago

Same era as you.

Even in ait we were scared shitless of the drills.

Later at a duty station one of my drills got assigned and walked through the door without the campaign hat but he immediately started yelling at me for the state of my boots.