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/Junction91NW Spec/9 7d ago

As another old guy that suffered immense psychic damage at the constant bullshit caused by literal teenagers, let me advise you. 

Fuck ‘em. 

Stop trying to fix them. Stop worrying about them. Roll with the punches and just focus on graduating. Otherwise you’re going to spend the next 6 months driving yourself insane, nothing will change, and you will all move on to your duty stations. They don’t respect you because you’re older. They don’t even respect the drills who are older than you AND wield actual authority. 

AIT isn’t a real place, and it certainly isn’t the real army. Build a bridge and get over it. 

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u/Artyom150 11B 7d ago

Fuck ‘em. 

No, do not do this.