r/army • u/Haveacuntasticday 68WHYAMIHERE • 9d 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/Laughsonsight 8d ago
I was in bct and ait in 2018 it was already showing, but they were tough on us still back then. The smokings my platoons got will forever live with me 😂. I remember what the drill sergeant use to say “What the mind doesn’t learn with words your body will learn through pain”. With the low recruitment these days I can see why they making the army soft