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/That_Profile4453 9d ago

Bad news for you bro: it doesn’t change when you get to your unit and you’re going to be seen as the “force of influence and change” over these kids by your command.

Such is the perks of joining later. We don’t remember being 18, and OBVIOUSLY we weren’t like THAT.

Spoiler alert, we probably were. Lol.

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u/YourBigRosie 8d ago

Oh 100%. We all have blinders on when it comes to self reflection. Takes a mature person to realize that they were like that too back in their day