Posted on Oct 21, 2015
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The Ghost Troop, 5th Squadron, 15th Cavalry drill sergeants have a special way of motivating their troops.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06kbnowsCWg
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CSM Michael J. Uhlig
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Out-frickin-standing! The Soldiers were going through the first 10 steps of performing a (modified) weapons functions check....learning by repetition....together....Out-fricking-standing Drill Sergeant!
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SFC Management
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That's what I thought I was hearing. All good except for that last silly part bout some Cav BS...lol
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SSG Warren Swan
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Ohh oh.... you got CSM motivated.....1SG's better run and hide :)
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MAJ Ken Landgren
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That is just fantastic. The DS is a motivator.
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1SG Civil Affairs Specialist
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That was ridiculous.
I guess we have more time on our hands than I remember from Basic.
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MCPO Couch Potato
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Jerry, if your life - and the life of your buddy next to you - depended upon the correct functioning of your weapon, you would see the wisdom in this drill. These kids will remember how to do a proper functions check on their weapon for the rest of their lives. "Stupid" drills like this have saved thousands of lives over the course of this nation.
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1SG Civil Affairs Specialist
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There are a lot of ways to teach, Master Chief. Those Soldiers get plenty of repetition on function, clearing and operating their weapons. Some may say that spectacle was fabulous. I disagree. That looked to be a bit of self-aggrandizement on the part of the Drill Sergeant.
I've managed to teach that very same thing for 22 years without making a youtube video.

I'm all for hooah and esprit. I'm simply of the opinion that one had run amok.
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