Maury Blackman served his country as a sergeant in the US Army from 1942 to 1945. Born in Eureka Springs, Missouri, he was the oldest of three siblings born to ...

“My dad was an Army drill instructor, so we grew up with that. The loud life. It was something I was accustomed to. I was actually used to more of the yelling than we got at boot camp.

Army officials have urged Sergeant to stop shouting at junior soldiers and be more like David Beckham. Instead, they have been encouraged to speak to the sensitive recruits in a more gentle tone.

Staff Sgt. Samuel Matlock, who is from Palmer, won the active-duty U.S. Army Drill Sergeant of the Year award for 2024. ... Matlock admits there’s some yelling but mostly as a practical measure.

The Drill Sergeant Academy is a nine-week course that turns noncommissioned officers into drill sergeants. (Photo Credit: Courtesy Asset) VIEW ORIGINAL FORT DETRICK, Md. – Lots of yelling.

Before they train Army recruits at basic training, drill sergeants must graduate from the nine-week United States Army Drill Sergeant Academy. Insider spent a week at Fort Jackson in Columbia ...

The U.S. Army has honed its craft since 1775, fighting all over the world. They have 14 battle drills for success on the battlefield.

A second drill sergeant has been found dead at Fort Jackson in South Carolina in a little over a week. Army Staff Sgt. Zachary L. Melton, 30, was found unresponsive in his car Saturday after he ...

For the second time in little more than a week a drill sergeant was found dead at Fort Jackson, the U.S. Army said Monday. The body of Staff Sgt. Zachary L. Melton, a 30-year-old with the 1st ...

Instructors here act more like personal trainers than drill sergeants. Army Staff Sgt. Ben Thomas says that is intentional. "Yes, we are treating them a little differently," Thomas told CBS News.