DI School

Group: General Fitness & Exercise

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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roni0906 Posts: 1,008 Joined: 2002/01/24	2002/07/21, 12:26 AM I am so excited, I just got orders to drill instructor school. I leave in September for school. I can't wait. ---------------------------- Lisa

jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/07/21, 09:14 AM that is great i am so happy for you ,you should watch gomer pyle to get some hints from sgt carter ...LOL.......GOOD LUCK TO YOU LISA....
sfurtado Posts: 36 Joined: 2002/06/02	2002/07/21, 11:56 AM Congratulations Lisa! Best of luck to you.
Sempai Posts: 447 Joined: 2002/06/06	2002/07/21, 03:41 PM Congrats Lisa, hope it's every thing you expect. Good luck -------------- Never be afraid to try something new. Remember the ark was built by amateurs, The Titanic was built by professionals.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2002/07/21, 06:08 PM Way to go good for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -------------- "When in danger, or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout" LIFT HARD AND OFTEN!!!!!!
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/07/22, 02:11 AM Hmmmmm okey okey, I don't want to sound all stupid BUT what is it?!!!!!!! Errrrr...... hmmmmm drill? Ehhhhh huh?!!! (anyway, the other says congrats, so me too!!! lol ;-) -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....
ischjli Posts: 408 Joined: 2002/03/13	2002/07/22, 09:50 AM Drill instructors are the men and women in the armed forces who are primarily in charge of the safety and preparation of the United States military troops, as they go through their basic and advanced training. It is their mission to make sure the youngsters (and sometimes a little older folks) are ready to defend their country, and stay alive as long as possible. It is a very difficult and rewarding job. I have had more than a few DI's in my face. It is exhilirating. Drop private! Front Back GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I am not A SIR! Anyways, they usually have the large round hats. In fact, there is a profile here on ft which includes a drill instructor's pic. -------------- Ischjli "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." -- T. S. Elliot
timmyod17 Posts: 7 Joined: 2001/11/14	2002/07/22, 10:33 AM hmm, i wouldn't exactly call it "exhilirating".. more like "scary" lol congrats !
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/07/22, 10:37 AM Good deal! This is what you've always wanted! -------------- _Robert_ Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
ischjli Posts: 408 Joined: 2002/03/13	2002/07/22, 10:42 AM True Timothy, ture. I admit, when I got to basic training and was thrown off the bus in front of my barracks and my stuff was tossed in a heap and I was put in the lean and rest while black boots were inches from my nose, I was a tad intimidated. But, I was lucky to have been yelled at alot growing up and it never really phased me beyond that. I found it exhilirating more when the praise came than the admonishment, but it was all good. I loved it! I was in ROTC for three years at James Madison University and Valley Forge Military College. Do you have any plans to become an officer? I was a pt god back then. The only thing that prepared me for maxing the pt test was pt'ing ALL the time. It took me years, and years, but then it came easy. I couldn't weight train and pt, took too much outta me, but that was me. Keep it up and if you have any specific questions about anything ROTC, Active Duty, or PT, let me know. If I can't answer it someone here will or I will email some of my friends currently on active duty. Good luck. Oh, are you in Army ROTC, NAVY? What?
timmyod17 Posts: 7 Joined: 2001/11/14	2002/07/22, 10:54 AM Navy ROTC Hopefully I'll make it and get my commission. I wasn't the best PT-er last year, but I came to ft last winter and learned a whole lot, started training more on my own and even with the Marines sometimes. If I keep it up, I can be a PT master too, lol. As far as DI's go.. yeah, I never experienced anything like that before, so I just a little intimidated. But after a while it wasn't so bad. Plus, holding yourself in a halfway pushup position really gives your tris a good burn, lol Tim
ischjli Posts: 408 Joined: 2002/03/13	2002/07/22, 02:48 PM Good luck Timmy. Eat loads, pack on the lean weight and your strength will follow. I was pretty lean back then. When I was getting consistent 300 pt scores, I was about 155 pounds. I couldn't keep any weight on, but I ate alot. It was really conditioning my body that did it, and lots of pt. I would not recommend trying to lift to get bigger. I don't know what you are doing, but the pt takes stamina and bulking won't help. Lots of reps my brother. You'll get the commission, I mean, if you graduate in 4-4.5 years, and can pass the pt test you'll get it. Good luck. -------------- Ischjli "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." -- T. S. Elliot
mandre Posts: 212 Joined: 2002/04/23	2002/07/22, 08:48 PM Congratulations Lisa, how exciting!!!!!!!!! Now drop and give me 100 4 count body builders. Timmy, keep your schooling and PT up and I am sure you will make a fine Navy Officer. Being in the Navy myself, I can say it is very rewarding and you will accomplish more then you can ever dream of. :) Melissa -------------- Attitudes are contagious, is yours worth catching?
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/07/23, 12:46 AM Thanks a lot ischjli! -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....
roni0906 Posts: 1,008 Joined: 2002/01/24	2002/07/23, 07:45 AM Ischjli, that was a great explanation of a drill instructor. This is a big move in my career and I thank you for all of your support. I will try and stay in touch while at school, but I will probably be too tired to be on as much as now. Hopefully for the weekends I can log on for a few minutes. -------------- Lisa
ischjli Posts: 408 Joined: 2002/03/13	2002/07/23, 09:18 AM You are welcome Philia. You go Lisa! That is wonderful, I mean not everyone can hack it and you leave a lifelong impression on the men and women you instruct. My brother in law just completed basic and AIT in Missouri early this month. He is now in Airborne school in GA. All he talks about are his DI's. He wants to be one. And a few have called him to check on him. Huge responsibility, I commend you. -------------- Ischjli "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." -- T. S. Elliot
mikencharleston Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2002/01/09	2002/07/24, 08:00 AM Congratulations Lisa - I've been traveling and just caught your post. Are you going to wind up at that old island here in SC? :)
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/07/24, 12:35 PM Yes, Lisa...MCRD Parris Island or MCRD San Diego? -------------- _Robert_ Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
junglrulz Posts: 42 Joined: 2002/07/05	2002/07/27, 10:51 PM Good Luck Lisa, thats a real honor in the Marines. They taught me while in the Army to cuss at an inanimate object (recruit) until it moved. Scientists call this Telekinesis, the US Army calls it Pizzed Off. ROTFL
roni0906 Posts: 1,008 Joined: 2002/01/24	2002/07/28, 12:13 AM Funny, but we aren't alound to cuss anymore. Gotta watch my filthy mouth. It's gonna be hard, you know us Marines. Very bad language...lol -------------- Lisa
sirks001 Posts: 61 Joined: 2002/05/02	2002/07/28, 01:10 AM Funny that you say that Lisa, cause of course most the the Drill Instructors I've met including my old Drill Instructors back in Basic Training never followed that rule anyway. What was funny was that the only time you'd ever see them watch their mouths was when the chaplain came around..hehe. Anyway, I really hope you enjoy DI School, hope it all works out for you. -------------- †--SiRkS--†
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/07/28, 04:06 PM where are you going for school in the states...
Ghostdancr Posts: 5 Joined: 2002/07/12	2002/07/28, 10:44 PM Can't cuss in the military anymore??? Who's military is that? The army taught me to swear like a machine gun run amok. And I was a CW4. "Well Chief, thats why you are a warrant, and not a commissioned officer. Its that G.D. mouth of yours that spews shxt like a broken sewer main! When the fxck are you going to learn when to shut it? And while we are on the subject of closures, try to keep that fly of yours shut along with your sewer!" That was a butt chewing from a B.G. after I answered by endorsment allegations about my lewd conduct in an officers club. Ahh the memories. Political correctness has taken the starch out of my beloved military. Sooner or later we will be sending nasty notes to each other instead of pulling triggers.
Ghostdancr Posts: 5 Joined: 2002/07/12	2002/07/28, 10:55 PM My Drill Sgt in 1966 in Fort Benning had breath that would strip paint, an Alabama accent, a 1000 word not stop cussing vocabulary and a 50 caliber swagger stick. All of which hit every part of the human anatomy at the least imagined infraction in his narrow world. For the rest of my military career I looked for that miserable SOB. Not to shoot him, oh no, I wanted to insert a Lake City Match .308 in his head by hand. Yes I know that I carry grudges to the Nth, its what I do best.
roni0906 Posts: 1,008 Joined: 2002/01/24	2002/07/29, 01:04 AM I have the new order that says we can't swear. Recruits aren't worth me getting in trouble for. It will be hard- although I can't remember my drill instructors cussing but boy did they use strong language. I guess I will learn all about that here in a couple of months. Nellie, I will be going to school in Parris Island, South Carolina and that is where I will be a D.I. Can't wait. Just found out that there are 18 total females going to this class-- that's a lot. We only have 3 companies with 2 platoons each and 3 D.I.'s per platoon. It is going to be fun. -------------- Lisa
roni0906 Posts: 1,008 Joined: 2002/01/24	2002/08/07, 01:05 AM Well I reenlist tomarrow for another 4 glorious years as a Marine. I will be leaving Okinawa on August 31st for one month of vacation before school starts. Can't wait, ready for pain again- then it will be my turn to give the pain.........lol -------------- Lisa
Sempai Posts: 447 Joined: 2002/06/06	2002/08/07, 07:21 AM Lisa you are in Okinawa right now is that correct. I am hoping to visit there someday I have seen a lot of pictures and they looked great. I would love to study Martial arts there with some of the grand masters. How long have you been stationed in Okinawa, have you done very much training with the local people there. Sounds like you cant wait for DI school good luck to you. -------------- Never be afraid to try something new. Remember the ark was built by amateurs, The Titanic was built by professionals.
roni0906 Posts: 1,008 Joined: 2002/01/24	2002/08/07, 05:58 PM I have been here for 2 1/2 years. I really haven't done any training with the local nationals yet. I am learning Okinawan dancing right now for a festival. It is really cute. -------------- Lisa
Sempai Posts: 447 Joined: 2002/06/06	2002/08/08, 08:49 AM I have seen some of thier dances very nice. Must be fun learning. -------------- Never be afraid to try something new. Remember the ark was built by amateurs, The Titanic was built by professionals.