drill instructor

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Marine, Vincent Santiago fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, served as a drill instructor and worked for a federal agency that promotes cooperation with allies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Maria Torres, a drill instructor, is working on firearm basics with her all-female platoon.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023

I was fortunate enough to have a drill instructor say, ‘Your life is valuable because you have a responsibility to protect the Marine to your left and to your right.’

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2022

The report also says that his poor performance as senior drill instructor “resulted in an apparent unwillingness of recruits to bring problems to his attention throughout the training cycle.”

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2022

I heard the voice of the drill instructor as I walked to the river with Alhaji to fetch water.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah