drill instructor
Example Sentences
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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
And then I joined the Marine Corps, and my drill instructor let me know that my life had value — at a time when no one told me my life had value.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2022
The report says that while Sergeant Smiley “was technically qualified to serve as a senior drill instructor, he did not have the maturity, temperament and leadership skills necessary to be an effective senior drill instructor.”
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
