Why do drill instructors scream at you?

“Drill instructors literally scream so hard at recruits that they can pass out, give themselves hernias, or do serious and permanent damage to their vocal chords,” according to the Marine Corps Times. To combat these ailments, drill instructors in training learn methods for projecting their voice and preventing injury.

Why do drill instructors have frog voice?

It really is caused by simply damaging the vocal cords, in USMC Drill Instructor mode, it’s from repeatedly, for weeks on end, screaming commands loudly enough for 60–80 people to clearly hear and understand what you intend for them to do.

Who is the drill instructor at the Marine Corps recruit depot?

Staff Sgt. Antonio J. Curry, a drill instructor aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, barks out instructions to align his platoon of fresh recruits Aug 30, 2012. Curry, who is on his second b-billet after completing a tour of duty as a recruiter, says his prior experience has helped him become a better drill instrutor for his recruits.

Do You Remember the Screaming drill instructors who barked at you?

— The images stay with you for the rest of your life: Screaming drill instructors, in your face, in your space, in your nightmares. All enlisted Marines are united by memories of the drill instructors who barked orders at them — morning, noon and night — for the first 13 weeks of their Marine Corps lives.

What do drill instructors never want their recruits to know?

Here are 11 things drill instructors never want their recruits to know: 11. Boot camp elicits flashbacks. Marines who come to drill instructor school have about a week of administrative processing before they start their classroom tasks – and they need that time to adjust, said Maj. Chad Craven, director of the East Coast DI school based here.

Is Marine Corps recruiting a performance art?

Make no mistake: these Marines are playing a role. At its best, it’s masterful performance art, but with a twist — the tremendous personal responsibility they feel for building raw recruits into disciplined Marines.