Stupid Observation...

[MaBell37]

I just noticed in a coupla threads that some person(s) have a little write up added to their sig that says something about being a Vampire Drill Sergeant.

I was just wondering where they got Drill SERGEANT from, because in the US Marine Corps, there is no such animal. They are called Drill INSTRUCTORS and take the former as a vile insult, as the US Army calls it's baby-sitters Drill Sergeants.

Like the title of this thread says, just another stupid observation from the peanut gallery.

[BiLLy_Jack]

senior drill instructor;

[ScopE]

That's interesting, Mabell.

I am curious, so I Googled a bit ...
One of the first hits was the web-page of the United States Army Training Center Fort Jackson, SC
http://www.jackson.army.mil/dss/
It's got the offical US Army logo on it so I assume it's an official site, being Fort Jackson and all.
The url itself ends in "/dss/"; the name of the home page is
"United States Army
Drill Sergeant School"

I guess the web-master/-designer could have it wrong...?
You're in Georgia ... is that far enough away from South Carolina to have subtle differences in meaning?

[Kaindii]

Originally Posted by ScopE

You're in Georgia ... is that far enough away from South Carolina to have subtle differences in meaning?

LOL!

[k22236821]

Originally Posted by ScopE

That's interesting, Mabell.

I am curious, so I Googled a bit ...
One of the first hits was the web-page of the United States Army Training Center Fort Jackson, SC
http://www.jackson.army.mil/dss/
It's got the offical US Army logo on it so I assume it's an official site, being Fort Jackson and all.
The url itself ends in "/dss/"; the name of the home page is
"United States Army
Drill Sergeant School"

I guess the web-master/-designer could have it wrong...?
You're in Georgia ... is that far enough away from South Carolina to have subtle differences in meaning?

I think what Ma was trying to point out was that in BF2 the US Forces depicted are the US Marine Corp, not the US Army. And in the USMC the guys with the Smokey the Bear hats are Drill Instructors, and would be greatly offended if they were refered to as Drill Sergeants, which is what the US Army calls their guys.

Remember they are two totally different organizations with a friendly, if deep seated rivalry.

[Dars183]

Lucky this is just a game then


Cheers

[Wayfarer]

Yeah, but in RL they have guns.

[Vulcan21]

Originally Posted by Dars183

Lucky this is just a game then


Cheers

yep, and the fact that there are two other armies represented in BF2, not just the USMC.

[ScopE]

Originally Posted by k22236821

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Remember they are two totally different organizations with a friendly, if deep seated rivalry.

Yeah; I did wonder about the whole Marines vs Army thang...
Weird that the vernacular could be so subtly different between the two.

[MaBell37]

Originally Posted by k22236821

I think what Ma was trying to point out was that in BF2 the US Forces depicted are the US Marine Corps, not the US Army. And in the USMC the guys with the Smokey the Bear hats are Drill Instructors, and would be greatly offended if they were refered to as Drill Sergeants, which is what the US Army calls their guys.

Remember they are two totally different organizations with a friendly, if deep seated rivalry.

Leave it to one of my bestest buddies to clarify things for me in my absence since I apparently speak french, lol!

I can always count on Troy to back me up, Thanks Troy!

By the way......friendly......????? Is that what you call it??? hmmmm.....lol