drill instructor

collocation in English

meaningsofdrillandinstructor

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drill
noun[C]
uk
/drɪl/us
/drɪl/
a tool or machine that ...
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instructor
noun[C]
uk
/ɪnˈstrʌk.tər/us
/ɪnˈstrʌk.tɚ/
a person whose job is to teach people a ...
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(Definition ofdrillandinstructorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There was a figure of adrillinstructorand three figures of new recruits in fatigue uniform doing training exercises.
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Cadets are assigned to one of five company barracks, supervised by adrillinstructorand assistantdrillinstructor.
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Thedrillinstructordecides who gets nominated because of a weak performance.
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He was adrillinstructorwho was full of energy.
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Recruits are broken into squad-sized teams (possibly smaller) and placed under the charge of onedrillinstructor.
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Termed initial drill, the platoon and junior-mostdrillinstructorare graded as a whole on their performance in close order drill.
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The arduous nature ofdrillinstructorduty means that such assignments are among the most prestigious carried out by enlisted personnel.
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Thedrillinstructorhas the task of making the service members fit for military use.
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Additional drill instructors may be assigned in the winter season, when there are fewer recruits, or as a temporary assignment for students at thedrillinstructorschool.
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Stevens pointed out that, with one exception, all of them spoke in favorable terms about their formerdrillinstructor.
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Leatherneck's primary military specialty is infantry, and his secondary military specialty isdrillinstructor.
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Wally finds himself standing considerably closer to hisdrillinstructorwhen through fantasizing.
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It says that the country needs these ex-ranker officers as drill instructors, and that is all.
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Drill instructors are assigned to each platoon, and will usually stay from the beginning to the end of training.
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Drill instructors are also vigilant for those recruits who succeed and fail in leadership positions.
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Some drill instructors will test that pride by attempting to dishonor the guidon and expecting the recruits to intervene.
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Physical training and drill of the students is supervised by the physical fitness and drill instructors.
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The drill instructors take away all senior privileges and the class must go back to as if they were starting from day 1.
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