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Image:Drill sergeant screams.jpg |thumb|right|150px|Staff Sgt K.L. Zetina bellowing cadence (Cpl. S.M. Toussaint, 2004)
- US The generic term for the prinipal instructor of fresh military recruits undergoing basic training in the various branches of the United States military, routinely abbreviated to the initialism DI; always filled by enlisted personnel (a sergeant or petty officer).
#:Army: drill sergeant
#:Navy: recruit division commander
#:Marine Corps: drill instructor
#:Air Force: military training instructor
#:Coast Guard: company commander
ru:drill instructor
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