ADS-L Digest - 26 Jul 2005 to 27 Jul 2005 (#2005-209)

[James Smith]

I recall friends who served in the Army in the late
60's - early 70's speaking of the the "sergeant
instructor".

--- "James A. Landau" <JJJRLandau at AOL.COM> wrote:
...
> In my day - late '50's -  "D[ril]I[instructor]" was
> only a marine
> expression disdained by the War  (black GI slang
> term for the Army).
> Unfortunately, I'm having a senior  moment and I
> can't recall what the
> term in use was in those days. I "have  an inkling
> in the back of my
> thinking-cap" that "instructor" was also part  of
> the Army term, but
> that's all I can come up  with.
...
>
>       - James A. Landau
>

James D. SMITH                 |If history teaches anything
South SLC, UT                  |it is that we will be sued
jsmithjamessmith at yahoo.com     |whether we act quickly and decisively
                               |or slowly and cautiously.

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