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=__Welcome to Jessica Foraker's page on becoming a United States Marine Corps Drill Instructor.__=

__What is a Drill Instructor?__
A **drill instructor** is an Officer in the armed forces with specific duties that vary. In the U.S. armed forces, they are assigned the task of training the new recruits entering the military in the customs and practices of military life. In the U.S., a drill instructor refers to a Marine Corps **drill instructor**. In the Air Force they are known as **military training instructors**. The U.S. Army refers to them as **drill sergeants**. In the U.S. Navy, they are called "Recruit Division Commanders" (RDCs). In the U.S. Coast Guard, they are referred to as "Company Commanders." Drill Instructors are held responsible for the welfare, behavior, and military education of the recruits assigned to them on a 24-hour basis throughout the period of initial training, of which the most well known is Basic Training or boot camp. Their responsibilities include areas such as military discipline, physical fitness, and weapons training. Drill Instructor Duty is considered one of the most honored and valuable positions a Marine can hold.

__**How do you become a drill Intructor?**__

 * 13 weeks at boot camp
 * Serve contracted tour
 * Achieve at least a rank of an E5 (Sergeant ) by the max age of 37
 * Enroll in the three month drill intructor school located at Paris Island, South Carolina

__**Drill Intructor School?**__
First and foremost, it is a LEADERSHIP SCHOOL. Although an initial, comprehensive review of the basic leadership skills is provided, the focus is on the further devlopment of the student's leadership abilities and potential. Second, it is designed to provide the student with a thorough knowledge of those basic military subjects covered in recruit training. And Third, it physically prepares the student to lead his recruites during daily physical training periods.

__**Where can you find people in this career?**__
There are only two training stations when becoming a Marine, Paris Island, SC, and San Diego, CA, and of those two training facilities only one offers Drill Intructors school which is Paris Island, SC. This field is extremely hard to get into, not only because the marine corps is the smallest branch of the military we have, but because they only take the top of the top.

__Average Salary's__
On top of the basic salary your earning at whatever position and rank you are at the time, you can ad another 20-30 thousand dollars a year when you choose to become a Marine Drill instructor.



**__Am i interested in this career?__**
The military has always been an interest of mine because of all opportunities is provides. I've always wanted a career and future in the military, and after researching and learning about this job in the military i definitely think it is a possible path i would want to take.

**__Meet Sgt. Peters__**

 * To Be Continued...**

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