Drill Instructors and Drill Training

Raheel was dismissed as a low risk for self-harm and returned to his platoon. Over the next few days, the recruits continued training. They were taught mixed martial arts, bayonet techniques and close-order drills. During one routine focused on punching, recruits were split into pairs and instructed to punch one another repeatedly. Many recruits were hit in their jaws, one suffered broken ribs, another broke down in tears. Drill instructors themselves weren't immune from abuse either. After Gunnery Sergeant Joseph Felix shouted at one de-eye, he became sick and vomited across the floor.