Polite Training

Be nicer to the recruits:

Regimental Sergeant Majors (RSMs) have typically always used shouted orders in the same style to enforce discipline and focus attention on the immediate task at hand. But Warrant Officer 1st Class Matt Howarth, head of the Army’s Non-Commissioned Officers Academy, told Soldier Magazine, the official publication of the British Army, the time has come for a new tactful approach:

There are people who believe the drill sergeant in Full Metal Jacket is what we’re like. But the era when people shouted and screamed is long gone — for me, the picture of a good leader is more like David Beckham who never seemed to raise his voice.

The Daily Mail reports he added the ideal senior NCO should be more softly spoken and of good, gentle temper.

Remember, don't upset the privates...