History Main / DrillSergeantnasty

-->-- '''Gunnery Sergeant Hartman''', ''Film/FullMetalJacket''

* Tanith in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'' is pretty much specifically stated to be a Drill Sergeant Nasty, even if it isn't really shown on screen.
** It IS shown on screen. You can view a conversation in ''Path of Radiance'' where Elincia and Marcia are put through Tanith's training methods. She does have [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold good intentions]] though.

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* A now defunct [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks EPCOT]] attraction, ''Ride/CraniumCommand'', gives us General Knowledge.

!!!NOW GIVE ME TWENTY LAPS AROUND THE TRACK!

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He will often address those under his command as "[[PitifulWorms maggots]]", "[[GenderedInsult ladies]]", "morons", or any other [[SirSwearsALot insults he can think of]] to [[InspirationalInsult motivate the people under him]]. He may also [[TheNicknamer dish out (often derogatory) nicknames.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' story "Scout's Dishonor" (Cartoon Network Block Party #35) features the leader of an Extreme Scouts troop that goes from mousy to Drill Sergeant Nasty in zero time after Billy signs up for it.

A very specific example of TheNeidermeyer that, unlike that trope, will seldom lead his men into actual combat, because his job is to train them, then send them on to their next assignment. Compare SergeantRock, the guy who leads them once Drill Sergeant Nasty is done training them. Compare WeaknessIsJustAStateOfMind, where the sergeant may abuse the idea that their troop's lack of drive and ability is a delibrate decision, not from a medical problem or dangerous depletion of strength.

*** NotAlwaysWorking gives us [[https://notalwaysright.com/an-exhaust-ing-errand/62485/ this]] story from Germany. Not only does the DI send two recruits for a piece of equipment that weighs over 250 lbs. (which they then carried 700 meters), he then berates them for bringing the "small" one.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}''. "Let's get down to business, to defeat the Huns./ Did they send me daughters, when I asked for sons?" Shang isn't ''that'' degrading (and in a G-rated movie, he can't be), but still. He's also noticeably proud when they gradually become more competent.

* Before we continue on, remember that it's the ''job'' of drill sergeants to be this way. Because it will make you remember your training, which in turn will save your life, once bullets start flying towards you. A soldier that does twenty years of service may not remember what he did all the time, especially if he never saw combat. But he will definitely remember his time in basic training if he had even a halfway-decent drill sergeant. It's also worth mentioning that as harsh as they can be, real drill sergeants do [[EveryoneHasStandards have lines they won't cross]]. Striking recruits is basically out of the question, and they're only allowed to exercise as much harshness as necessary to do their job, not to indulge their sadism. They are also trained to recognize when recruits simply aren't suited to military life for whatever reason and act accordingly, either getting them help or getting them medically discharged so that men under their command don't end up going AxCrazy. Creator/RLeeErmey, a former Marine drill instructor, even stated that if he'd been anywhere near as bad as some of the characters he's played in media, he'd have been court martialled instantly.

* Col. Oates of Oates Military Academy in Alaska in the ''Film/BillAndTed'' movies. The central conflict of the first film is that Ted's authoritarian father will ship Ted to the Academy if he fails History, which would mean [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt The End Of The Future As We Know It]]. Oates actually shows up in the sequel; in person, he's somewhat personable (of course, he ''is'' off-duty at the time), but still insanely imposing; it's when he appears as part of Bill and Ted's joint Personal Hell that we see this trope come into play:

* Before we continue on, it should be noted that it is the ''job'' of drill sergeants to be this way. Why? Because it will make you remember your training, which in turn will save your life once bullets start flying. A soldier that does twenty years of service may not remember what he did all the time (especially if he never saw combat). But he will definitely remember his time in basic training if he had even a halfway-decent drill sergeant. It's also worth mentioning that as harsh as they can be, real drill sergeants do [[EveryoneHasStandards have lines they won't cross]]. They will rarely strike recruits and are expected to only exercise as much harshness as necessary to do their work, not to indulge their own sadism. They are also trained to recognize when recruits simply aren't suited to military life for whatever reason and act accordingly, either getting them help or getting them medically discharged so that men under their command don't end up like [[Film/FullMetalJacket Private Pyle]] with R Le Ermey even stating that if he'd been anywhere near as bad in real life as in the film, he'd have been court martialled almost instantly.

-->'''Groping''': And when I come back, I want to be able to see me '''face''' in '''them'''.
-->'''Lurk''': If you're not careful, you'll see ''them'' in your ''bloody'' '''face!'''

* In ''Film/UpTheFront'', Groping becomes one after he becomes a Sergeant Major, bossing Lurk around even worse than he did when they were working under the Twithamptons:
-->'''Groping''': And when I come back, I want to be able to see me '''face''' in '''them'''.
-->'''Lurk''': If you're not careful, you'll see ''them'' in your ''bloody'' '''face!'''

* Akira Takaoka from ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' has a "9-sticks-to-one-carrot" philosophy, is more like a dictator than an officer, and "accidentally" leaves a picture of the soldiers he's tortured in front of Karasuma. ''And he's always smiling.''

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83ozOX9l7M8 RISE AND SHINE MAGGOTS!]] YOU AREN'T WORTHY OF CALLING YOURSELVES TROPERS UNTIL I'M THROUGH WITH YOU!

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83ozOX9l7M8 RISE AND SHINE, MAGGOTS!]] YOU AREN'T WORTHY OF CALLING YOURSELVES TROPERS UNTIL I'M THROUGH WITH YOU!

* ''{{Series/Andor}}'' introduces Lt Gorn during the Aldhani heist arc, the inside man to the CaperCrew planning to steal imperial garrison wages. Gorn uses this as part of his BriarPatching tactic, deliberately asking his men to work overtime and do busywork during the Eye of Aldhani, an astronimical event that everyone looks forward to. As a result, the soldiers ask for time off, leaving the garrison staffed with a skeleton crew that allows the thieves unfettered access to the vault.

* The ''Series/{{Babylon 5}}'' second season episode "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E10Gropos Gropos]]" features a Sergeant Major who's commanding actual troops, not recruits, yet still acts like this. [[GoshDarnItToHeck At least as far as is possible on a family-friendly show]].

* ''Series/RadioEnfer'': Jocelyne hires a sergeant (played by Creator/AlainZouvi) to help her out guiding students to their future career after she becomes the school counselor. He turns out to be this trope immediately after Jean-Lou signs up to join the army.

* In ''Fanfic/TheWeaverOption'', former Dark Angel finds himself acting as a training officer for the Guard regiments he is attached to and comes to find that he enjoys shouting at recruits until they start getting things right.

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