United States Army
Basic Training Operating Instructions
Control of Soldiers
1. References:
TRADOC Reg 350-6, 1ATB SOP and 2-46 IN SOP.
2. One member of company level leadership (Commander,
XO, or 1SG) must be present with unit during all formal training periods [TRADOC
350-6, Chptr 2, para 2-6].
a. One Active
Component Drill Sergeant will attend all training as a resource and for evaluation.
b. The duty platoon
Active Component Drill Sergeant will be present from wake up until lights out.
3. Phase I.
a. New privates
arrival into the company till the end of the third week of training or completion
of Phase I APFT, Testing, AAR, and Counseling.
b. Total control
of privates. Privates are restricted
to the company area, unless under the direct supervision of their drill sergeants.
c. Monday
through Saturday, one drill sergeant will wake the privates no earlier than
0500. Two drill sergeants per platoon
will supervise privates at all training and until personal time (which starts
at 2100). One drill sergeant per platoon
will supervise privates until lights out (at 2200). At no time will privates be left unsupervised.
d. Monday
through Saturday, one member of company level leadership must be present
from 0500 to 2100.
e. Sunday,
one drill sergeant per platoon will be present from wake up until lights out.
The duty platoon will provide the CQ, the sick call runner, and the two
drill sergeants to march the privates to church and back.
Drill sergeants from the other platoons will assist the duty platoon
as required. Two drill sergeants per platoon will supervise
all scheduled training.
f. Sunday. One member of company level leadership must
make a check during personal time on Sunday morning, 0800 to 1300, and be present
during all scheduled training.
g. Drill sergeants
will supervise privates' entry into the dining facility. Privates will perform pull-ups prior to entering
the dining facility and receive training in line (i.e. general orders, chain
of command, rank identification, etc.) or sing mottoes. Drill sergeants will monitor the chow line to
ensure that privates and DFAC personnel are courteous. Drill sergeants must ensure privates do not
waste food or eat an unbalanced diet. All
privates will be allowed to eat in a reasonable time, and the drill sergeants
will ensure that there is never a break in the line.
h. Trainee leaders
may assist the drill sergeant but they are not allowed to give push ups nor
should they be used as instructors, demonstrators or to march formations of
troops.
i. Candy, gum,
sodas, snacks, tobacco, alcohol, bowling alleys, theaters are off limits. The commander may make some exceptions to this
rule on a case by case basis (except tobacco and alcohol).
j. No visits
to the PX are authorized unless directly supervised by a drill sergeant.
k. Privates may
only use phones with their drill sergeant’s permission. Drill sergeants will not deny reasonable phone
privileges.
4. Phase II
a. Start of the
fourth week and continues to the end of the sixth week of training, or starts
at the end of Phase I until completion of Phase II APFT, Testing, AAR, and Counseling.
b. Gradual lessening
of total control, trainee leadership development.
c. Monday
through Saturday, one drill sergeant per platoon will wake the privates
no earlier than 0500. Two drill sergeants
per platoon must supervise their privates at all formal training. One drill sergeant must supervise their platoon
until lights out.
d. Monday
through Saturday, one member of company level leadership must be present
at all scheduled training. Commander’s
time, Drill Sergeant’s time, and reinforcement training when scheduled after
1700 is at the discretion of the commander.
However, one member of company level leadership must check the barracks
between the supper meal and lights out each day and one member of the company
level leadership must be on call from 1700 through wake up of the following
day. If the company does formal training
during Drill Sergeant's Time or Commander's Time, then two drill sergeants per
platoon and one of the "Top 3" must be present.
e. Sunday. The duty platoon will provide the CQ and another
drill sergeant to be in the company area from wake up until the end of the evening
meal. One drill sergeant per platoon
must visit the platoon once after 1300 to handle any issues (go to the PX, etc.)
and may leave after issues are settled. After the evening meal, control will be maintained
by the CQ. Two drill sergeants per platoon
will be present for any scheduled training. Drill sergeants will still march the privates
to and back from church.
f. Sunday. One member of company level leadership must
make a check during personal time on Sunday morning and be present during all
scheduled training. One member of the
company level leadership must be on call through wake up of the following day.
g. Paragraphs
3.h.i.j, and k. are still in effect.
5. Phase III.
a. Begins at
the start of the seventh week and continues to the end of the ninth week of
training, or upon completion of Phase II until graduation.
b. Continued
lessening of control, increased trainee leadership and self discipline.
c. All control
measures are still in effect except that private leaders may march other IET
privates to the phones or shoppette, during off duty hours, within the battalion
area, with the permission of that platoon’s drill sergeant.
d. Consumption
of candy, gum, soda or snacks is at the commander’s discretion.
e. Except for
Family Day, no on or off post passes without the Battalion Commander’s authorization.
6. Holdovers who have completed graduation criteria
are authorized the same privileges as in Phase III and on post passes may be
authorized by the Company Commander.
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Note: These Operating Instructions were derived from a set
of SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for a United States Army Infantry Basic
Training Battalion. While SOPs might differ somewhat from batallion to batallion,
it should give a basic idea of the instructions that Drill Sergeants and basic
training staff members operate under.
