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Requesting Permission At P.I.
September 18, 2016 Grunt.com Admin

Requesting Permission At P.I.

Parris Island, Platoon 374, the private needs to make a head call, but first he has to request permission to speak to the Drill Instructor for the privilege.

SIR, THE PRIVATE REQUESTS PERMISSION TO SPEAK TO THE DRILL INSTRUCTOR SIR!

“I can’t hear you boy!”

SIR! THE PRIVATE REQUESTS PERMISION TO SPEAK TO THE DRILL INSTRUCTOR SIR!

“I still can’t hear you maggot,” (as he grabs a hand full of my stomach), “Sound off like you got a pair.”

SIRRRRTHEPRIVATEREQUESTSPERMISSION TOSPEAKTOTHEDRILLINSTRUCTORSIR!

“You want to beat the Drill Instructor?”

“NO SIR!”

“Yeah you do. You want to beat the Drill Instructor”, (while twisting my stomach). “You and me, we gonna go round and round for hours. We gonna tear up trees, shrubbery and flowers. We goin’ to Greensville.”

And so I learned that Greensville was in the third battalion area of Parris Island, South Carolina where they grow trees, shrubbery, and flowers.

Norm Spilleth
Cpl. 1960-1964

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Comments

Carl Nunnally LCPL - June 23, 2020

I was in plt. 175 usmcrdsd 1957. The DI’s were a little bit more rougher back then whenever you wanted to speak to them.

bruce bender - June 23, 2020

one scared private had to announce when the last recruit was out of the head- He stood at attention and said My head is clear sir!

Mark Lanz - June 23, 2020

It’s hard to believe that August 1969 in platoon 1015 I began to grow up. 7 months twelve days in RSVN continued the refining process that keeps me going today. Semper Fi Brothers and Sisters.

joe leashefski - June 23, 2020

plt D 186 1st rtb 1st rtgr 63 sgt murphy sr, di had a favorite WATCHING TV,GOT IN PUSH UP POSITION ONLY ON ELBOWS AND TOES HOLDING EARLOBES,WHEN THE DI WANTED TO CHANGE CHANNELS ,LET GO OF EARLOBES CLAP HANDS THEN RETURN TO EARLOBE POSITION,GLAD THEY DIDNT HAVE ALL THE CHANNELS OF TODAY,

Larrytowns - June 23, 2020

Need to contact every one that was in platoon 242- April 4- June – 68 need to know where I can get platoon book, thanks

Larry Coyle - June 23, 2020

I was in Platoon 374 formed on August 8, 1964. Confusing to say the least. Gunnery Sgt Thacker was our Senior Drill Instructor! Sgt Larry L Coyle 1964 – 1968

C. Kwiatkowski - June 23, 2020

Ah, yes…………..I was in Plt. 436, 3rd BN at the same time, and we did have fun, didnt we????

David Earl Tyre - June 23, 2020

I was in Plt. 437, 1st. BN at Parris Island, from Oct.’54 to Jan. 18, ’55. We were instructed to go to the D.I’s hooch and give three sharp knocks on the “door”, and when the D.I. responded, we were instructed to say, “Sir! Pvt. ____ requests permission to speak to the Drill Instructor!” There was no “Sir” at the end of the request. Usually, the D.I. said, “what do you want,Turd?” Or, “I can’t hear you!” This usually went on for several minutes, then he came up and got in your face. Anybody remember the manual of arms with your locker box? Or, holding the M-1 on the back of your hands, arms extended? Our senior D.I was S/Sgt Plevyak, and he never called us anything but Yardbirds.” The junior D.I’s called us a variety of names that I am sure all are familiar with.

M.Kane - June 23, 2020

As a PI DI from 1981-84 2ndBn RTR the answer to the question is that the first series after Jan 1st is the 200 series. Plt 299 is followed by 2200 until Jan 1st rolls around again.

Al - June 23, 2020

I was in platoon 100 in ’68 – Arrived on PI on 3 January. I believe they start over in January each year.

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