This drill instructor calmly asks recruits Coast Guard trivia questions that they have to answer correctly before sitting down to eat.
If they answer incorrectly, they have to write down their deficiency in a notebook that their company commander will later review.
The smoke sessions are essentially physical training with a rifle that is unloaded.
The recruit gave two thumbs up, and the whole company suffered the consequences.
Any recruit caught slacking meant extra time for everybody.
These recruits are placed in a program called Recruit Attitude Motivational Program, or RAMP.
The program is meant to readjust those who have a hard time "aligning themselves with the Coast Guard core values," Chief Petty Officer Brandon Wheeley, a company commander at Cape May, told Business Insider.
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