From: "Jeff Shultz" 

1. You know exactly who is speaking to you; 2. It ups the stress level of
the person being yelled at (this is usually desirable);
3. Usually the drill sergeant is under some stress as well - which can have
an effect on your voice as well.

My Drill Sergeant in basic used to say he could tell exactly what part of a
Basic Training cycle another drill sergeant was in, just from what shape
his voice was in.

Being on holdover after graduation was fun - the Drills unbent quite a bit
an told us some terrific stories.

--
Jeff Shultz
http://www.wvi.com/~jbshultz
As a student, my job is asking questions.


"David N. Barnett"  wrote in message
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> To Jeff, Bill L., and anyone else here who has served in the US
> military:
>
> I was watching some some program on TV about basic training (I fergit
> which branch...), and one of the drill instructors affected this
> really strange voice.  He sounded somewhere between Howlin' Wolf,
> Billy-Bob Thornton's character in "Slingblade," and a throat cancer
> victim with one of those mechanical talk box transducers.  An
> interview with the instructor proved that he was also capable of
> speaking in a normal, human voice.
>
> I can't imagine a practical reason for someone to shout instructions
> with such a vocal affectation, but then I've never served in the
> military.  Do any of you have any insight into this behavior? Is it
> just a matter of personal style?
>
> --dnb

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