Drill

Drill

2 Seasons

They break you down and build you up. Strip you of your individuality. Roast you, train you, drill you. Everyone’s got a boot camp story…this is Drill, a sketch comedy series that recreates and parodies those most iconic moments and stories with drill instructors and drill sergeants.

Directed by: Jessica Mandala
Military advisors: Christopher Mitchell (Army), Steve Fredericks (USMC)

Drill
  • Cream Recruit

    Episode 1

    Marine Corps – Remember “earning” the dumbest job during boot camp? Like you were doing him a favor or something. You were labeled the [insert absurd nickname here] recruit.

    Directed by: Jessica Mandala
    Story by: Taylor Mauney (USMC)
    Military advisor: Raul Velasquez (Drill Instructor, USMC)
    Prin...

  • Locked and Loaded

    Episode 2

    Army – motivation comes in all shapes and sizes. And if you don’t start motivating on Day 1 of Basic Training, then things can get out of hand. Leave it up to drill sergeants to push the envelope on what motivation looks like.

    Directed by: Jessica Mandala
    Story by: Jamie Goldstein (Army)
    Militar...

  • Flashback

    Episode 3

    Marine Corps – What do you mean there’s a “method to the madness”? You mean to tell me a drill instructor’s entire existence isn’t to break you without regard for how to feel?

    Directed by: Jessica Mandala
    Story by: John Acevedo
    Military advisor: Raul Velasquez (Drill Instructor, USMC)
    Principal ...

  • Tail on the Trail

    Episode 4

    Army - As much as you may hate your drill sergeant, you don’t kick a man while he’s down. Especially when that man owns you for 10 weeks. Sometimes, you hook him up. Maybe, just maybe, he’ll hook you up.

    Directed by: Jessica Mandala
    Story by: Taylor Mauney (USMC)
    Military advisor: Jorge Juarez (...

  • Flawless

    Episode 5

    Marine Corps - If you’re flawless, then wtf is the drill instructor’s purpose? You think they’re just going to sit there and let you bask in perfection. No. They will break you. It’s only a matter of time.

    Directed by: Jessica Mandala
    Story by: Greg Kelly & Braden Smith (USMC)
    Military advisor:...

  • Failure to React

    Episode 6

    Army - A Drill Sergeant’s ability to gaslight has to be studied and published in medical journal and stored in Area 51 so no girlfriend can ever copy these tactics. Psychological warfare at it’s finest.

    Directed by: Jessica Mandala
    Story by: Jamie Goldstein (Army)
    Military advisors: Jack Hames ...

  • Old Corps

    Episode 7

    Marine Corps – Talk to any old head and they’ll tell you that today’s generation is weak. And if given the chance, that old head might try to whip you into shape. Fml.

    Directed by: Jessica Mandala
    Story by: Taylor Mauney (USMC)
    Military advisor: Raul Velasquez (Drill Instructor, USMC)
    Principal...

  • Heavy Load

    Episode 8

    Army – If “adult” dungeons get safe words then maybe privates at Basic Training deserve one too. Just saying. What if they have something really important to say and instead they are….busy.

    Directed by: Jessica Mandala
    Story by: Chris Higgins (Navy)
    Military advisors: Jack Hames (Drill Sergeant,...

  • Semper Frail

    Episode 9

    Marine Corps – If a recruit wants it bad enough and they trust their Drill Instructor, they’ll graduate and become a Marine. But Drill Instructors won’t let the unmotivated and weak graduate. And if given the opportunity to protect the Corps, they might fantasize about dealing with it in their ow...

  • Moment of Truth

    Episode 10

    Army – The unspoken feud between Drill Sergeants and Recruiters. Accountability finally reigns supreme.

    Directed by: Jessica Mandala
    Story by: Chris Higgins (Navy)
    Military advisors: Matt Jimenez (USMC), Justice F. W. Pelton (USMC)
    Principal cast: Jack Hames (Drill Sergeant, Army), Monique “Mo”...

  • DI Nightmare

    Episode 11

    Marine Corps - Sleep deprivation is bad for recruits and worse for drill instructors. But what do they dream about? Do they have nightmares? Is it because they regret their actions?

    Directed by: Jessica Mandala
    Story by: Josh Francis (USMC)
    Military advisor: Luis Franchi (Drill Instructor, USMC)...

  • DI Got in My Face

    Episode 12

    Marine Corps – Narrating the world in front of you like an episode of Planet Earth gets a whole lot more exciting when you’re at bootcamp.

    Directed by: Jessica Mandala
    Story by: Josh Francis (USMC)
    Military advisors: Raul Velasquez (Drill Instructor, USMC)
    Principal cast: Zachary Garman (Drill I...

  • Rent a DI

    Episode 13

    Marine Corps – Finally! The infomercial you’ve been waiting for! Order Rent-A-DI today and whip your veteran husband into shape!

    Directed by: Jessica Mandala
    Story by: Josh Francis (USMC)
    Military advisor: Luis Franchi (Drill Instructor, USMC)
    Principal cast: Zachary Garman (Drill Instructor, US...

  • No No Words

    Episode 14

    Army – Woke culture has made its way into Basic Training and they are denying our precious Drill Sergeants the ability to properly motivate our soldiers. This is the moment they find out what words they are no longer allowed to say.

    Directed by: Jessica Mandala
    Story by: Greg Kelly & Braden Smi...

  • Calling Cadence

    Episode 15

    Army – Woke culture and mixed gender platoons at Basic Training is a difficult hurdle for any Drill Sergeant that learned their running cadences from the old heads. Luckily, there’s one female to break the mold.

    Directed by: Jessica Mandala
    Story by: Jamie Goldstein (Army)
    Military advisors: Jac...

  • The Crud

    Episode 16

    Army - Drill Sergeants deal with nasty trainees all the time. How nasty? Well, it’s no mere illness, it’s a force of nature, no one can escape its grasp. This is “The Crud.”

    Directed by: Greg Kelly & Braden Smith (USMC)
    Story by: Greg Kelly & Braden Smith (USMC)
    Military advisor: Matt Jimenez (U...

  • Space Force Roast

    Episode 17

    A Space Force guardian and a coastie walk into anti-harassment training.

    Directed by: Jessica Mandala
    Story by: Jamie Goldstein (Army)
    Military advisors: Jack Hames (Drill Sergeant, Army), Lauren Kravchenko (USAF)
    Principal cast: Josh Schaffrin (Drill Sergeant, Army), Peter Stull (Drill Sergeant...

  • Boot Camp Tales

    Episode 18

    Marine Corps - A young recruit at boot camp can’t control his body’s natural reaction despite the Drill Instructor’s best efforts.

    Directed by: Justice F. W. Pelton (USMC)
    Story by: Erik Knowles (USMC)
    Military advisor: Matt Jimenez (USMC)
    Animation: Ryan Rodolfo
    Voices: Erik Knowles (USMC)

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