{"id":51374,"date":"2025-08-06T14:34:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/08\/06\/infantry-basic-training-briefly-bans-bay-tossing-before-reversal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:27:44","slug":"infantry-basic-training-briefly-bans-bay-tossing-before-reversal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2025\/08\/06\/infantry-basic-training-briefly-bans-bay-tossing-before-reversal\/","title":{"rendered":"Infantry basic training briefly bans \u2018bay tossing\u2019 before reversal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two memos recently shared on social media show that the Army\u2019s 197th Infantry Brigade commander briefly banned \u201cbay tossing\u201d by drill sergeants before rescinding the order a short time later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bay tossing \u2014 a practice in which drill sergeants trash the trainees\u2019 area by overturning mattresses, emptying foot lockers and garbage cans and then force trainees to clean up \u2014 is often used as a memorable way to teach trainees how to do something correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1170537605106580&amp;set=a.624107283082951\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1170537605106580&amp;set=a.624107283082951\">July 31 memo<\/a> from Col. 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