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But very few people ever stop to ask, \u201cWhat causes stress among drill sergeants?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One study, carried out by the <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/milmed\/article-abstract\/186\/7-8\/767\/6118461?redirectedFrom=fulltext\" target=\"_blank\">academic journal Military Medicine<\/a> and published in August, however, did just that. It turns out, drill sergeants are pretty burned out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis study is the first to examine behavioral health and morale of drill sergeants and to identify risk and resilience factors,\u201d the study reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authors, working under the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Institutional Review Board, surveyed 856 drill sergeants across Army basic training sites over two months and identified several sources of stress among the service\u2019s new-soldier shepherds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe most commonly experienced stressors were finding time to exercise, lack of sleep, and long work hours,\u201d according to the survey. \u201cPoorer outcomes were also associated with fewer hours of sleep and initial unhappiness regarding involuntary assignment to the role of drill sergeant, while better outcomes were associated with higher ratings of general leadership, health-promoting leadership, and drill sergeant camaraderie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One former drill sergeant took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/How-stressful-of-a-job-is-it-to-be-a-drill-sergeant-in-any-branch\" target=\"_blank\">Quora<\/a> to confirm these stressors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe hours are long,\u201d wrote Lucas Eyre. \u201cThe mental fatigue can be high. You don\u2019t have a lot of time to do your own stuff. You have to plan, resource, and lead training. You answer to several levels of people simultaneously, many of whom make no secret that they\u2019re watching for you to screw up so they can fire you (which would almost certainly derail your career in a permanent way).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bottom line: Career stress and sleepless nights can make for stressed-out drill sergeants. And myriad mental health issues stem from undue stress as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPercentages of drill sergeants meeting behavioral health screening criteria were 19% for depression, 27% for moderate-to-severe insomnia, 14% for generalized anxiety disorder, 48% for high burnout, 32% for functional impairment, 35% for moderate alcohol misuse, 32% for off-duty aggression, and 25% for low morale,\u201d according to the study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rates were measured for behavioral health outcomes including depression, insomnia, anxiety, burnout, functional impairment, alcohol misuse, aggression, and low morale. 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