• The Cobra Effect, Farts and Waterboarding at basic
    Jul 25 2026

    In this episode of The Step Sergeant Podcast we talk about The Cobra effect and how it got its name. We also have some great Promote or Demote stories like The Duffle bag Relay Gone Wrong, Fart Sniffer, Waterboarding at Basic and much more. For our news round we talk about start up companies vs major corporations getting government contracts and the MRE smuggler and Military myths.

    Enjoy and join us again next week for a special episode with guest and special segment.

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • First SGT Encounter, Bad Lube, Life changing Tweet
    Jul 18 2026

    In this episode we enjoy a wild deployment story from a listener that talks about how he helped out his First Sergeant with a personal matter. Got some great Promote or Demote stories and an interesting news round that include a OF model and a twitter post that went viral.

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Cold war saves, Whopper with cheese and drones
    Jul 12 2026

    in this episode we start with a story from the cold war and then get straight into Promote or Demote to talk about promises made that were not kept to standard by your Drill plus some others and then talk all about drones and the new uses the US Military is testing them for.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Expensive Games, The Clue Tree and A Battle Llama
    Jun 27 2026

    From talk about a game that cost way to much money and is honestly just a flex. To Drill Sergeants and Drill Instructors doing their thing. We also have a Cadet that is a "True Shitbag" and A Llama that attacks a First Sergeant.

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    54 mins
  • Leech Dick, Lick n Stick Chem Light and Tree Rights
    Jul 7 2026

    In this episode we talk about if it is your employer's responsibility to provide you with fulfillment or if a paycheck is enough. We share some great Promote or Demote stories and have a discussion about trees, how they benefits humanity and if they should have rights like people and animals.

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    1 hr and 48 mins
  • McDonald Monopoly, Peacocks on Post and Beards
    Jun 20 2026

    In this episode you will hear a story about McDonalds old Monopoly game with the opportunity to win up to a million dollars. With all the random rabbit holes of the conversation, We then talk about the random animals Soldiers have had while on deployments. We then jump to our news round and talk about current talks about beards in the Military and the potential for a Cyber force and the Direct Commission of company executives.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Those Only In Military Conversations
    Jun 12 2026

    In this episode we hear about wild stories from a lottery winning community to coping with humor while on deployments or searching the aftermath of an explosion to find specific body parts as part of a ongoing bet and so much more from religion to other political things.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Note to Pre-Bootcamp Self, Hot loads and More
    Jun 6 2026

    In this episode we talk about what we would say in a letter or a message to ourselves before we went to boot camp and also talk about what others would have said.

    Sparks hilarious conversation about missed opportunities and more. Hot loads in the news round and a wild promote or demote stories.

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    1 hr and 43 mins