The official tie-in book to the wildly popular Facebook page, featuring brand-new crazy, off-the-wall, outrageously funny, and downright “awesome” pearls of wisdom from real-life drill sergeants and instructors from all branches of the military.

Sweat dries. Blood clots. Bones heal. Suck it up, buttercup.

After returning fromhis deployment in Afghanistan, Dan Caddy began tradingswapping great drill sergeant stories by e-mail with fellowother combat veterans—an exchange with friends that quicklywould greow into the viral the dedicated online Facebook sensationpage:, “Awesome Sh*t My Drill Sergeant Said..”

But Wwhat began as a place to swap outrageous one-liners and brutal truths comedic quickly outlet has evolved into a powerful robust online community and support network—one that k that now raisesconducts fundsraisers for and donates to military charities, supports has helped veterans struggling with PTSD, and has, and other issues, and on numerous occasions, literally saved lives.

Now, Caddy shares even more jaw-dropping, laugh-out-loud, and surprisingly insightful more great DS stories—stories, many of them never before publishedost never before seen—in this humorous collection. Often profane, sometimes profound, yet always entertaining, these rants and recollections from real life soldiers are interspersed with lively sidebars, Top 10 lists, stories from fans, one-liners, and much more.

For anyone who has suffered a hard-ass manager (in uniform or not), Awesome Sh*t My Drill Sergeant Said will add a much neededmuch-needed dose of humor to the day.