A US Army drill sergeant is suspended after a profanity-laced shoving match with a recruit in Georgia

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• The US Army has suspended a drill sergeant amid its investigation into an alleged assault, Insider has learned.
• In a video posted on Twitter, a service member makes a disparaging remark and walks away from what appears to be a group of recruits. A service member in a neon drill sergeant vest confronts the service member who made the remark and a physical altercation follows.
• A Fort Benning spokesman said the installation was "aware" of the "recent" incident, which is being investigated by military police and the command brigade.
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The US Army has suspended a drill sergeant amid its investigation into an alleged assault, according to a spokesman from Ft. Benning in Georgia, the Army's premier infantry school.

The incident first appeared in a video posted on Twitter by the account U.S Army WTF! Moments on Friday. In the video, a group of service members with shaved heads, an indication they are undergoing basic training, are in a room that resembles a barracks.

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