in military a private or with a similarly subordinate rank who thinks they are in charge and barks orders usually at those with the same rank. orders in this context are typically given by drill sargeants.
the drill private independently assumes the authority of a drill sargeant and will begin to give orders to other privates which are usually wholly ignored.
the drill private independently assumes the authority of a drill sargeant and will begin to give orders to other privates which are usually wholly ignored.
by edmund dantes November 20, 2007