The hardest part about boot camp was keeping a straight face when the company commander got all worked up and animated. I spent a lot of time at marching parties because I just couldn't help laughing at the wrong moment.
Just finished mine. 22 weeks. You realize so much the day you leave. When in it, you don't appreciate it as much. But having it over and back in the civilian world briefly a lot hits you as fast as the first 72 hours in. It's a useful experience.
They own you! Indentured servitude at it’s best. 5 years active, 3 of them working at a SEAL farm command in Coronado (NOT a SEAL myself) taught me things about myself that I never dreamed about. The best hardest 5 years of my life.
All I could think the whole way through was "f---in ay". I was also young going through basic, and had been an Army Cadet at school before that. I'd never really thought about it in such terms, but yeah you learn early, when it matters to learn, that you can and should be self-reliant, that you need to do your job so everyone can win, and yes that the team, the whole, is more important than you. That is a life lesson - you are literally nothing without others, you are dead in the desert alone and worthless. Basic was hard, but 17 years later I still think about what it taught me.
Wow, I went in at 17, San Diego for Navy boot Company 092 July 11,1990 Petty Officer 1st class Shaw, never forget him. I would not have wanted to be older for sure. He is spot on when it comes to boot. After first 5 days. no problem.
I’m 26 now and joining... I worry a lot about being to old in 5 years when I come out and not getting a job due to my age, did you also feel this way ?
DanDan335 - Not at all. I wanted to go career but had to leave due to family problems. I took my Honorable and went into Law Enforcement; I started at 30. I’m 45 now and retire in 5 years, so things are just fine.
Haven’t thought about my own basic training experience in decades... It’s the memories of my drill sergeant time that shine through. Funny to hear such a deep conversation about something so “basic” from a former SEAL and SF Operator.
I will never forget this recruit that decided he couldn't hang anymore in boot camp; which is wild because he was slowly unbecoming a shit bag... Our platoon was living on the 3rd deck and during daily cleaning time recruit Aguilar grabbed a bottle of fabuloso concentrate, chugged about a fifth of it, sprinted past the fire watch and jumped off 3rd deck... Only problem is he landed feet first, broke his ankles and lay there screaming, the DIs rushed him ( from every deck so we're talking at least 10 guys), some were screaming at him, others were laughing, one of them kicked him in the stomach to induce vomiting and all this purple goop and undigested food pooled on the deck.. the DIs laughed even harder. Overheard one say to the other that Aguilar chose to fly with the eagles, overheard another say that that was the best smelling puke he'd ever witnessed lol.. good times.. good times
@@gk2744 I'm 21 and heading into basic in January. If you want to get pure mental toughness then you have to do the things you don't want to do. Physical challenges I find are the best. Wake up early, get your run in everyday. Each month I do a different challenge that works my mind. For the month of November I did 30 days of 10 miles a day everyday. This included doing a run in a blizzard at -30 C. The days where you don't want to do anything and it hurts, you push even harder. Only got 4 hours of sleep that night? Doesn't matter. Go in and smash that 12 mile run. That's what makes you tough. That's how you'll get the mental toughness you desire.
I kind of want to be back in the basic training, because as much as I hated it at times, they structured my entire life 24/7. I just woke up and did as told.
What lessons did I learn in army boot camp? I learned they give you a hundred dollars and take back 99, that chickens can jump off tables and mark time, biscuits can crush a friend of mine, army women look like Phyllis Diller and walk like Frankenstein, that army chow looks like cuts and bruises and tastes like iodine, that army coffee looks like muddy water and tastes like turpentine, that army beds are mighty fine, but not too sure about that one since I never slept in mine, oh yeah, at night there will be 10 puppies, but in the morning, only 9! Lol
Currently going through my basic training, came back to this and jocko wasn’t lying about “72 hours into boot camp you’re gonna hate me”…at the end of the day tho if your motivation is in the right place, NO FACTOR BUD
I grew up on Lackland AFB and my father was a TI. So, when I went through Marine Corps Boot Camp. I expected harsh and in your face discipline and my DI didn't disappoint me.
Man, its weird how boot camp affects you in the Marines. Nobody forgets that, if they make it or not. These guys just do not play, and they are relentless. Physically its not all that difficult if you have any decent sports background. But its really mental. I remember warching those DI's go nuts. Like all day at all times. Its impressive, and intimidating. But the first thing that burned in was 2 of them threatening to kill me. At that age, some people may have had that said to them. But I really doubt it was from someone more than capable of doing it. But there was a real thought in the back of my mind, these lunatics might just do that. Greatest decision I ever made enlisting. That just ominous things youve heard about it builds up in your mind, like a level that your best might not be enough. When you show up its just wild, jarring, and some i made a huge mistake thoughts. Not quitting, but this is gonna suck. Now in all honesty it was miserable and frustrating for a while. But it snaps into focus quickly. But it sets you up to succeed. What may have been the hardest thing I ever have done to that point, I could go now and not have any problems really. Why? Its really like youll hear DI's telling during the end of it. This is not hard, you will do much more difficult things. But this is a spring board to show you how much more your capable than you ever knew. I could never pay back how instrumental that experience was in my future in so many aspects of civilian life. I cant tell you how grateful I am for everything. Theres plenty of shtty times in boot camp and in daily life there. It really changed my life, and totally worth it.
Besides the total nudity factor, we, in Navy Boot Camp were taught to straighten up our formation, they'd cry out, tighten it up, "nuts to butts"! We had one guy who would not shower during his time in boot camp, because of the nudity factor, and he stunk real bad, as a consequence! He stood his ground, but I wasn't sure how it ended toward the later weeks! For those of us who grew up with brothers, close in age, it was no problem. In Europe, the custom appears to be nude friendly. Jocko is the Man!
You actually can quit in boot camp, it’s called a failure to adapt. Idk if other branches have this same discharge reason but the Marine Corps does at least
Quit, is drop on request. Failure to adapt is where you have a series of issues that are written up over time to illustrate that you aren't military material. They are both "administrative" discharges, and have no characterization. Meaning, they don't say "honorable" or "other than honorable" or any of that. It just says "convenience of the government" and that's it. A good friend of mine went in to the USMC with me, and didn't make it. This happened to him. That's the only reason I know about that stuff. I also found this stuff out later when I assisted with Squadron operations and we had similar measures at that level to separate folks. Usually though at that late stage, you're going to be given an adverse discharge unless it's medical.
Karl Childers I guess that’s true, but you could also say that their way of quitting was through purposefully fucking up so they could be sent home. Some in my platoon (EHP) would go to MHU and say they have depression or some shit even when they didn’t, just to get off the island faster. Some guys I knew in PCP would also fail their ISTs or PFTs on purpose so they could go to RSP and go home. So yeah, definitely not a DOR but just an elongated quitting process I suppose lol
Mc wants to weed out the real knuckleheads. Recruit training is hard, but it's hard because of the culture indoc. If you go infantry and beyond like I did, the real hardworking comes later, but it starts with recruit training.
okay, so I realize this is not the same, like at all, but I went to beauty school starting at 17. I look back at that now, and I'm so happy I did it so young, fresh outa working at fast food type jobs to save up for it......because doing perms on old ladies is terrifying. And I don't think I would have completed that bullshit past 21. Younger is an advantage sometimes.
18 at bootcamp. It helped, but it took my "innocence" also....grew up too fast and I'm almost 30 now. Edit: I also learned that stretching is the most important thing ever. Lmao
@@getafterit2337 It's fine to have innocence when you're very young, but we all have to lose it eventually. The trick is to not lose it too young or too old. Too young can damage you and too old can make you a mark for predators. I think 18 is a good age to drop the last bit of that bright-eyed view of the world. At 18 most people are venturing out and the last thing you want is complete innocence. Better the loss be in basic training under military supervision than out on the streets imo.
Bootcamp was ok... except having been selected as a squad leader. Back in the late 70's the Marine Corp had a plethora of recruits who couldn't read or write didn't know left from right..was awful. I got myself fired but quick. I did the best I could...
Ha! I went to Parris Island at 24. I hated that the young folks couldn’t see why we were being asked to do things. Having to redo things because some young knucklehead couldn’t figure out, JUST DO WHAT THE DI says!
We had one day like a week in where a DI made us set up for rifle drill exercises. We set up, secured, set up, secured, set up, secured; I ran up to the DI to ask him what we had to do to stop. I didn’t realize that it was a game....
5:52 "You're not at the center of the universe, PERIOD" This is actually a true statement, but it's being used in a misleading way to arrive at an absurd conclusion. Allow me to correct that statement: NOBODY and NOTHING is at the center of the universe, not the navy, or even the entire military. What military folks tend to forget is that every organisation should serve a purpose and have a function / utility. Which means that if a military unit becomes dysfunctional then things must change or it will be disbanded altogether. This has always be true throughout history, NO EXCEPTIONS.
It depends how deep you think ... that is a big reason guys over 40 make poor soldiers (besides they are aging) ... they read between lines more and see the bullshit .... maybe even from a metaphysical level hopefully. A seal would be cool no sorry it would be fcking cold ... I enjoy these talks because discipline is such a valuable asset not because of killing is macho.
There are some guys nearing 40 and even who are OVER 40 who could do it but they're definitely few and far between and special cases.Also, when you're older and have more life experience, to your point and to the point that Jocko and Jason McCarthy made, you question things more, whereas most 17-19 year old guys who are in boot camp will just do what they're told, no questions asked. When you're older, you'll question why you're being told to do certain things in training and people who are older and who are married and who have families(as one Marine Drill Instructor said) might bristle and take offense to being constantly yelled at and how they're being spoken to in training. I was a lot older than the norm(well into my thirties) when I took an interest in the military as a job and everyone's different and has their own path to follow and I wouldn't change the way I did it but I would say that by and large, yes, it 's much better to be in the military and to go through that whole experience when you're younger.
Jocko, when you train BJJ do you practice and or perform wearing a Gi, or do you prefer Rash Guards? I ask because with a Gi; there are opportunities for cross armed chokes utilizing the collar; and trips using the Gi pant legs. With Rash Guard Long Sleeves or Tees and pants or shorts there is way less opportunity for uniform takedowns. So I was just inquiring; as I personally prefer Rash Guards!! By the way Brother you and Echo Charles fucking Rock!!!
@@cmap1503 Second generation construction. Most of it in concrete. Try again government slave. I'll go one step further and say most who wore a uniform are soft as baby shit.
@chubbyurma I don't think that that's necessarily true. It all depends on the individual. If you want to make a change for the better and turn your life around, yes, jail and prison(they're two different things, by the way) can prepare you to live a better and purpose-driven life. But that's only if you rehabilitate YOURSELF, take responsibility for your own actions, mistakes and for you own life, as some ex-convicts with popular UA-cam prison channels like Marcus ''Big Herc'' Timmons and Wes Watson have said(and both of them are now successful businessmen who have their own small businesses).
I'm not saying that too much ego is a good thing but being very ego-driven can still get people very far in life. Some of the most successful people in the world were and are very ego-driven(not to get too political on here but the current President Of The United States is very ego-driven). You think that Steve Jobs wasn't very ego-driven? Or that Bill Gates isnt? Or that Elon Musk isnt? Or that Mark Zuckerberg isnt? As Jocko has said, ego can be a good thing and pretty much every successful person out there has one(whether they display that publicly or not) but you have to be able to temper it and rein it in.I guess we'll see if like you said, McCarthy's ego causes problems for him down the line in his business.
J R completely agree, you need the ego. I’m picking up some vibes that McCarthy might let his ego get out of hand, just because of how he wears it on his sleeve so obviously. But I’m not a psychiatrist so what do I know
Just watched a bit of Jambe , wow beautiful, manly , artistic and with great inherent dignity, civilization has just become too "neurotic" , the military umm.......BUT I am agreement the manliness has evaporated from modern so-called male culture children have lost direction and women they don't know where they are, wimpy effeminate men trying to be what ? Without a rootedness in their own being. For me what would be good is some basic tuition on camping, orienteering compass map work and survival kind a "wild camping", the art of using maps terrain and bivying up , once the weather is warmer in the Uk , but we have tight laws governing this sort of thing , even cheap campsites are anywhere from £8 a night , even long hikes using compass etc , ie setting off estimating arrival at and so on , I'm usually great at getting totally lost , taking too much stuff or not essentials, does navy seal training cover any of this or all of it ?
The same uniform the same haircut and you go when I say go you don't s*** till I say s*** you don't eat till I say eat you don't cry till I say cry😁👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅 I miss it because nobody could go farther until Cochran got there they would be screaming my name Cochran Cochran Cochran I miss that
5:30 "This team and this organisation is more important than you're and your little wants, needs and desires do not exist" With all due respect Jocko, but this is the definition of fascism. What is your response, if I told you that the fascio - latin term for "bundle of sticks" - is already unraveling? How do you want to motivate people to join the bundle i.e. the fascio and sacrifice their own existence to become a cog in a machine? Absolutely no one cared about the Vietnam Vets, and we are seeing the same with the Iraq and Afghanistan Vets. Besides, why should anyone sacrifice his life in some remote war, which originated from bad and terrible politics? I would NOT trust Joe "Sleepy" Biden with a penny, let alone with him sending my son to war. Also I'd not have trusted Clinton, Bush, Obama or Orange Man either.... Maybe perhaps Reagan, but he is long gone.
Everything is competition, iron sharpens iron, warriors build warriors
The hardest part about boot camp was keeping a straight face when the company commander got all worked up and animated. I spent a lot of time at marching parties because I just couldn't help laughing at the wrong moment.
Just finished mine. 22 weeks. You realize so much the day you leave. When in it, you don't appreciate it as much. But having it over and back in the civilian world briefly a lot hits you as fast as the first 72 hours in. It's a useful experience.
"There's just a bunch of naked dudes..." yup that pretty much sums it up lol
lol
not failing the team was a major driving force. while in the military.
I went to boot camp when I was 19 and I am definitely glad that I went when I was younger. Excellent video!
They own you! Indentured servitude at it’s best. 5 years active, 3 of them working at a SEAL farm command in Coronado (NOT a SEAL myself) taught me things about myself that I never dreamed about. The best hardest 5 years of my life.
All I could think the whole way through was "f---in ay". I was also young going through basic, and had been an Army Cadet at school before that. I'd never really thought about it in such terms, but yeah you learn early, when it matters to learn, that you can and should be self-reliant, that you need to do your job so everyone can win, and yes that the team, the whole, is more important than you. That is a life lesson - you are literally nothing without others, you are dead in the desert alone and worthless.
Basic was hard, but 17 years later I still think about what it taught me.
Wow, I went in at 17, San Diego for Navy boot Company 092 July 11,1990 Petty Officer 1st class Shaw, never forget him. I would not have wanted to be older for sure. He is spot on when it comes to boot. After first 5 days. no problem.
I joined the USMC at 26 due to 9/11. Boot Camp at 26 was... an interesting experience to be sure.
Fuckn A man 💪🇺🇸
I had an "old" platoon at PI. Most were mid 20s, I was a fresh 18 yr old. Best choice i couldve made at the time.
S/f
I’m 26 now and joining... I worry a lot about being to old in 5 years when I come out and not getting a job due to my age, did you also feel this way ?
@@dandan3357 Everything you just stated, is a frame of reality you're creating for yourself. It's only a thing if YOU think it is a thing
DanDan335 - Not at all. I wanted to go career but had to leave due to family problems. I took my Honorable and went into Law Enforcement; I started at 30. I’m 45 now and retire in 5 years, so things are just fine.
Haven’t thought about my own basic training experience in decades... It’s the memories of my drill sergeant time that shine through. Funny to hear such a deep conversation about something so “basic” from a former SEAL and SF Operator.
I will never forget this recruit that decided he couldn't hang anymore in boot camp; which is wild because he was slowly unbecoming a shit bag... Our platoon was living on the 3rd deck and during daily cleaning time recruit Aguilar grabbed a bottle of fabuloso concentrate, chugged about a fifth of it, sprinted past the fire watch and jumped off 3rd deck... Only problem is he landed feet first, broke his ankles and lay there screaming, the DIs rushed him ( from every deck so we're talking at least 10 guys), some were screaming at him, others were laughing, one of them kicked him in the stomach to induce vomiting and all this purple goop and undigested food pooled on the deck.. the DIs laughed even harder. Overheard one say to the other that Aguilar chose to fly with the eagles, overheard another say that that was the best smelling puke he'd ever witnessed lol.. good times.. good times
I was turned 27 in basic training and yes it sucked Hahahhah. I would over think EVERYTHING ! I learned a lot though. It made me tough. :)
I’m 21 & am thinking about joining. I need to work on my mental toughness. That will be my biggest struggle most likely. Got any tips for that?
@@gk2744 I'm 21 and heading into basic in January. If you want to get pure mental toughness then you have to do the things you don't want to do. Physical challenges I find are the best. Wake up early, get your run in everyday. Each month I do a different challenge that works my mind. For the month of November I did 30 days of 10 miles a day everyday. This included doing a run in a blizzard at -30 C. The days where you don't want to do anything and it hurts, you push even harder. Only got 4 hours of sleep that night? Doesn't matter. Go in and smash that 12 mile run. That's what makes you tough. That's how you'll get the mental toughness you desire.
I kind of want to be back in the basic training, because as much as I hated it at times, they structured my entire life 24/7. I just woke up and did as told.
What lessons did I learn in army boot camp? I learned they give you a hundred dollars and take back 99, that chickens can jump off tables and mark time, biscuits can crush a friend of mine, army women look like Phyllis Diller and walk like Frankenstein, that army chow looks like cuts and bruises and tastes like iodine, that army coffee looks like muddy water and tastes like turpentine, that army beds are mighty fine, but not too sure about that one since I never slept in mine, oh yeah, at night there will be 10 puppies, but in the morning, only 9! Lol
1980 - Company 094 San Diego 17 years old. Woke me up to the world, 18th Birthday in the P.I. Honorable 1989 Loved it all...
Thanks for the good thoughts to consider guys. Appreciate what youre doing to help people get better in life.
Currently going through my basic training, came back to this and jocko wasn’t lying about “72 hours into boot camp you’re gonna hate me”…at the end of the day tho if your motivation is in the right place, NO FACTOR BUD
I grew up on Lackland AFB and my father was a TI. So, when I went through Marine Corps Boot Camp. I expected harsh and in your face discipline and my DI didn't disappoint me.
I spent 9 months in USMC Bootcamp before graduating. I pushed through it and made it, but I honestly can't wait to get out and do something else.
Went through at 25. He's correct.
In what way
18) I was too! Dumb and gullible! Great Lakes BC 85/ USS Enterprise 85-89 NA Reserves 1989 -93 afterwards I was lost!! But I’m Glad I served!
Help I’m injured !
Jocko: Good
Are you injured or are you hurt?
Jocko is like doing an operation in an active combat zone, in tents
Man, its weird how boot camp affects you in the Marines. Nobody forgets that, if they make it or not. These guys just do not play, and they are relentless. Physically its not all that difficult if you have any decent sports background. But its really mental. I remember warching those DI's go nuts. Like all day at all times. Its impressive, and intimidating. But the first thing that burned in was 2 of them threatening to kill me. At that age, some people may have had that said to them. But I really doubt it was from someone more than capable of doing it. But there was a real thought in the back of my mind, these lunatics might just do that.
Greatest decision I ever made enlisting. That just ominous things youve heard about it builds up in your mind, like a level that your best might not be enough. When you show up its just wild, jarring, and some i made a huge mistake thoughts. Not quitting, but this is gonna suck.
Now in all honesty it was miserable and frustrating for a while. But it snaps into focus quickly. But it sets you up to succeed. What may have been the hardest thing I ever have done to that point, I could go now and not have any problems really. Why? Its really like youll hear DI's telling during the end of it. This is not hard, you will do much more difficult things. But this is a spring board to show you how much more your capable than you ever knew. I could never pay back how instrumental that experience was in my future in so many aspects of civilian life. I cant tell you how grateful I am for everything. Theres plenty of shtty times in boot camp and in daily life there. It really changed my life, and totally worth it.
Yup, civilians are all about “I”. USMC boot camp not even allowed to say I! “Sir Recruit Braley request to speak!?”
“Sir, this recruit requests permission to speak to drill instructor, Sir!” *
FlatEarthLife sir sammich’s don’t exist in the Marines.
Jocko, love your channel
"You have two minutes to pump and dump!"
Basic is a mind game...as soon as you realize that and adopt mental toughness it becomes much easier.
Man you guys did a good fucking job on this one !!! I needed this 💪🏽
After 4 months of being a 17 year old I was in Basic Training. There is no way I could have done that at 24-26.
I did it at 2 months...and I agree.
Looking at going in at 23. Wish me luck
@@9manny99 how was it?
Hormisis what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
Besides the total nudity factor, we, in Navy Boot Camp were taught to straighten up our formation, they'd cry out, tighten it up, "nuts to butts"!
We had one guy who would not shower during his time in boot camp, because of the nudity factor, and he stunk real bad, as a consequence! He stood his ground, but I wasn't sure how it ended toward the later weeks! For those of us who grew up with brothers, close in age, it was no problem. In Europe, the custom appears to be nude friendly.
Jocko is the Man!
Those 18 thumbs downs are from chapter cases who could not stop pissing the bed.
You actually can quit in boot camp, it’s called a failure to adapt. Idk if other branches have this same discharge reason but the Marine Corps does at least
Quit, is drop on request. Failure to adapt is where you have a series of issues that are written up over time to illustrate that you aren't military material. They are both "administrative" discharges, and have no characterization. Meaning, they don't say "honorable" or "other than honorable" or any of that. It just says "convenience of the government" and that's it. A good friend of mine went in to the USMC with me, and didn't make it. This happened to him. That's the only reason I know about that stuff. I also found this stuff out later when I assisted with Squadron operations and we had similar measures at that level to separate folks. Usually though at that late stage, you're going to be given an adverse discharge unless it's medical.
Karl Childers I guess that’s true, but you could also say that their way of quitting was through purposefully fucking up so they could be sent home. Some in my platoon (EHP) would go to MHU and say they have depression or some shit even when they didn’t, just to get off the island faster. Some guys I knew in PCP would also fail their ISTs or PFTs on purpose so they could go to RSP and go home. So yeah, definitely not a DOR but just an elongated quitting process I suppose lol
Mc wants to weed out the real knuckleheads. Recruit training is hard, but it's hard because of the culture indoc.
If you go infantry and beyond like I did, the real hardworking comes later, but it starts with recruit training.
I wanna join the military after high school but I have ADHD idk if I can join
Talk to a recruiter. adhd does not automatically disqualify you.
Everyone in the military has ADD Hahahhahaha if anything it helps get your mind tough. Go for it! Don’t even mention you have ADHD. Just do it.
People think if you have flat feet you can't join, that's not true at all lol I know several people who are flat footed.
@@Misfit_95 I became flat footed while in, there is nothing fun about being an Infantryman when your arches fall in your feet.
@@mikebrase5161 How'd that happen? Just all the weight overtime?
I joined at 23, turned 24 in the middle of OSUT in Ft Benning. It was quite annoying being punished due to the immaturity of 17 year olds XD
Thanks for your service bud 👊💪💘💥💥
11B or C?
@@mikebrase5161 11B
I turned 22 on day 0 of basic at Fort Lost in the Woods, Misery
Dude that’s literally about to be me lol 23 turning 24 when I’d be in
okay, so I realize this is not the same, like at all, but I went to beauty school starting at 17. I look back at that now, and I'm so happy I did it so young, fresh outa working at fast food type jobs to save up for it......because doing perms on old ladies is terrifying. And I don't think I would have completed that bullshit past 21. Younger is an advantage sometimes.
Definitely not even close to the same. 🤣🤣🤣😭
18 at bootcamp. It helped, but it took my "innocence" also....grew up too fast and I'm almost 30 now.
Edit: I also learned that stretching is the most important thing ever. Lmao
Yaya Santana that’s ok it’s rough world we live in! You don’t need your innocence!
@@getafterit2337 I disagree. Now I just a grouch lol maybe I should have done it a little differently but either way, no regertsss lmao
@@getafterit2337 It's fine to have innocence when you're very young, but we all have to lose it eventually. The trick is to not lose it too young or too old. Too young can damage you and too old can make you a mark for predators. I think 18 is a good age to drop the last bit of that bright-eyed view of the world. At 18 most people are venturing out and the last thing you want is complete innocence. Better the loss be in basic training under military supervision than out on the streets imo.
@@vquoi2 totally right. Idk maybe 21 would have been a bit better lol
Nonetheless, I got all my drinking out before 20. Lmfaoooooooo
”Everything is a competition” 👍
Im 33 and im studying for the asvab..
Love the knowledge here.
Shoot straight, do push ups. Fight hard. You'll be fine.
Bootcamp was ok... except having been selected as a squad leader. Back in the late 70's the Marine Corp had a plethora of recruits who couldn't read or write didn't
know left from right..was awful. I got myself fired but quick. I did the best I could...
Ha! I went to Parris Island at 24. I hated that the young folks couldn’t see why we were being asked to do things. Having to redo things because some young knucklehead couldn’t figure out, JUST DO WHAT THE DI says!
Privacy is a right, it's called the 4th amendment. It's says a lot that a soldier said that statement lol
I thought that too lol. I hear him say that and i was like wait what??
You forfeit some rights upon enlisting I believe unless it's a legal matter
Bought to head to basic in 6 days
I WAS ON THE QUARTERDECK BECAUSE I HAD....
SKINNY KNEES
We had one day like a week in where a DI made us set up for rifle drill exercises. We set up, secured, set up, secured, set up, secured; I ran up to the DI to ask him what we had to do to stop. I didn’t realize that it was a game....
Big difference between basic navy bootcamp and marine corp bootcamp.
but the toilets are the same, no?
@chubbyurma at a certain level.
Group Punishment.
OSUT!
Sneaking off and taking naps on the ground in the showers. The entire floor is covered with bodies, like human tetris
Now this was good...
Who tf disliked it already lmfao
No kidding!!
5:52 "You're not at the center of the universe, PERIOD"
This is actually a true statement, but it's being used in a misleading way to arrive at an absurd conclusion. Allow me to correct that statement: NOBODY and NOTHING is at the center of the universe, not the navy, or even the entire military. What military folks tend to forget is that every organisation should serve a purpose and have a function / utility. Which means that if a military unit becomes dysfunctional then things must change or it will be disbanded altogether. This has always be true throughout history, NO EXCEPTIONS.
A walk through the desert.
@echocharles, any chance you can upload these videos in higher quality?
It depends how deep you think ... that is a big reason guys over 40 make poor soldiers (besides they are aging) ... they read between lines more and see the bullshit .... maybe even from a metaphysical level hopefully. A seal would be cool no sorry it would be fcking cold ... I enjoy these talks because discipline is such a valuable asset not because of killing is macho.
There are some guys nearing 40 and even who are OVER 40 who could do it but they're definitely few and far between and special cases.Also, when you're older and have more life experience, to your point and to the point that Jocko and Jason McCarthy made, you question things more, whereas most 17-19 year old guys who are in boot camp will just do what they're told, no questions asked.
When you're older, you'll question why you're being told to do certain things in training and people who are older and who are married and who have families(as one Marine Drill Instructor said) might bristle and take offense to being constantly yelled at and how they're being spoken to in training.
I was a lot older than the norm(well into my thirties) when I took an interest in the military as a job and everyone's different and has their own path to follow and I wouldn't change the way I did it but I would say that by and large, yes,
it 's much better to be in the military and to go through that whole experience when you're younger.
Jocko, when you train BJJ do you practice and or perform wearing a Gi, or do you prefer Rash Guards? I ask because with a Gi; there are opportunities for cross armed chokes utilizing the collar; and trips using the Gi pant legs. With Rash Guard Long Sleeves or Tees and pants or shorts there is way less opportunity for uniform takedowns. So I was just inquiring; as I personally prefer Rash Guards!! By the way Brother you and Echo Charles fucking Rock!!!
The Chin WARRIOR ur a fruit cake
So you guys got to learn in bootcamp what most of us learn at work?
Don't your arms get sore from patting each other on the back all the time?
You dont get it office worker
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Second generation construction.
Most of it in concrete.
Try again government slave.
I'll go one step further and say most who wore a uniform are soft as baby shit.
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I wonder if being in jail helps prepare you for the loss of freedom and privacy.
@chubbyurma Makes sense!
@chubbyurma I don't think that that's necessarily true. It all depends on the individual.
If you want to make a change for the better and turn your life around, yes, jail and prison(they're two different things, by the way) can prepare you to live a better and purpose-driven life. But that's only if you rehabilitate YOURSELF, take responsibility for your own actions, mistakes and for you own life, as some ex-convicts with popular UA-cam prison channels like Marcus ''Big Herc'' Timmons and Wes Watson have said(and both of them are now successful businessmen who have their own small businesses).
It will definitely help. Boot camp is like jail but less fun and you have more responsibility
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To me , to me, she left me for all the right reasons.
McCarthy is very ego driven. That's ok, but it might cause problems for him down the line in his business.
I'm not saying that too much ego is a good thing but being very ego-driven can still get people very far in life. Some of the most successful people in the world were and are very ego-driven(not to get too political on here but the current President Of The United States is very ego-driven). You think that Steve Jobs wasn't very ego-driven? Or that Bill Gates isnt? Or that Elon Musk isnt? Or that Mark Zuckerberg isnt?
As Jocko has said, ego can be a good thing and pretty much every successful person out there has one(whether they display that publicly or not) but you have to be able to temper it and rein it in.I guess we'll see if like you said, McCarthy's ego causes problems for him down the line in his business.
J R completely agree, you need the ego. I’m picking up some vibes that McCarthy might let his ego get out of hand, just because of how he wears it on his sleeve so obviously. But I’m not a psychiatrist so what do I know
Just watched a bit of Jambe , wow beautiful, manly , artistic and with great inherent dignity, civilization has just become too "neurotic" , the military umm.......BUT I am agreement the manliness has evaporated from modern so-called male culture children have lost direction and women they don't know where they are, wimpy effeminate men trying to be what ? Without a rootedness in their own being.
For me what would be good is some basic tuition on camping, orienteering compass map work and survival kind a "wild camping", the art of using maps terrain and bivying up , once the weather is warmer in the Uk , but we have tight laws governing this sort of thing , even cheap campsites are anywhere from £8 a night , even long hikes using compass etc , ie setting off estimating arrival at and so on , I'm usually great at getting totally lost , taking too much stuff or not essentials, does navy seal training cover any of this or all of it ?
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Boot camp has no freedom whatsoever.
The military has a very powerful way to make stronger people. It is outside of norms.
You have zero privacy
The same uniform the same haircut and you go when I say go you don't s*** till I say s*** you don't eat till I say eat you don't cry till I say cry😁👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅 I miss it because nobody could go farther until Cochran got there they would be screaming my name Cochran Cochran Cochran I miss that
Me going through basic at 27 years old... 🙄🙄🙄 can you stop yelling and teach us actual Air Force shit, pls
5:30 "This team and this organisation is more important than you're and your little wants, needs and desires do not exist"
With all due respect Jocko, but this is the definition of fascism. What is your response, if I told you that the fascio - latin term for "bundle of sticks" - is already unraveling? How do you want to motivate people to join the bundle i.e. the fascio and sacrifice their own existence to become a cog in a machine? Absolutely no one cared about the Vietnam Vets, and we are seeing the same with the Iraq and Afghanistan Vets. Besides, why should anyone sacrifice his life in some remote war, which originated from bad and terrible politics? I would NOT trust Joe "Sleepy" Biden with a penny, let alone with him sending my son to war. Also I'd not have trusted Clinton, Bush, Obama or Orange Man either.... Maybe perhaps Reagan, but he is long gone.
Also you cant be a seal.
I really wish that it would be outlawed to join the military before age 25.
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