The camera man is a beast but think about the radio men that have worked in different departments and still muscle and buck up to the challenge. I've seen these monsters and they conquer
1st Sergeant Fletcher (#23) was my Basic Training instructor in 2010. He gave me one of the best compliments I've ever received in my life. I was the Platoon Guide, and we were on the 12-mile Ruck march at the end of training. I was running up and down our line motivating everyone in my platoon for the entire 12 miles. I had blood oozing out the back of my boots from blisters, and I had been assigned the M249, so I had the heavier weapon and the boxes of ammo as well. It was a challenge, but I honestly had such a great time. SSG Fletcher at the time pulled me aside during the ruck and said "Greene, I wish you had gone Infantry, we would benefit from motivators like you." I never did go Infantry, and I never followed up with my Drill Sergeant. But seeing him here, now, so accomplished and close to retiring, and still so highly motivating. And with everyone in the comments praising his attitude, comradery, and motivation; it just makes me feel even better to have that moment where he wanted me to be like him.
You guys learned from Vietnam, this wasn't like anything you've seen before. Maybe Cuba, maybe The Philippines, but guerrilla warfare has made this type of terrain a nightmare.
I was in the Air Force and first day of boot camp they asked people why they joined. One guy said because he wanted to die for his country. I was like, dude this is the Air Force. Why didn't you join the Army or Marines then? They literally trained us to run and hide if we were attacked and call the Army or Marines to save us.
23 is the kinda guy you want with you in a zombie apocalypse. Full of experience and knowledge, a morale booster in situations of absolute despair, and a leader that can help get a group to situate itself properly in a chaotic situation
It's a stupid time to join the military right now with the coming war with China and Russia. Back than, it's not a big deal. Sail to Korea and and sex with some plastic dolls in Korea, Japan or some ladyboys in Thailand, not dying in a war. 😂
Id want number 23 and number 56, they would get eaten before me. #25 is an SOPs pre-recruit. Jungle school is probably a pre-requisite for selection unit determination.
@@whiteasian4990 snipers are disliked within their own ranks for a reason. Snipers do nit have a reputation for having teeth, they have a reputation for hiding in the shadows.
I genuinely would be down to have 25 on my team. Dudes humble and I get the feeling that if he was scared he'd be honest about it. Which is something I strive with my squad fighting wildfires. Fear is healthy, fear tells you you are thinking and fear gets you to make decisions. Freezing is not ok, and making decisions while you are flustered is bad. I prefer honest leaders who can rally thier forces and complete objectives while staying as safe as the situation warrants while still being able to go home.
Same thought, even if some of the guys couldnt do a pool lap its because theyve been taken to the absolute brink of exhaustion. Mad respect for even putting themselves in that position, that goes for all armed service men and women. These folks are tough as nails.
I absolutely love number 25, he clearly didn't have what it took from the start but that did not stop him from having the most absolute best outlook on every situation, an overwhelmingly optimistic guy and I got big respect for that alone
I was a Marine in Vietnam from oct 67 to nov 68, most of it in the mountainous jungles of I Corps. No training, no tests, no pass or fail. We just gutted it out and pulled each through weeks of monsoon rains, infrequent resupply because of the canopy and low ceiling for choppers. It’s true that 50% of the jungle is trying to kill you even before enemy contact. We were thirsty, starving and filthy, living like animals and thinking like them, too. Jungle schools like this would have been helpful but in the end it’s Semper Fi… do or die.
Welcome home brother! I was in I Corp '68 Tet, North of Duc Pho. I carried the 60 and proud of it. You're correct about the quiet plus the fog at 0400.
As a Filipino soldier who operated in the jungles of Mindanao Philippines for almost 10 years, I highly respect our American brothers in arms. We experienced working with American soldiers in fighting terrorists Abu Sayyaf Group (Dawlah Islamiya) in the province of Sulu, all I can say is they are professionals. Jungle warfare is literal "unforgiving". You need physical strength, positive attitude, grit, and high Adversity quotient. It is either you let the jungle kills you or you will turn the jungle into your playground. Congrats to all participants of this training together with their professional instructors. Congrats to Business Insider for superb documentary. I would also like to mention specially 1st Sergeant Fletcher (#23), you are the symbol of modern proper American soldier. I wish you all the best in your career and family, and I'm hoping you influence the younger generations of Americans to love their country as you do.
Think about it? Why not put different level's of military personel together to train qualify and certify? Society should take note from El+It+E PROF+ES+S+IO+N+AL.
I earned my jungle patch at JOTC Fort Sherman Panama in Jan/Feb 1986 with the 101st Airborne. Loved every bit of that training and cherish my Balboa patch. MRE does NOT mean meals ready to eat, it means meals refusing to exit!
#25 despite failing the course, and the brief time he was in front of the camera, showed what a leader he was. That's the kind of person I want leading me into battle. He can return to his men proud, and they'll understand why if they see this. Having said that, I'm a Brit, and it never fails to amaze me seeing the US military training systems. The sheer number of specialised courses, the toughness of them, the character every entrant shows, the sheer scale of the US military and it's ability, it's insane. I have no doubt that many units of the British Military hold a better skill level in CERTAIN things, but we cannot compete with the quantity of US soldiers and the qualit of training they ALL receive. Our Royal Marines would all pass this course, this stuff is part of their regular training, but these are US Army personnel, not specialised commandos, it's insane, we may have a few thousand commandos who can compete in this, but the US Army will have tens of thousands of soldiers who can compete in this, and that's disregarding their special forces, which we count our Royal Marine Commandos as. Very grateful we have the US as our closest ally, what an incredibly powerful country.
Yeah I am in awe at the training and capability of the US military. America does a lot of stuff wrong - like A LOT - but there is no question it is the most capable, most powerful, and most professional military in the world. When you look at Russia and how they were supposed to be big and scary, well, their training and equipment is awful. I don't blame the basic soldier for that, I do blame their leadership and culture. China has an enormous military in terms of manpower and equipment, but there is no way they could match the US by any metric. Look at a guy like Sgt. Fletcher (or as I kept thinking, Ranger Jason Sudeikas, haha) - tons of actual combat experience, passing that off to the junior soldiers. China has no recent combat experience - no senior soldiers who can train and provide experience to junior soldiers in a meaningful way. If the US ever went to war against a conventional military, it would be over very, very quickly. There is no country on Earth that could withstand the might of the entire US military apparatus, let alone even a single branch (like the Army or Navy). Despite the multitude of problems the US has, I am still glad they are an ally. That is why the gradual rise of fascism in the US is so concerning.
My dad was US Army Infantry in Vietnam. He lived in the jungle and the mountains for two years. He said it was simultaneously the scariest but also most beautiful place. He sat on a snake so large, he thought it was a log. He kept a pet tarantula in a Coca Cola can. He said after basic he had a short course in advanced weaponry and then they were dropped off in the jungle to sink or swim. He said they sprayed Agent Orange on top of them and it was like it was raining Agent Orange. They told em that they sweat so much that it’ll roll right off them. Amazing how things have changed, I’m glad these guys get to at least train before ever having to go muck out there like dad.
That may have existed, but not many people went to it. They didn’t have time or money for that. The majority of draftees went through boot camp, maybe a couple weeks of specialized training, and then were dropped off in the fun zone.
Greetings from a retired Malaysian officer. We used to train you guys in jungle warfare from the Vietnam war onwards, and helped set up your jungle warfare school too. In fact, the last I heard, we were still rotating our jungle warfare school cadres to your Hawaii jungle warfare school to keep you guys up to scratch in jungle warfare. Unfortunately, it would seem that you guys still carry too much to go deep in the jungle. Malaysia's tropical jungle is rarely flat and is mainly hilly or mountainous, unlike Hawaii's island jungle. Different kind of jungle altogether. Your Vietnam veterans will know the difference. Anyway, the lighter, the better. Our load for a two weeks exercise was definitely less that what I see here. And we weren't even counting on any air resupply. We brought in what we needed and that was it. In the late 1990s, we had US Marines joining us for jungle warfare exercises. We were very impressed with their physiques as they all looked like bodybuilders, were very fit and their backpacks were very "impressive". Whilst we Malaysian soldiers were all scrawny and wiry with small backpacks. However, on the first day of the exercises, we found that they were not keeping up with us, and lagging far behind. By the second day, we have had enough and told them to junk all their stuff to be picked up and bring only food, ammo, and communications. Even then, they could barely keep up with us. We used to joke with them, that they had the right muscles for flat ground but the wrong muscles for hilly, mountainous jungle terrain. Also, the US MREs were not calorific enough compared to Malaysian MREs as you can imagine we burned up calories like mad. We used to bring some of our MREs back home with us, and after eating a few packs, you would put on weight fast! Oh, and we had an advantage in tracking down Western soldiers. For some reason or another, they used to wash very little, whilst we would take every opportunity to find a stream or river to wash up. In primary jungle, the air is very clear and sweet. You can smell anything strong easily. We used to joke that we could smell if any Western soldiers were nearby or had passed by recently. They didn't believe us when we told them that :) Have to give a mention to the best jungle warfare unit during the Vietnam War, Malaysia's Senoi Praaq Special Forces. The Senoi Praaq is a Malaysian special forces unit originally created in 1956 by the British colonial authorities to fight communism during the Malayan Emergency. They were recruited from the indigenous aborigines of Peninsular Malaysia. The unit began as a creature of British Military Intelligence and fought in the deep jungle as Special Air Service (SAS) protégés, eventually replacing the latter upon Malaysian independence from the British in 1957. The British 22 SAS bestowed the maroon beret on the unit in recognition of their services to them, which they still wear to this day.The extraordinary jungle survival and tracking skills of these aborigines were legendary and the British feared that the Communist Terrorists would gain an advantage if these skills were utilised against the British. Before the Senoi Praaq were deployed into an area, conventional units would withdraw, allowing the Senoi Praaq complete, unrestricted freedom of movement in the operational area. The jungle skills, stealth, endurance, and fighting skills of the Senoi Praaq made them feared adversaries of the communists in Malaya. The unit attained a respectable body count and legends arose of incidents when the Senoi Praaq would count up 10 kills in a single, swift engagement. The Senoi Praaq Squadrons achieved a casualty ratio of 16:1for killed, wounded or surrendered (better than the SAS or Gurkhas at that time). Though the Senoi Praaq troopers were given a choice of weapons, they reportedly enjoyed scoring kills using their traditional weapons - the blowpipe with cyanide-tipped darts being a favourite. They particularly enjoyed a leisurely hunt that would take a few days, stalking their prey as if they were tracking game. The Senoi Praaq quickly established a ruthless reputation among the communist forces who took great pains to avoid the Senoi Praaq. Though they had access to air and artillery support, these were rarely used. Instead, the Senoi Praaq preferred more intimate tactics. Lt Col Noone, the founder of the Senoi Praaq, along with a group of Senoi Praaq members were sent to An Khe, Vietnam early 1963 at the request of South Vietnam President Diem to train the indigenous groups there. They were asked to train them on counter-insurgency operations as had been successfully carried out in Malaya while fighting the communists during the Emergency. They were also responsible for forming the Montagnard Scouts team under the CIA-led MSP (Mountain Scout Programme) in co-operation with BRIAM (British Advisory Mission). The CIA called them the "Whispering Death" for their mode of operation and used to them to carry out covert missions in Laos. The Saigon government were so impressed by them that they wanted them to be under their direct control. However, they faced hostility from regular South Vietnamese forces, especially their special forces. Due to this intense animosity between the Vietnamese Special Forces and Noone’s team, Noone requested for his team’s removal from Vietnam. The Senoi Praaq team withdrew at the end of 1963 when Malaysia's Confrontation with Indonesia began. At around the same time President Diem was assassinated by a CIA supported military coup.
@Eonclaire Hey great to see a Singaporean here. I would agree with what you said, especially about defending our homelands. Don't know if you know this but when we were having training and exercises in the 1990s, we were still influenced by the American Vietnam War and their Domino theory. Basically, they expected that once Vietnam won and became fully communist, they would start to influence and conquered the rest of South East Asia to make it communist! During our exercises, we always marked our Red forces with a single red star, which we all knew to mean Vietnam. We were supposed to fight a rearguard action all the way down to Singapore to buy time for the Americans to come to our aid, such was the general fear that had been instilled into us by the Americans. Singapore, like it was during WW2, was meant to be the last line of defence against communism, once Malaysia was conquered by the Vietnamese. And we really believed that then, as the Vietnamese by then had defeated the French, Chinese and Americans, all permanent members of the UN Security Council. However, it was all bullshit. The Vietnamese had always said that they were fighting a war of liberation from foreign invaders and occupiers. First against the French, then the Americans, then the Chinese. And the proof of all that? Look how close the Americans and Vietnamese are now, to the extent that they have military partnership and support for each other, as a bulwark against the Chinese. That could have never been imagined during the 1990s, less than 2 decades after the fall of Saigon!
I always love it when Students are allowed to joke with the instructors as long as everything is kept to a professional standard and everyone knows the line
A lot of foreign military's are harder than the US military. They just lack the equipment and intel that the US has. Americans overestimate how important equipment and intel are...
@@Hardy_Productions harder=/= better training. In Bosnia spec ops break bricks on each other. In Russia high level GRU operatives have to be exposed to multiple types of gas. Both of what I listed are extremely difficult but how they are meant to train a skill is beyond me.
That #5 LTC is a serious badass and a real leader to take this challenge and all the other leaders that go through this challenge. Makes me want to do this even more!
This is so cool seeing the 82nd Airborne come up in this video. My grandpa George was in the 82nd Airborne doing jumps in the mid 1950's. He was always so proud of his service right up until the day he passed just a month or so ago, and even after so many decades it was still such an impactful and important thing to him. I wish I could've showed him this video, he would've loved it. He spoke very highly of his time in the Army. It's so interesting to me to think about how despite the fact that it's all different people now, by several generations, this is still the same division that he was a part of, and was a part of him. Thank you all for your service.
I was born and raised right next to fort Bragg home of the 82nd. It was so cool to see them in this video and seeing comments about them is awesome as well. I’m proud of the military town I get to call home. We get people from all over the country coming here to train.
It would be very helpful and insightful if they integrated Vietnam veterans who experienced Jungle combat first-hand. I could understand if most are riddled with intense PTSD, trauma, etc., but if they could find some that really wanted to lend some critical insight to these brave soldiers preparing for war, it would be very useful. Nothing beats experience
46:15 23 jokingly yelling "CONTACT!" at some nearby gunfire had me dying 🤣 you can definitely tell he was someone who was great at making others feel comfortable in difficult situations through his comic relief
low morale = bad performance. rather its you raging at a video game or getting in your head during a ruck march, mental self defeatism is the biggest killer of performance in any scenario. keeping high morale in combat is a life or death situation. and god forbid if your soldiers become hopeless and depressed, that pretty much guarantees poor performance.
Respect to all who have completed jungle training, I served as an British Army Commando, . I attended jungle instructors course in 1986…….. Around 4 weeks in Borneo Sarawak, most of that time in the ‘boonies!’ Did lots of difficult courses while serving, but jungle warfare, let along the instructor’s course. The Jungle just drains all your energy, fast, you spend 80% of your time running on empty. I now live in N Thailand, been here 16 years so far….. I live in the country and love being in the jungle, I spend a lot of my time hiking and MTB in it.
they did a fine job selecting Borneo Sarawak as a training spot. as jungle as it can get, hope y'all learnt a thing or two from the local tribes. those people are beasts in the forest.
@@ferris-nk4rv To be fair, this is just a short jungle course to get significant parts of the US armed forces at least aware of how to fight in the jungle. The British military is much smaller, so most of the courses are for specialists, so are much harder.
Damn this was one of the better done documentaries of Army training. They did a great job of showing how hard this school is. What they don't mention however is that even those that fail still go back to their unit with a ton of great training and experience. I'm tool old to re-enlist now, but damn, it makes me miss being in the Army and that fantastic feeling you get after doing a really tough school or doing any tough, but realistic training.
@@russgaartexastrainingandbo949 Sorry dude, but when you have as high of a failure rate as that school does with generally well trained and physically fit soldiers (who are mostly from combat arms units), then yeah I think it objectively qualifies as "hard training". There are certainly harder schools in the military, but not many.
@@wigon the jungle is no joke agreed. Any Army school will have its varying technical requirements, attention to detail will be your saving grace. Air Assault for example is not inherently hard, but small details can make it easy for one to overlook them, especially if they are unable to relearn their deficiencies.
Obviously Insider is working with the military to push this exciting side of being in the military. Because our enlistment numbers are very low. Unfortunately, the horrors and corruption in past US history/wars have show how wars start for economic gain or are based on lies (ie Afghanistan). People are wary about joining.
@Mike Bastiat I don't think war is necessary. But others do! That is inevitable. The issue is to prevent chaotic people from becoming leaders. I think that's easier said then done.
19:40 as an Aussie enlisted veteran with as much experience as #5. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the type of leader the western coalition needs. Hats off to this man as an officer. 👏
Much respect to him. Senior officers leading by example is not something commonly seen by enlisted men. Rarely, when it does happen, it's excellent for morale
Its awesome to see the officers in with the NCO's!!!!! Learning the dirt equals learning the shirt!!!! Go Army!!!! GO TO ALL Armed Forces!!!! My son is in the Navy aboard the Laboon protecting us all at this moment!!!! God Bless All of you for what you do day in and day out!!!!
To #25: Your hard work and sacrifice will not only be known by the men you lead, but by everyone who watched you on this documentary. Even though you didn’t complete the course, you still showed exemplary leadership skills by stepping up and entering the J course
@johnnunn8688 He obviously spent time trying to do both, it just wasn't enough. And he still showed up anyways despite that. I think he's fine. 😂 If you're going to try to talk smack about someone's leadership skills, you should be an example of a leader first. The fact that you're willing and ready to put this person down for attempting something good for them and their peers is very revealing of _your_ own leadership skills, buddy.
I was in the Marines back in early 80's and we had jungle warfare training in Korea. HOLY CRAP. I have to say that I have no idea what kind of training is being done any longer but after watching this video, I am very pleased to see that this is something that is still important. The war is going to be in a jungle somewhere, guaranteed. Our training was long and very hard in the Marines. But it is very good to see there are 23's in our military still. Hard chargers are what is needed to keep America home of the free. SEMPER FI TO ALL.
Not to take anything away from the accomplishments of our military, but after watching this, I think most country kids, like mine, could pass every test except for maybe the Land Nav.
@@MomWentBackpacking on paper they seem easy but combine these tests with all other elements such as hunger, lack of sleep or body fatigue from previous trainings, even weather and the simple tests that you see here would become 10x more difficult.
What year, and where did you serve in the Corps ? I was stationed at Kaneohe Marine Corps Air station back in 79. A Co/1st Bn 3rd Marines. 0311 grunt. Did Jungle training in the Philippines 79.We didn't use no cute rubber ducky AR-15 rifles. That's rediculous. Is the Army really that scared to make these guy's strain in pain ? Find points of interests to guide through Jungle terrain and using that compass. The Desert you're exposed. The Jungle you're hidden and rely on heave concealment and n camouflage.
Don’t worry we, Vietnamese, whooped your rear… Your training in jungle warfare is useless at best! You can NEVER understand jungle warfare with your coward mentality. Edit: And if you don’t understand why I called you guys out as a coward is because you sure are… No country ever used an atomic bomb to win a war. No country ever used more bombs than WW2 to fight a country that wasn’t an industry, and yes you still lost! No country ever committed genocide to steal another country resources by claiming false WMD! And only a coward would kill another country’s top general behind his back…, But the worst of all is to name 1 war that the USA had won by itself without the help of its allies? The answer is NONE!
I was a Marine platoon commander in Vietnam 1968-1969. Hard year. Lost too many good Marines killed and wounded. We operated in different types of terrain that included sandy pine forests near the coast, rice paddies, elephant grass, jungle, and the mountains. It was physically and mentally exhausting. It was stinking hot in the dry season and it rained constantly during the monsoon season. I was a company commander in Hawaii 1975-1976. Hawaii didn't have a jungle course in those days, rather it was OJT taking the company on training exercises on both Oahu and the Big Island. I can confirm that the terrain really sucked in both places, especially keeping control of a rifle company. I did nearly freeze to death at the Army's Arctic Warfare Course at Ft Greely, Alaska in 1977 while I was the 1st Marine Brigade G-4 Operations Officer because one of our contingency plans was in the event of another Korean War. The commanding general wanted me to advise him as to how to prepare for that mission in the event we had to deploy to Korea during the winter. So he sent me to the Arctic Warfare Course. I also spent two years in Latin America supporting a host nation's counter-insurgency effort. I wasn't as dangerous as Vietnam, but it was dangerous work. It was a designated combat zone and so I received combat pay and fitness reports. The country also had some serious terrain challenges. Retired after 21 years. Greatest honor in my life was leading Marines, especially in combat.
23 is an absolute legend. A cut above the rest in terms of experience, super valuable team member, and can also keep up the morale when the others need it most
yeah, a man whose life main (and probably only) goal is to go to war just to kill other people, what a chad! (22:22) You americans are beyond repair, broken society and failed state.
During my time in the Army 2013-2022, I’ve always enjoyed training with people like 23. It’s awesome having people around who can bring up the morale when everyone is trying to embrace the suck lol
No matter how hard the training is, it is never like the real thing. Thank God we have some brave, wonderful soldiers willing to risk their lives to keep this great country going.
Man I can only hear my dad telling me that a marine will never quit. He is dedicated to Corp and will retry again. I respect these guys for giving their all and understanding their limits.
Behind the slogans, they're nothing but animalistic trigger fingers. I have 0 respect for anyone that volunteers to kill at the orders of some corrupt, sexually deviant bunch of old men in DC
Oh make no mistake even though he will retire from the military with that attitude he will probably immediately be picked up by a private military contractor and will be doing work for the American government all over the world but for much better pay. That's usually where these gentlemen end up after retirement.
First Sergeant Fletcher is a fantastic leader . I truly hope the next generation follows in his footsteps . You need men like him on the battlefield he is like a beacon of light in the darkest places
MY FAVORITE #23 MOMENTS AKA 1ST SGT STEWART FLETCHER WHY'D YOU JOIN 0:40 STRAIGHT TO DESSERT 9:36 LAND NAV INTRO 14:23 17:29 STAY IN YOUR LANE RAIN FIRE 19:52 HE IS PLATOON 20:12 HEMSWORTH MONEY 24:30 MORALE BOOSTER 27:34 LEVITY REASONING 28:15 23 "FALLS" 29:01 LAND NAV TEST RESULT 36:58 VITAMIN D ABSORBTION 40:00 BOILED CHICKEN 42:05 FAMILY IMPACT 43:11 BIG JUNGLE FAMILY 44:18 1942 ZEPPLIN/CHINA SPY BALLOON 45:43 CONTACT! 46:18 FINAL ROPE TEST 47:48 CULEX PEP TALK 49:52 PLATOON QUOTE 53:14 NOTEBOOK OFF FALLEN ENEMY 54:26 CONTACT ELIMINATION 55:21 SLOPPY JOES, EXTRA SLOPPY 1:06:41 MTN DEW DIABEETUS 1:07:09 BACK TO WORK 1:09:21 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE & ADD ANYTHING I'VE MISSED
Jungle war is the most challenging combat...look at Vietnam war and the jungle war with Japan in Papua New Guinea during World War II....highly respect for these soldiers!!
I dont know how the heck Fletcher is still able to be chill, funny and motivating after so long. Thats the kind of guy you want on your team when the going gets tough. What a boss.
@@giuseppe_Myou looking in a mirror again? Just saying... in all caps you look like you're saying that about yourself...directly to yourself. Stay strong, sad clown.
@@giuseppe_M You have no idea how hard it is to get to the grade of E8 in less than 20 years in. As well, you clearly never served or served in a non-combat role. With little to no understanding of the life. Educate yourself next time before typing in all caps and typing idiocricies.
I like how nobody acknowledged NO.59. He was cool and leveled throughout the whole thing. He made me keep my cool while he was injured. And I wasn’t even there. 😅
I did Jungle Operations training in Panama in 93’ then after Air Assault, Airborne and Ranger school, I did Jungle training in Panama again in 95’. After multiple deployments, I finished my time in Hawaii. The best thing I ever did was continually do school’s majority of my time in the service. I also did a rotation in NTC in California and 5 JRTC rotations during my time in.
If the US were to enter a Vietnam like war (ideally not with the outcome) again, do you think they would offer a dumbed down version of this course for normal infantry?
@@whenhen They did back when I went through. The DEA went through right before we did and they had an abbreviated course. The instructors were laughing about it and said that quite a few of them couldn't complete it.
Looks like great stuff to learn, even if we don't learn it in 9th grade, people make some pretty cool adobe forts in the jungle sometimes, and I've seen a guy make a spiderhole in the forest; I still imagine war can get colder or darker around the drow elves caves sometimes.
Comradery, this. I'm a civilian, but watching this really reminds me that the last time I felt true camaraderie among a group of men was football back in high school. It's possible, but it's extremely challenging to find someone, let alone a GROUP of individuals, with whom you feel that sense of accountability. It's obvious to say it's impossible, as these guys put their lives on the line, and that sort of bond can only be built in that environment. Thanks for serving! I hope you pick up a sport or pursue some sort of activity that gives you that essence of camaraderie you once felt.
@Some Body I take the hit. Thank you for bringing the error to my attention. I, sometimes, like others depend on spell check that can in itself be in error. Blessings. It seems the 2 spellings are accepted.
The historical perspective gained through this course is truly fascinating, shedding light on the experiences of soldiers during the Vietnam War. Congratulations on your recent graduation, and it's incredible to hear that 41 others graduated with you. 🎓🌟🙌📚
In watching this, more than anything it jumps at me how young these people are. Their youthful personalities shine through the seriousness and difficulty of this training, and against the grim reality it's preparing them for. I don't know if we as a species will ever transcend the need for armed conflict, but while we are the way we are it's important to remember we are sending our young to fight, kill and die for us.
I don't know how else one could do it. Can't send retirees, lol. 18-25yo males are less likely to have kids, a spouse, etc and are in their physical prime. They are the demographic of legal age that is the most likely to take physical risks and can shrug-off nagging injuries and soreness to do it all over again the next day. We could make it 26-32yo for newly enlisted combat troops but then your getting into a demographic that is much more likely to have kids/spouse, already be down the path of their career, and while still is their physical prime, it's on the down-slope of said prime. Due to these factors the number of people willing to volunteer would plummet to half, maybe less. But yes, it's an awful thing to send our youth off to fight, but we don't really have a choice until we've transcended geopolitical bickering being solved by kinetic conflict. The one thing that keeps this out of the realm of being immoral is we have volunteer service. They want to be there and know what they're getting into, especially in the modern age where a new enlistee can watch a documentary of the boot camp they're about to ship off to. As much as I think it would do the US a lot of good to have mandatory service to their country for 18-36mo like many other countries, I don't think that mandatory service should include fighting wars; volunteer only unless a worst-case, existential threat forces our hand (ie invasion of the US) Maybe working the supply lines of a war, motor pool, mechanics, etc, but the tip of the spear soldiers have to want to be there, both for the ethics of the situation, and for the safety/morale of the soldiers writ large.
This is an awesome documentary. And 1st Sgt was one helluva NCO, I would've been proud to serve under that man. He's the epitome of what a senior NCO should be. Hands down, best documentary I've seen in a long time.
I am a former 25 ID (light) soldier serving in Hawaii from 1989-1993. They didn't have Jungle School there back then but they did have Air Assault School, PLDC and RIP (Ranger Indoctrination Program) which gave me a very close and personal tour of East Range and it''s many gulches and dead-ends., When I went to Ranger School, land nav was a breeze and the 25ID RIP program had the best Ranger School graduation rate for first time graduates than any other division in the US Army. I went with 11 others from 25 ID to Ft. Benning in the winter and 10 of the 12 of us passed first time through. I recognize, even to this day, many trails, fields and other places including the tunnel which they didn't show. These Schools gave me knowledge that I still utilize to this day. Especially those crazy knots. haha By the way, I was not infantry, I was military intelligence. Rangers lead the way-
You forgot EIB, that was a big deal on Schofield back then. My dad was 25th light, we lived there from 1990-Dec 1992. His unit went to Australia for bush training, they went to the big island for the Eclipse and they went to Kauai after Iniki. We went to Drum after that, they sent him to Somalia and Hati. I served too, nothing cool though, just Commo for some MPs in Germany.
This was an experience just watching, I can't imagine actually going through it! All the respect to these soldiers... #23 is a great character & I think everybody needs one of him hah
23 is the main character who talks the player character through the game. Like Frank Woods in Call of duty. Excellent work BI, I want to see more long format content, it was like watching a season of a show with all the suspense and pay off. Best thing posted this month.
I like documentaries like this. All of the ones made seem to be of kids in basic training. These are real soldiers, the kind you actually go to war with. For me, basic training was easy but, going through a second time at age 35, it was most difficult dealing with the immaturity and the things we were taught I knew we'd only do in basic. Even for the most seasoned Soldiers among us, this type of training looks very challenging.
Excellent documentary! Although this course is not as long as it was in the 80's, this course appears to be very similar. I graduated from the jungle operations training center at Ft. Sherman Panama in August 1985. My son is with the 25th ID and went on that deployment to the Philippines earlier this year. I hope he will also go to the jungle warfare school, and make it a family tradition.
Only 10 mins in and I was rooting for 25😢. Seems like a good guy. Hope he got a second chance some other time or if not then I hope he had better success in his other military endeavors.
Funny story😂- so I’m halfway through this video and the entire time something seems familiar but I can’t place it. I’m watching and listening and it’s a really entertaining video and then it hits me. The person who created this video and is narrating it is actually a childhood friend that I haven’t seen in 15-20 years lol. Graham if you see this I loved the content and hope you’re doing well man.
As a Marine I went to the Army jungle school in Fort Sherman Panama 1963, It was great training. I loved it The training in Hawaii look too easy. 12 days ? Panama was three weeks. Much worse terrain, snakes everywhere. All of the instructors were outstanding.
Can attest hawaii terrain is awful still. It used to be 3 weeks but they cut out a bunch of classes on Knots and ropes. Now you just arrive and test out on it to get in vs arrive and learn it then test out.
Yes peace good too and mostly everyone needs it speciall y to those who sibling and love ones.. But when the situation is goes to worse. And abusive is always taking for advantage and the hardlife is experiencing.. Peace is limited to existing because it only favor for those have wealthy people.. And for many it not happiness.. That why sometimes war is a total solution.. To change the society..
Let's just take a moment to appreciate the cameraman going through the jungle with them. What an absolute unit.
The camera man is a beast but think about the radio men that have worked in different departments and still muscle and buck up to the challenge. I've seen these monsters and they conquer
They come out for a day and they don’t have any kit on, not exactly as tough as doing the actual course
@@Key_highway Well said
nah they probably used a quadbiike or car lol
Lmfao haha
1st Sergeant Fletcher (#23) was my Basic Training instructor in 2010. He gave me one of the best compliments I've ever received in my life. I was the Platoon Guide, and we were on the 12-mile Ruck march at the end of training. I was running up and down our line motivating everyone in my platoon for the entire 12 miles. I had blood oozing out the back of my boots from blisters, and I had been assigned the M249, so I had the heavier weapon and the boxes of ammo as well. It was a challenge, but I honestly had such a great time. SSG Fletcher at the time pulled me aside during the ruck and said "Greene, I wish you had gone Infantry, we would benefit from motivators like you."
I never did go Infantry, and I never followed up with my Drill Sergeant. But seeing him here, now, so accomplished and close to retiring, and still so highly motivating. And with everyone in the comments praising his attitude, comradery, and motivation; it just makes me feel even better to have that moment where he wanted me to be like him.
Thanks for sharing, Greene.
I loved his energy
Did the US Army that fought in Vietnam trained for jungle warfare?
boot ass story bro
@@amircruz9161no that’s why we had such a hard time
My father fought in Vietnam and he said the most terrifying thing he experienced was when the jungle was quiet.
That means an apex predator is close. If it’s quiet, a jaguar or sum was spotted
You guys learned from Vietnam, this wasn't like anything you've seen before.
Maybe Cuba, maybe The Philippines, but guerrilla warfare has made this type of terrain a nightmare.
@@alwayszooted I live on Oahu and there aint nothing like Jaguars in our jungles, so only the terrain would be rough on this island.
@@alwayszootedTiger* if youre referring to Vietnam. Theres no jaguars outside the Americas.
@@alwayszooted there's no Jaguar in Asia-Pacific countries. Only Tiger
Dude 23 is hilarious. Switched on, but at the same time funny and fully capable of performing. Perfect soldier right there
Time stamp?
20:35
14:30 too
9:45 as well. i cant even fully see his number, but this has to be the guy you are referring to.
Sociopath, prolly could have made a good CEO, but he chose war. At least he's aware tho, that he's built a little differently than most folk...
"I joined the army so i could go to war" most American thing ever said!
Well it is true too since the US was involved in 105 wars since its independence.
He sounds like Animal Mother from Full Metal Jacket
@@History_Nurd sounds and looks like animal mother
@@ed2176 In a full war with all the military hardware yes definitely the baddest but in smaller skirmishes without all the high tech i doubt so...
I was in the Air Force and first day of boot camp they asked people why they joined. One guy said because he wanted to die for his country. I was like, dude this is the Air Force. Why didn't you join the Army or Marines then? They literally trained us to run and hide if we were attacked and call the Army or Marines to save us.
23 is the kinda guy you want with you in a zombie apocalypse. Full of experience and knowledge, a morale booster in situations of absolute despair, and a leader that can help get a group to situate itself properly in a chaotic situation
he is cringe
@@gay_putin_ lmao
@@RyanLordA call him what you want, he knows his stuff.
@@gay_putin_ why
It's a stupid time to join the military right now with the coming war with China and Russia.
Back than, it's not a big deal. Sail to Korea and and sex with some plastic dolls in Korea, Japan or some ladyboys in Thailand, not dying in a war. 😂
Props to 25 for obviously getting outside his comfort zone, and leading by example. He stays humble and thats imprtant.
Id want number 23 and number 56, they would get eaten before me. #25 is an SOPs pre-recruit. Jungle school is probably a pre-requisite for selection unit determination.
The man's a total shit talker.
How would 23 get eaten before you？He is a sniper and sniper instructor and has been deployed 10 times. I don't think he'll get eaten so quickly.
@@whiteasian4990 snipers are disliked within their own ranks for a reason. Snipers do nit have a reputation for having teeth, they have a reputation for hiding in the shadows.
I genuinely would be down to have 25 on my team. Dudes humble and I get the feeling that if he was scared he'd be honest about it. Which is something I strive with my squad fighting wildfires.
Fear is healthy, fear tells you you are thinking and fear gets you to make decisions. Freezing is not ok, and making decisions while you are flustered is bad.
I prefer honest leaders who can rally thier forces and complete objectives while staying as safe as the situation warrants while still being able to go home.
“rank does not matter here, the jungle treats everyone the same.” one of the deepest statements of the episode…
Props to 56. It’s not easy to say yes when everything in your body, but your heart, is telling to to say no.
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My body's telling me noooo, but my heart, my heart is telling me yeehees
@@gio3061 my body is saying no to pizza with extra cheese but my heart says yes. I agree listen to your heart.
DI " 56! do you know that song Man I feel like a woman" .....56 "My minds telling me no.....but my body...my body's tellin me yeeeeesssss"
Totally.
23 was living a whole movie with his comments. That man is the mvp
people failing on day 2 are still 99.99% better than me. Thank you for your service
Same thought, even if some of the guys couldnt do a pool lap its because theyve been taken to the absolute brink of exhaustion. Mad respect for even putting themselves in that position, that goes for all armed service men and women. These folks are tough as nails.
you people love to underestimate yourself.
@@JuniorJuni070 not really. you love to overestimate yourself.
@@Tony-qw1df Why would it be an overestimation? Many people have the capability to be great, do not doubt your own potential
do these soldier know they aren't fighting for their country they just fighting for politicians?
This students were lucky to have someone like 1SG Fletcher join them. He knows so much and definitely knows how to keep the morale high.
Number 23 is the type of guy you need in a serious situation. Great leader, hardworking, lots of experience, and a morale booster.
a psychopath you mean.
@@Sololaverdad429psychopath deez nut
@@Sololaverdad429 Whatever it takes to win. It's war you know.
The guy is a annoying boot overdramatic
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I absolutely love number 25, he clearly didn't have what it took from the start but that did not stop him from having the most absolute best outlook on every situation, an overwhelmingly optimistic guy and I got big respect for that alone
I would go to war with him ANY day
@@robertmarley8852you’d die 😂
Positive thinking and prayers don't win wars.
@@csabo1725 They certainly help. Defeatism will make you lose.
from the start? why just bc of the knot
I was a Marine in Vietnam from oct 67 to nov 68, most of it in the mountainous jungles of I Corps. No training, no tests, no pass or fail. We just gutted it out and pulled each through weeks of monsoon rains, infrequent resupply because of the canopy and low ceiling for choppers. It’s true that 50% of the jungle is trying to kill you even before enemy contact. We were thirsty, starving and filthy, living like animals and thinking like them, too. Jungle schools like this would have been helpful but in the end it’s Semper Fi… do or die.
underrated comment.
Welcome home brother! I was in I Corp '68 Tet, North of Duc Pho. I carried the 60 and proud of it. You're correct about the quiet plus the fog at 0400.
Semper Fi dude
Do you know what you were fighting for?
@@catalhuyuk7
Yes, we were fighting for each other. Same as any other war.
As a Filipino soldier who operated in the jungles of Mindanao Philippines for almost 10 years, I highly respect our American brothers in arms. We experienced working with American soldiers in fighting terrorists Abu Sayyaf Group (Dawlah Islamiya) in the province of Sulu, all I can say is they are professionals. Jungle warfare is literal "unforgiving". You need physical strength, positive attitude, grit, and high Adversity quotient. It is either you let the jungle kills you or you will turn the jungle into your playground. Congrats to all participants of this training together with their professional instructors. Congrats to Business Insider for superb documentary. I would also like to mention specially 1st Sergeant Fletcher (#23), you are the symbol of modern proper American soldier. I wish you all the best in your career and family, and I'm hoping you influence the younger generations of Americans to love their country as you do.
so , did you attend the war in Vietnam?
Kaki Jilat!
Mabuhay
who did most of the work aust SAS right
Sir SR kayo no
23 is super chill and hilarious for someone who's been in Syria and Iraq. Goes to show the power of humor and morale. Absolute legend.
23 is a war obsessed lunatic
I think it's a way to cope for him.
Always a bit different when the lights go out.
@@Stonktradomus Sadly, true, but he does seem very mentally strong and also healthy. Being a soldier is never an easy gig.
that man screams personal issues… the humor and even just being in the service longing for ‘war’ is clearly some sort of coping mechanism
Ive got a feeling that ranger saved a lot of kids from failing and saved the morale with all of his jokes 😂
They do tend to lead the Way
he’s my 1st sgt he definitely knows his shit
Think about it? Why not put different level's of military personel together to train qualify and certify? Society should take note from El+It+E PROF+ES+S+IO+N+AL.
I think USA will run off like a scared cat from saving Taiwan .
@@silentstormstudio4782 doubt it
The people in this documentary are true characters. Would watch another series with 23 👌
you should join. it's a marathon binge.
Yeah more characters in the army than anywhere is my life. If one in bad ass and does their job flamboyancy is tolerated and liked.
@@TacoTomtheBomb anywhere with 24 hour shifts days on end deserves allowances to be human
Character? They're trying real
23 is a war obsessed lunatic
People like number 6, are the kind of people I enjoy talking to, and being around. They are great people!
I earned my jungle patch at JOTC Fort Sherman Panama in Jan/Feb 1986 with the 101st Airborne. Loved every bit of that training and cherish my Balboa patch. MRE does NOT mean meals ready to eat, it means meals refusing to exit!
I got my Jungle Expert in 1986, with the Marines.
Ya gotta eat the gum to make the poop move.
I was there also. November 1986, with 2/4.
@@michealfriedman7084 our first meal in the chow hall at Ft Sherman was whole fresh lobster. Did you get the same?
@@tomahawk5118
Nope,
The chow was crappy.
#25 despite failing the course, and the brief time he was in front of the camera, showed what a leader he was. That's the kind of person I want leading me into battle. He can return to his men proud, and they'll understand why if they see this.
Having said that, I'm a Brit, and it never fails to amaze me seeing the US military training systems. The sheer number of specialised courses, the toughness of them, the character every entrant shows, the sheer scale of the US military and it's ability, it's insane. I have no doubt that many units of the British Military hold a better skill level in CERTAIN things, but we cannot compete with the quantity of US soldiers and the qualit of training they ALL receive. Our Royal Marines would all pass this course, this stuff is part of their regular training, but these are US Army personnel, not specialised commandos, it's insane, we may have a few thousand commandos who can compete in this, but the US Army will have tens of thousands of soldiers who can compete in this, and that's disregarding their special forces, which we count our Royal Marine Commandos as. Very grateful we have the US as our closest ally, what an incredibly powerful country.
I concur I concur
I felt the same way so much so I was sad he failed so soon but after seeing his positivity and motivation I’m sure he’ll be back
AMEN.. ✝️ Too God be the Glory.. ⚔
Yeah I am in awe at the training and capability of the US military. America does a lot of stuff wrong - like A LOT - but there is no question it is the most capable, most powerful, and most professional military in the world. When you look at Russia and how they were supposed to be big and scary, well, their training and equipment is awful. I don't blame the basic soldier for that, I do blame their leadership and culture. China has an enormous military in terms of manpower and equipment, but there is no way they could match the US by any metric. Look at a guy like Sgt. Fletcher (or as I kept thinking, Ranger Jason Sudeikas, haha) - tons of actual combat experience, passing that off to the junior soldiers. China has no recent combat experience - no senior soldiers who can train and provide experience to junior soldiers in a meaningful way. If the US ever went to war against a conventional military, it would be over very, very quickly. There is no country on Earth that could withstand the might of the entire US military apparatus, let alone even a single branch (like the Army or Navy). Despite the multitude of problems the US has, I am still glad they are an ally. That is why the gradual rise of fascism in the US is so concerning.
the guy is an intelligence officer. most probably his real goal is to gain knowledge at some level on jungle warfare.
I really like the ranger attitude. Really shows the resilience and confidence under stressful times. Makes me want to be a ranger too
Do it, dont talk about it.
Yup; "Rangers Lead The Way !"
I too want to go to Ranger school
its dope
@@manhalen7046 I can't, in my country, green card holders aren't allowed in ranger school due to clearance issues.
My dad was US Army Infantry in Vietnam. He lived in the jungle and the mountains for two years. He said it was simultaneously the scariest but also most beautiful place. He sat on a snake so large, he thought it was a log. He kept a pet tarantula in a Coca Cola can. He said after basic he had a short course in advanced weaponry and then they were dropped off in the jungle to sink or swim. He said they sprayed Agent Orange on top of them and it was like it was raining Agent Orange. They told em that they sweat so much that it’ll roll right off them. Amazing how things have changed, I’m glad these guys get to at least train before ever having to go muck out there like dad.
They had Jungle Training back then with the JUNGLE tag, they trained in Panama prior to deploying
That may have existed, but not many people went to it. They didn’t have time or money for that. The majority of draftees went through boot camp, maybe a couple weeks of specialized training, and then were dropped off in the fun zone.
@@somyung1991That could be true, my father was a LT, so maybe they only sent officers ....but he definitely spent time in Panama
Greetings from a retired Malaysian officer. We used to train you guys in jungle warfare from the Vietnam war onwards, and helped set up your jungle warfare school too. In fact, the last I heard, we were still rotating our jungle warfare school cadres to your Hawaii jungle warfare school to keep you guys up to scratch in jungle warfare. Unfortunately, it would seem that you guys still carry too much to go deep in the jungle. Malaysia's tropical jungle is rarely flat and is mainly hilly or mountainous, unlike Hawaii's island jungle. Different kind of jungle altogether. Your Vietnam veterans will know the difference. Anyway, the lighter, the better. Our load for a two weeks exercise was definitely less that what I see here. And we weren't even counting on any air resupply. We brought in what we needed and that was it.
In the late 1990s, we had US Marines joining us for jungle warfare exercises. We were very impressed with their physiques as they all looked like bodybuilders, were very fit and their backpacks were very "impressive". Whilst we Malaysian soldiers were all scrawny and wiry with small backpacks. However, on the first day of the exercises, we found that they were not keeping up with us, and lagging far behind. By the second day, we have had enough and told them to junk all their stuff to be picked up and bring only food, ammo, and communications. Even then, they could barely keep up with us. We used to joke with them, that they had the right muscles for flat ground but the wrong muscles for hilly, mountainous jungle terrain. Also, the US MREs were not calorific enough compared to Malaysian MREs as you can imagine we burned up calories like mad. We used to bring some of our MREs back home with us, and after eating a few packs, you would put on weight fast!
Oh, and we had an advantage in tracking down Western soldiers. For some reason or another, they used to wash very little, whilst we would take every opportunity to find a stream or river to wash up. In primary jungle, the air is very clear and sweet. You can smell anything strong easily. We used to joke that we could smell if any Western soldiers were nearby or had passed by recently. They didn't believe us when we told them that :)
Have to give a mention to the best jungle warfare unit during the Vietnam War, Malaysia's Senoi Praaq Special Forces. The Senoi Praaq is a Malaysian special forces unit originally created in 1956 by the British colonial authorities to fight communism during the Malayan Emergency. They were recruited from the indigenous aborigines of Peninsular Malaysia. The unit began as a creature of British Military Intelligence and fought in the deep jungle as Special Air Service (SAS) protégés, eventually replacing the latter upon Malaysian independence from the British in 1957. The British 22 SAS bestowed the maroon beret on the unit in recognition of their services to them, which they still wear to this day.The extraordinary jungle survival and tracking skills of these aborigines were legendary and the British feared that the Communist Terrorists would gain an advantage if these skills were utilised against the British.
Before the Senoi Praaq were deployed into an area, conventional units would withdraw, allowing the Senoi Praaq complete, unrestricted freedom of movement in the operational area. The jungle skills, stealth, endurance, and fighting skills of the Senoi Praaq made them feared adversaries of the communists in Malaya. The unit attained a respectable body count and legends arose of incidents when the Senoi Praaq would count up 10 kills in a single, swift engagement. The Senoi Praaq Squadrons achieved a casualty ratio of 16:1for killed, wounded or surrendered (better than the SAS or Gurkhas at that time). Though the Senoi Praaq troopers were given a choice of weapons, they reportedly enjoyed scoring kills using their traditional weapons - the blowpipe with cyanide-tipped darts being a favourite. They particularly enjoyed a leisurely hunt that would take a few days, stalking their prey as if they were tracking game. The Senoi Praaq quickly established a ruthless reputation among the communist forces who took great pains to avoid the Senoi Praaq. Though they had access to air and artillery support, these were rarely used. Instead, the Senoi Praaq preferred more intimate tactics.
Lt Col Noone, the founder of the Senoi Praaq, along with a group of Senoi Praaq members were sent to An Khe, Vietnam early 1963 at the request of South Vietnam President Diem to train the indigenous groups there. They were asked to train them on counter-insurgency operations as had been successfully carried out in Malaya while fighting the communists during the Emergency. They were also responsible for forming the Montagnard Scouts team under the CIA-led MSP (Mountain Scout Programme) in co-operation with BRIAM (British Advisory Mission). The CIA called them the "Whispering Death" for their mode of operation and used to them to carry out covert missions in Laos. The Saigon government were so impressed by them that they wanted them to be under their direct control. However, they faced hostility from regular South Vietnamese forces, especially their special forces. Due to this intense animosity between the Vietnamese Special Forces and Noone’s team, Noone requested for his team’s removal from Vietnam. The Senoi Praaq team withdrew at the end of 1963 when Malaysia's Confrontation with Indonesia began. At around the same time President Diem was assassinated by a CIA supported military coup.
All rise!
Respect and salute!!
This is the kind of information I like reading about. Thank you.
Thankyou very much for writing all of this, it was an interesting read
@Eonclaire Hey great to see a Singaporean here. I would agree with what you said, especially about defending our homelands. Don't know if you know this but when we were having training and exercises in the 1990s, we were still influenced by the American Vietnam War and their Domino theory. Basically, they expected that once Vietnam won and became fully communist, they would start to influence and conquered the rest of South East Asia to make it communist! During our exercises, we always marked our Red forces with a single red star, which we all knew to mean Vietnam. We were supposed to fight a rearguard action all the way down to Singapore to buy time for the Americans to come to our aid, such was the general fear that had been instilled into us by the Americans. Singapore, like it was during WW2, was meant to be the last line of defence against communism, once Malaysia was conquered by the Vietnamese. And we really believed that then, as the Vietnamese by then had defeated the French, Chinese and Americans, all permanent members of the UN Security Council.
However, it was all bullshit. The Vietnamese had always said that they were fighting a war of liberation from foreign invaders and occupiers. First against the French, then the Americans, then the Chinese. And the proof of all that? Look how close the Americans and Vietnamese are now, to the extent that they have military partnership and support for each other, as a bulwark against the Chinese. That could have never been imagined during the 1990s, less than 2 decades after the fall of Saigon!
Sir who and where are you id like to interview you.
I always love it when Students are allowed to joke with the instructors as long as everything is kept to a professional standard and everyone knows the line
It's called Earned TRUST.
You must not have served in the Marine corps, kind of joking kind of not.
@@eddieobrien4394 not marine corps no. But another country and still got more to do. I had it like that too during my basics training
A lot of foreign military's are harder than the US military. They just lack the equipment and intel that the US has. Americans overestimate how important equipment and intel are...
@@Hardy_Productions harder=/= better training. In Bosnia spec ops break bricks on each other. In Russia high level GRU operatives have to be exposed to multiple types of gas. Both of what I listed are extremely difficult but how they are meant to train a skill is beyond me.
That #5 LTC is a serious badass and a real leader to take this challenge and all the other leaders that go through this challenge. Makes me want to do this even more!
I loved that his number was "05", like his Rank. O-5.
@@MaggieKeizai what o5 ?
the guy shown before him was rank1?
@@stevethea5250 #05 was that LTC who washed out.
@@MaggieKeizaidamn just noticed
That was 100% done on purpose i bet
Good on the Colonel. Hopefully there is more opportunity for the E-5s to go to these schools not just Deedo Rank.
number 23 isa true soldier. Thank you, all of you for yer service!
This is so cool seeing the 82nd Airborne come up in this video. My grandpa George was in the 82nd Airborne doing jumps in the mid 1950's. He was always so proud of his service right up until the day he passed just a month or so ago, and even after so many decades it was still such an impactful and important thing to him. I wish I could've showed him this video, he would've loved it. He spoke very highly of his time in the Army. It's so interesting to me to think about how despite the fact that it's all different people now, by several generations, this is still the same division that he was a part of, and was a part of him.
Thank you all for your service.
thanks for sharing Nick, beautiful.
I signed up to do this idk if im going to get 82nd but hopefully
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Your grandpa was a badass.
I was born and raised right next to fort Bragg home of the 82nd. It was so cool to see them in this video and seeing comments about them is awesome as well. I’m proud of the military town I get to call home. We get people from all over the country coming here to train.
Respect to these people, enduring all hard tests and overcome it. Gotta love #23 for being him. Great leader and motivator.
Are they simulate battle in Taiwan?
Going to suck real bad when they realize most of the country they plan on invading has already been deforested XD.
Not Taiwan but just Rambo , the movie that was made to heal the heart of the loser ?
This documentary should be used in army recruitment videos it was brilliant
Definitely. Marshmalow... Definitely.
@@jt.8144
Treaes conzolaKingFord
it certainly makes for great propaganda
as a joke aye
That’s what this video is XD
It would be very helpful and insightful if they integrated Vietnam veterans who experienced Jungle combat first-hand. I could understand if most are riddled with intense PTSD, trauma, etc., but if they could find some that really wanted to lend some critical insight to these brave soldiers preparing for war, it would be very useful. Nothing beats experience
23 is like out of a movie. So much respect for that man and he is a true soldier
where is that music from at 50:06 - i feel like its a chris nolan / hanz zimmer soundtrack
@@reubenb8612holy shit you’re right it does sound like zimmer
59, the other Ranger, looks like a character in an action film too
My first impression of 23 wasn't great - but after finishing the video; I can't think of someone better to be in the shit with.
He's also the guy that's gonna get ya killed too
46:15 23 jokingly yelling "CONTACT!" at some nearby gunfire had me dying 🤣 you can definitely tell he was someone who was great at making others feel comfortable in difficult situations through his comic relief
same. i was laughing loud af on the couch and replayed it a few times lol
I was watching this on the sly at work when I heard *CONTACT* ! I let out a big laugh and was burnt lololol
Man sometimes a joke at the worst time can be the absolute best thing
That was the most epic moment of the documentary 😅😅
He's well aware of what's happening around him😅😅
only person I follow into battle is chuck Norris
23 would be one cool ass FSG. I’m sure he saved a lot of soldiers from giving up, and just helping them drive through the training.
Rip 23
Ltc. is speaking like a true officer lol I'm just glad to be out here with the boys, in the dirt!
What amazes me is the super high moral kept throughout the course. It’s pretty awesome to see
It definitely helps for sure
It's almost as if...... they were professionals that wanted to be there, you donut. 🍩
low morale = bad performance. rather its you raging at a video game or getting in your head during a ruck march, mental self defeatism is the biggest killer of performance in any scenario.
keeping high morale in combat is a life or death situation. and god forbid if your soldiers become hopeless and depressed, that pretty much guarantees poor performance.
@@Janko630it's almost as if it's easier to have high moral in training than in actual combat.
Camera is around
Respect to all who have completed jungle training, I served as an British Army Commando, . I attended jungle instructors course in 1986…….. Around 4 weeks in Borneo Sarawak, most of that time in the ‘boonies!’ Did lots of difficult courses while serving, but jungle warfare, let along the instructor’s course. The Jungle just drains all your energy, fast, you spend 80% of your time running on empty.
I now live in N Thailand, been here 16 years so far….. I live in the country and love being in the jungle, I spend a lot of my time hiking and MTB in it.
they did a fine job selecting Borneo Sarawak as a training spot. as jungle as it can get, hope y'all learnt a thing or two from the local tribes. those people are beasts in the forest.
you got way better training then these desk jockies
@@ferris-nk4rv To be fair, this is just a short jungle course to get significant parts of the US armed forces at least aware of how to fight in the jungle.
The British military is much smaller, so most of the courses are for specialists, so are much harder.
Damn this was one of the better done documentaries of Army training. They did a great job of showing how hard this school is. What they don't mention however is that even those that fail still go back to their unit with a ton of great training and experience.
I'm tool old to re-enlist now, but damn, it makes me miss being in the Army and that fantastic feeling you get after doing a really tough school or doing any tough, but realistic training.
This Is easily the best youtube video i've seen this year
good doc, NOT HARD TRAINING
@@russgaartexastrainingandbo949
Sorry dude, but when you have as high of a failure rate as that school does with generally well trained and physically fit soldiers (who are mostly from combat arms units), then yeah I think it objectively qualifies as "hard training". There are certainly harder schools in the military, but not many.
@@wigon the jungle is no joke agreed. Any Army school will have its varying technical requirements, attention to detail will be your saving grace. Air Assault for example is not inherently hard, but small details can make it easy for one to overlook them, especially if they are unable to relearn their deficiencies.
@@wigon BUDS is much harder. Dropped/failed twice.
Damn at 1:08, that Soldier has his CIB, Airborne Wings with a Combat Jump Star, Air Assault Wings, Pathfinder badge. He has the whole tower of power!
#25 was there for such a short time yet he had one of the biggest impact on my emotions. A real leader!
This is way better recruiting material than what Big Army is pushing! People want to see shit like this!
@Mike Bastiat Someone's gotta do it
@Moonwalker007 I'm very pacifist yet. I would like the opportunity to be trained to defend my country. Defend only.
Obviously Insider is working with the military to push this exciting side of being in the military. Because our enlistment numbers are very low. Unfortunately, the horrors and corruption in past US history/wars have show how wars start for economic gain or are based on lies (ie Afghanistan). People are wary about joining.
@Mike Bastiat I suppose someone's gotta do it. Won't be me! I was very interested in military for a time but after lots of research...well
@Mike Bastiat I don't think war is necessary. But others do! That is inevitable. The issue is to prevent chaotic people from becoming leaders. I think that's easier said then done.
19:40 as an Aussie enlisted veteran with as much experience as #5. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the type of leader the western coalition needs. Hats off to this man as an officer. 👏
Much respect to him. Senior officers leading by example is not something commonly seen by enlisted men. Rarely, when it does happen, it's excellent for morale
Its awesome to see the officers in with the NCO's!!!!! Learning the dirt equals learning the shirt!!!! Go Army!!!! GO TO ALL Armed Forces!!!! My son is in the Navy aboard the Laboon protecting us all at this moment!!!! God Bless All of you for what you do day in and day out!!!!
To #25: Your hard work and sacrifice will not only be known by the men you lead, but by everyone who watched you on this documentary. Even though you didn’t complete the course, you still showed exemplary leadership skills by stepping up and entering the J course
It was really sad he failed the tests. He was looking forward to becoming a Jungle Warfare Command Soldier
@@thatbannanwastgood absolutely. Failure is a temporary state though. He has a leader’s mind, and he will recover because of that
@@MrReviewtime I agree. Hopefully he rejoins the training program and succeeds.
But he turned up, having knot learned his nots and also unfit. How is that showing leadership?
@johnnunn8688 He obviously spent time trying to do both, it just wasn't enough. And he still showed up anyways despite that. I think he's fine. 😂 If you're going to try to talk smack about someone's leadership skills, you should be an example of a leader first. The fact that you're willing and ready to put this person down for attempting something good for them and their peers is very revealing of _your_ own leadership skills, buddy.
I was in the Marines back in early 80's and we had jungle warfare training in Korea. HOLY CRAP.
I have to say that I have no idea what kind of training is being done any longer but after watching this video, I am very pleased to see that this is something that is still important.
The war is going to be in a jungle somewhere, guaranteed.
Our training was long and very hard in the Marines. But it is very good to see there are 23's in our military still.
Hard chargers are what is needed to keep America home of the free.
SEMPER FI TO ALL.
Not to take anything away from the accomplishments of our military, but after watching this, I think most country kids, like mine, could pass every test except for maybe the Land Nav.
@@MomWentBackpacking on paper they seem easy but combine these tests with all other elements such as hunger, lack of sleep or body fatigue from previous trainings, even weather and the simple tests that you see here would become 10x more difficult.
What year, and where did you serve in the Corps ? I was stationed at Kaneohe Marine Corps Air station back in 79.
A Co/1st Bn 3rd Marines. 0311 grunt.
Did Jungle training in the Philippines 79.We didn't use no cute rubber ducky AR-15 rifles. That's rediculous. Is the Army really that scared to make these guy's strain in pain ?
Find points of interests to guide through Jungle terrain and using that compass.
The Desert you're exposed.
The Jungle you're hidden and rely on heave concealment and n camouflage.
Don’t worry we, Vietnamese, whooped your rear… Your training in jungle warfare is useless at best! You can NEVER understand jungle warfare with your coward mentality.
Edit: And if you don’t understand why I called you guys out as a coward is because you sure are…
No country ever used an atomic bomb to win a war. No country ever used more bombs than WW2 to fight a country that wasn’t an industry, and yes you still lost! No country ever committed genocide to steal another country resources by claiming false WMD! And only a coward would kill another country’s top general behind his back…, But the worst of all is to name 1 war that the USA had won by itself without the help of its allies? The answer is NONE!
Hawaii?
The 10 bucks for 2 hot dogs and some chips was the hardest test to endure. 8 more candidates dropped because they did not believe in carrying cash.
800 billion dollars a year and the military won’t give their own people a bag of chips
@@twister5974 lmfao
I don’t have cash on me but do you guys accept Venmo ?
This was really educational to watch. It really felt you were there with the soldiers in training. Getting to know them and working together
I was a Marine platoon commander in Vietnam 1968-1969. Hard year. Lost too many good Marines killed and wounded. We operated in different types of terrain that included sandy pine forests near the coast, rice paddies, elephant grass, jungle, and the mountains. It was physically and mentally exhausting. It was stinking hot in the dry season and it rained constantly during the monsoon season. I was a company commander in Hawaii 1975-1976. Hawaii didn't have a jungle course in those days, rather it was OJT taking the company on training exercises on both Oahu and the Big Island. I can confirm that the terrain really sucked in both places, especially keeping control of a rifle company.
I did nearly freeze to death at the Army's Arctic Warfare Course at Ft Greely, Alaska in 1977 while I was the 1st Marine Brigade G-4 Operations Officer because one of our contingency plans was in the event of another Korean War. The commanding general wanted me to advise him as to how to prepare for that mission in the event we had to deploy to Korea during the winter. So he sent me to the Arctic Warfare Course.
I also spent two years in Latin America supporting a host nation's counter-insurgency effort. I wasn't as dangerous as Vietnam, but it was dangerous work. It was a designated combat zone and so I received combat pay and fitness reports. The country also had some serious terrain challenges.
Retired after 21 years. Greatest honor in my life was leading Marines, especially in combat.
Gonna lose entire carrier groups on day 1 fighting China. They aren’t the Vietcong. Why can’t we just stay home?
Thank you for your service♥️
"Especially in combat..." - was feeling your story till you admit being proud of combat in an illegal war. Ignoblilty is nothing to be proud of.
RAHHHHHHHH
@@jaym5938 bruh what do u mean by illegal war? he fought for the freedom of the people of South Vietnam from the communist regime.
A documentary length video?? What a treat!
the contact part was funny and scary at the same time. 23 was instantly jumped into action for it due to his experience and humour. ironic
To 1st SGT Fletcher idk if you’ll ever see this but you are a certified BADASS🤟🏼keep rocking on and Thank you for all your service!!!
23 is an absolute legend. A cut above the rest in terms of experience, super valuable team member, and can also keep up the morale when the others need it most
yeah, a man whose life main (and probably only) goal is to go to war just to kill other people, what a chad! (22:22) You americans are beyond repair, broken society and failed state.
He's a dapper dan kinda man
23 is a war obsessed lunatic
@@IMV-Pro dude! I totally thought the same thing!
🤣
@@IMV-Pro snort
During my time in the Army 2013-2022, I’ve always enjoyed training with people like 23. It’s awesome having people around who can bring up the morale when everyone is trying to embrace the suck lol
@@fulcrum3007 I agree. There’s a difference between a great leader that leads by example and a jerk
At least you got to Join the Army, me and My People arnt Accepted in the Armed forces because we are Different😠😭
@@sonofkarma5461 oh I’m sorry 😣 what country ??
@@DonaGeek the US
@@sonofkarma5461how are you different?
23 the type of guy to save your life with a single advice. Love guys like him
Big mouth
No matter how hard the training is, it is never like the real thing. Thank God we have some brave, wonderful soldiers willing to risk their lives to keep this great country going.
Insider working overtime to give us bangers🔥
Man I can only hear my dad telling me that a marine will never quit. He is dedicated to Corp and will retry again. I respect these guys for giving their all and understanding their limits.
Behind the slogans, they're nothing but animalistic trigger fingers. I have 0 respect for anyone that volunteers to kill at the orders of some corrupt, sexually deviant bunch of old men in DC
Marines never quit!
Don't Let 23 Retire. He has the mindset to win a War. He'll be a Good Asset on our side. Doubt he'll do anything else.
Oh make no mistake even though he will retire from the military with that attitude he will probably immediately be picked up by a private military contractor and will be doing work for the American government all over the world but for much better pay. That's usually where these gentlemen end up after retirement.
The American military is designed to fail.
If 23 retires and leaves the Army hes gonna beg the Army to take him back in. I think this is what has been made for.
Agree. He's a lifer
Lmao, today US military will send him on a half assed prepared or reconned mission that accomplish's absolutely nothing of military significance.
First Sergeant Fletcher is a fantastic leader . I truly hope the next generation follows in his footsteps . You need men like him on the battlefield he is like a beacon of light in the darkest places
MY FAVORITE #23 MOMENTS AKA 1ST SGT STEWART FLETCHER
WHY'D YOU JOIN 0:40
STRAIGHT TO DESSERT 9:36
LAND NAV INTRO 14:23
17:29 STAY IN YOUR LANE
RAIN FIRE 19:52
HE IS PLATOON 20:12
HEMSWORTH MONEY 24:30
MORALE BOOSTER 27:34
LEVITY REASONING 28:15
23 "FALLS" 29:01
LAND NAV TEST RESULT 36:58
VITAMIN D ABSORBTION 40:00
BOILED CHICKEN 42:05
FAMILY IMPACT 43:11
BIG JUNGLE FAMILY 44:18
1942 ZEPPLIN/CHINA SPY BALLOON 45:43
CONTACT! 46:18
FINAL ROPE TEST 47:48
CULEX PEP TALK 49:52
PLATOON QUOTE 53:14
NOTEBOOK OFF FALLEN ENEMY 54:26
CONTACT ELIMINATION 55:21
SLOPPY JOES, EXTRA SLOPPY 1:06:41
MTN DEW DIABEETUS 1:07:09
BACK TO WORK 1:09:21
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE & ADD ANYTHING I'VE MISSED
Thank you
Where was the “I ain’t got time to bleed”?
Damn son 23 would be impressed
How did you miss 38:40 We like pain?
lol
Number 23 is seriously cracking me up! What a legend
Interesting to note that most of the ones who failed were officers and most that passed were enlisted.
HOOAH REMEMBER THAT!!!
-army vet 😂❤
Not what I saw at the end when they showed everyone rank finally 🤷🏻.
@@nicholasanthony-thesix11ar73 found the kiss ass officer
Like the SGT?
That’s because there’s no A/C in the jungle
Training is always a double edged sword, unless you are an on point soldier who pushes your limits. Training is knowledge, I always enjoyed it
Jungle war is the most challenging combat...look at Vietnam war and the jungle war with Japan in Papua New Guinea during World War II....highly respect for these soldiers!!
That's why it's good thing when American soldiers train with Filipino soldiers who are used to this kind of environment. It's a win-win on both sides.
Mountain/Arctic/Cold warfare is considered the hardest followed by desert warfare
@@stormerz8605 Yep, arctic warfare takes the cake here. It's why i respect the Finns like no other.
@@stormerz8605 probably the rarest one as well.
Arctic is very relentless and lack of food sources.
Veteran USAF Security Forces here, respect to y’all that participated in the course.
I dont know how the heck Fletcher is still able to be chill, funny and motivating after so long. Thats the kind of guy you want on your team when the going gets tough. What a boss.
HES ADDICTED TO THE ATTENTION IT BRINGS . ITS LIKE A DRUG . CONSTANTLY NEEDS HIS FIX
@@giuseppe_Myou looking in a mirror again?
Just saying... in all caps you look like you're saying that about yourself...directly to yourself.
Stay strong, sad clown.
@@giuseppe_M You have no idea how hard it is to get to the grade of E8 in less than 20 years in. As well, you clearly never served or served in a non-combat role. With little to no understanding of the life. Educate yourself next time before typing in all caps and typing idiocricies.
When fletcher said “ no we live out here in the J we don’t have technology” I bursted out laughing. God bless men like him and all our troops
I like how nobody acknowledged NO.59. He was cool and leveled throughout the whole thing. He made me keep my cool while he was injured. And I wasn’t even there. 😅
23 is an absolute chad
I'm sure he really cares what you think.
@@lynchmob691 it's not an insult you ham
@@Bryacre don't reply back to him. He's special. And your right bro is gigachad
@@bradenbagby4431 lmaaao facts bro
I did Jungle Operations training in Panama in 93’ then after Air Assault, Airborne and Ranger school, I did Jungle training in Panama again in 95’. After multiple deployments, I finished my time in Hawaii. The best thing I ever did was continually do school’s majority of my time in the service. I also did a rotation in NTC in California and 5 JRTC rotations during my time in.
Have you been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and knighted by royalty as well?
@@dwaynebruny😂😂😂😂😂
well, then, you are on point.
You should just get a shirt with that printed on it
Crazy though, that is impressive.
@@reapsgrimley 😂
#23, you can tell he is experienced and seasoned. He's the star of this documentary.
23 is the guy in the military movies that passes away and the end of the film so its a pure tear jerker
thank you to all these men and women for serving and continuing to put themselves through challenging task we love you!
Went through this back in 2014. One of the best training I’ve ever done. It.. is.. not.. easy. They did 12 days, Back then it was 21 days.
Same here but mine was in Panama in 89 right before the invasion.
If the US were to enter a Vietnam like war (ideally not with the outcome) again, do you think they would offer a dumbed down version of this course for normal infantry?
@@whenhen They did back when I went through. The DEA went through right before we did and they had an abbreviated course. The instructors were laughing about it and said that quite a few of them couldn't complete it.
I hit J immediately after CDQC in 2014. That was a blast. We may have been in the same class.
@@Skaggs666 i went through Sept 12-Oct 3 2014.
23 is a whole character fr. love em
😭😂😂had me cracking up
Have I seen Platoon? Are you kidding me?
I AM Platoon😂😂
He certainly earned his retirement jesus. Army Sniper, Ranger and Ranger Instructor damn
Looks like great stuff to learn, even if we don't learn it in 9th grade, people make some pretty cool adobe forts in the jungle sometimes, and I've seen a guy make a spiderhole in the forest; I still imagine war can get colder or darker around the drow elves caves sometimes.
bruh 23's the most badass person i've ever seen
10:47 I really like that part, it shows the soldiers will
"Just too tired"
"it's okay"
"no it's not. I just failed"
The production quality and editing in this is insanely good 👍
I just retired (E-6, O-5) and really appreciated this video. I miss the comradery. Best regards to the all of graduates.
Comradery, this. I'm a civilian, but watching this really reminds me that the last time I felt true camaraderie among a group of men was football back in high school.
It's possible, but it's extremely challenging to find someone, let alone a GROUP of individuals, with whom you feel that sense of accountability.
It's obvious to say it's impossible, as these guys put their lives on the line, and that sort of bond can only be built in that environment.
Thanks for serving! I hope you pick up a sport or pursue some sort of activity that gives you that essence of camaraderie you once felt.
Light colonel can't spell camaraderie???
@Some Body I take the hit. Thank you for bringing the error to my attention. I, sometimes, like others depend on spell check that can in itself be in error. Blessings. It seems the 2 spellings are accepted.
@@devonwilliams2423 Thank you for your words. I'm only a civilian now. These men and women deserve our best words for earning Jungle tabs.
We don’t need war. Just get along. Be happy. Respect each other and help each other.
To summarize a JFK statement peace cannot be had without a strong military
If you want peace prepare for war
war is a necessary response
The historical perspective gained through this course is truly fascinating, shedding light on the experiences of soldiers during the Vietnam War. Congratulations on your recent graduation, and it's incredible to hear that 41 others graduated with you. 🎓🌟🙌📚
I really do wonder if jungle soldiers are useful when most likely the jungle wouldn’t even exist because of the fire caused by shells.
@@maxpro751 there's whole countries full of jungles, you won't be able to get rid of them all
@@keeennnyyy21 Is China full of jungles?
@@maxpro751 are you serious?
where is that music from at 50:06 - i feel like its a chris nolan / hanz zimmer soundtrack
Lmao #23 is my old MSG. Funny part he's not even acting, that's just his personality. He will fight for you anytime though 🤙.
In watching this, more than anything it jumps at me how young these people are. Their youthful personalities shine through the seriousness and difficulty of this training, and against the grim reality it's preparing them for. I don't know if we as a species will ever transcend the need for armed conflict, but while we are the way we are it's important to remember we are sending our young to fight, kill and die for us.
One day humanity will wake up and see that countless wars and unnecessary deaths of innocent people could have been avoided if the USA did not exist
I think it's absolutely ridiculous tbh. Like how is the government sending your young kids to go and die for they politics? Absurd.
young men die to solve the money issues of old grumpy fucks.
I don't know how else one could do it. Can't send retirees, lol.
18-25yo males are less likely to have kids, a spouse, etc and are in their physical prime. They are the demographic of legal age that is the most likely to take physical risks and can shrug-off nagging injuries and soreness to do it all over again the next day. We could make it 26-32yo for newly enlisted combat troops but then your getting into a demographic that is much more likely to have kids/spouse, already be down the path of their career, and while still is their physical prime, it's on the down-slope of said prime. Due to these factors the number of people willing to volunteer would plummet to half, maybe less.
But yes, it's an awful thing to send our youth off to fight, but we don't really have a choice until we've transcended geopolitical bickering being solved by kinetic conflict. The one thing that keeps this out of the realm of being immoral is we have volunteer service. They want to be there and know what they're getting into, especially in the modern age where a new enlistee can watch a documentary of the boot camp they're about to ship off to.
As much as I think it would do the US a lot of good to have mandatory service to their country for 18-36mo like many other countries, I don't think that mandatory service should include fighting wars; volunteer only unless a worst-case, existential threat forces our hand (ie invasion of the US) Maybe working the supply lines of a war, motor pool, mechanics, etc, but the tip of the spear soldiers have to want to be there, both for the ethics of the situation, and for the safety/morale of the soldiers writ large.
"In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons." -Herodotus
This is an awesome documentary. And 1st Sgt was one helluva NCO, I would've been proud to serve under that man. He's the epitome of what a senior NCO should be.
Hands down, best documentary I've seen in a long time.
1st Sgt. Stewart Fletcher is a self-made legend. Agreed. Great doc.
I did all that swimming as a child in the pool in the 80s... Treading water for 20 minutes... Blowing bubbles under the steps.. to breathe
I am a former 25 ID (light) soldier serving in Hawaii from 1989-1993. They didn't have Jungle School there back then but they did have Air Assault School, PLDC and RIP (Ranger Indoctrination Program) which gave me a very close and personal tour of East Range and it''s many gulches and dead-ends., When I went to Ranger School, land nav was a breeze and the 25ID RIP program had the best Ranger School graduation rate for first time graduates than any other division in the US Army. I went with 11 others from 25 ID to Ft. Benning in the winter and 10 of the 12 of us passed first time through. I recognize, even to this day, many trails, fields and other places including the tunnel which they didn't show. These Schools gave me knowledge that I still utilize to this day. Especially those crazy knots. haha By the way, I was not infantry, I was military intelligence. Rangers lead the way-
you ole tunnel rat you! place is still poppin'.
You forgot EIB, that was a big deal on Schofield back then. My dad was 25th light, we lived there from 1990-Dec 1992. His unit went to Australia for bush training, they went to the big island for the Eclipse and they went to Kauai after Iniki. We went to Drum after that, they sent him to Somalia and Hati. I served too, nothing cool though, just Commo for some MPs in Germany.
I was there 09-13 combat engineer, we started doing SAPPER training in East Range as well.
This was an experience just watching, I can't imagine actually going through it! All the respect to these soldiers... #23 is a great character & I think everybody needs one of him hah
23 is the main character who talks the player character through the game. Like Frank Woods in Call of duty. Excellent work BI, I want to see more long format content, it was like watching a season of a show with all the suspense and pay off. Best thing posted this month.
23 is definitely the main character and I'm all for it LMFAO
I resepct that 1SG. Hes the one to make Jungle school fun and enjoyable.
I like documentaries like this. All of the ones made seem to be of kids in basic training. These are real soldiers, the kind you actually go to war with. For me, basic training was easy but, going through a second time at age 35, it was most difficult dealing with the immaturity and the things we were taught I knew we'd only do in basic. Even for the most seasoned Soldiers among us, this type of training looks very challenging.
Excellent documentary! Although this course is not as long as it was in the 80's, this course appears to be very similar. I graduated from the jungle operations training center at Ft. Sherman Panama in August 1985. My son is with the 25th ID and went on that deployment to the Philippines earlier this year. I hope he will also go to the jungle warfare school, and make it a family tradition.
Only 10 mins in and I was rooting for 25😢. Seems like a good guy. Hope he got a second chance some other time or if not then I hope he had better success in his other military endeavors.
Damn good documentary. I clicked on the video expecting a news story and watched the entire span of it not realizing over an hour has passed.
Funny story😂- so I’m halfway through this video and the entire time something seems familiar but I can’t place it. I’m watching and listening and it’s a really entertaining video and then it hits me. The person who created this video and is narrating it is actually a childhood friend that I haven’t seen in 15-20 years lol. Graham if you see this I loved the content and hope you’re doing well man.
I had the same feeling and then realized it was Graham, my gay lover from 2-3 nights ago. GRAHAM CALL ME BACK
@@garyh5225 Graham is MINE, you ass! Stay away from him!
Graham, we're trying to reach you about your cars extended warranty 🎉
@@skilarsonofcollaum6086😂😂😂
As a Marine I went to the Army jungle school in Fort Sherman Panama 1963, It was great training. I loved it The training in Hawaii look too easy. 12 days ? Panama was three weeks. Much worse terrain, snakes everywhere. All of the instructors were outstanding.
Can attest hawaii terrain is awful still. It used to be 3 weeks but they cut out a bunch of classes on Knots and ropes. Now you just arrive and test out on it to get in vs arrive and learn it then test out.
Everything was more hardcore in the '60s.
My father went through Fort Sherman jungle school in 1977
I too thought 12 days was a bit short… but jump school is also shorter than I thought it should be as well.
The orders are cut short because they don't want to pay them full BAH
U know that that amnesty box is like a gold mine for the instructors. A freaking giant box of like everything ud want as a man from a gas station lol
Love this series. Big props to the more experienced officers still walking the walk.
yo most of these guys are enlisted.
"Peace is a good thing, but I joined the military to go to war, so. . ."
You go dude!
Yes peace good too and mostly everyone needs it speciall y to those who sibling and love ones.. But when the situation is goes to worse. And abusive is always taking for advantage and the hardlife is experiencing.. Peace is limited to existing because it only favor for those have wealthy people.. And for many it not happiness.. That why sometimes war is a total solution.. To change the society..
This is a really well filmed and edited segment, I learned a lot!