British Couple React to What New Marine Corp Recruits Go Through In Boot Camp
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I was pretty strict about raising my son. He definitely learned that disobedience would result in consequences at an early age. When he came home from school one day while in the 9th grade and announ=ced to his mother and me that he was going to join the Marines when he graduated my wife was really panicked. I figured that I could either respect his decision or be the parent that tries to talk their kid out of their goals. I chose to accept it. He asked for a weight bench for Christmas 1999. and went from about 165 pounds to 196 by the time he left for Parris Island six days after graduation in 2000.. My son served for 20 years and retired last summer. He was deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan as well as Djibouti in North Africa. He was there when the 2 helicopters crashed in the Gulf Of Aden in 2006. I have the greatest respect for my son and sometimes I wish that I was half the man he has become. I feel blessed to have played a small role in his life and see it as an accomplishment that I got right.
What a wonderful story about your family, and your son, the Marine! You both played more than a small role! And The Father sent him home safely to you.
Please tell your son thank you for his service. Without men and women like him, we would not have the freedoms we have now.
Two things. Thank your son for serving and I believe that you are half the man he is. You raised him and he became a Marine. You have something to do with that.
You might not be half the combat trained participant he is, but you are definitely all man. It takes tons of bravery for a parent to step back and let their baby take on becoming an adult. You gave him the opportunity and support he needed, and that gave him the tools he needed to forge ahead.
I realize I’m early, or late, but happy Father’s Day. And merry Christmas.
Well done.
That’s a really awesome story. Your son must be very proud of what he did with his life
Semper Fi
60 years ago I reported to Parris Island to become a Marine.....It was hard, some times scary and sometimes funny. No matter how long or how old you are you are still considered a Marine by every other Marine no matter from what era. Next to raising my daughters it was the best thing I ever did in my life.
Thank you so much for your service and sacrifice.
Once a marine always a marine. Thank you for your service.
Semper Fi
Semper Fi brother, from me it's been a mere 47 years since I stepped on the yellow footprints at PI.
Thank you for your service.
Back in the 90s I thought this was pure hell but now looking back graduation from Parris Island and earning the title Marine was one of the proudest moments of my life
I’ve no doubt. Because you literally overcame and conquered one of the toughest tasks of your life under the most punishing conditions
Anyone who becomes a Marine should be proud
We one of the few
OoRah Devil dog 1982 grad of P.I. here
"Pain is weakness leaving the body." - Marine Corps saying
This Navy vet has nothing but respect for the Marines I served with.
my dad was Vietnam Vet (ARMY), he told me you can always tell a Marine because they will either look "squared away" or do something not normal or both, many years later we got this new guy at work and I went to introduce myself, he turned around and was eating cold vegetable soup from the can, I said your a Marine aren't you, he smiled and said oorah, he's still a good friend to this day
Dude at work is always apologizing for my jar head tendencies
Hard chargers too. Best employees I ever had were Marines after they left active duty. None better.
I'm so impressed by Millie saying "magazine" instead of a clip. Most people who don't much about guns don't know the difference. Well done young lady.
well she was in the cadets at school, so i guess they learn the lingo.
Spoken as a rifleman sir
My husband is a Marine. He went through basic at Parris Island in 1996. They don't call them "The Few, The Proud" for no reason.
I was proud to have served as a U.S. Marine. Parris Island trained "mud Marine" USMC Tank Commander.
Semper Fi to my fellow Marines!
0352 - anti-tank - 2/7 80-86 Semepr Fi
Semper Fi
Started my enlistment process yesterday. Still not sure what MOS is right for me. But God help me I’ll be a devil dog like you. Thank you for your sacrifice sir.
@@crayonsfordinner1035 good luck.keep mouth shut,listen please do as much PT as you can before you stand on our yellow foot prints
Good Luck to you. Once in Boot Camp, Stay positive and NEVER quit!
My son is a Marine, currently in his MOS school. I am very proud of him. He has always been a good kid but, the Marine Drill Instructors found and brought out things in him I knew he had in him. However, I couldn't find a way to get him to see it for himself. These instructors in boot camp are true professionals. As hard as they have to be at times, they can typically get more potential from these kids than their parents. My son is very much a man now at (19). I respect him and the Corps greatly for what they have achieved.
I joined the Marines straight out of high school because of the dress blue uniforms and I was told it was the hardest bootcamp in the Military. This video was so pc and let me tell you behind the scenes it’s way worst lol. Day one when I had to make the phone call no one picked up for me either. So I just started reading the script to a empty phone. I did not want to be the last one with attention on me 😂. Also If you complete Marine bootcamp you can transfer to any other branch in the military without doing their bootcamp. That shows you how they view the Marine bootcamp vs every other branch.
Bravo Company Platoon 1105 Parris Island SC 2006 Semper Fi
It's not PC, it's CYA
Alpha Company, Platoon 1142, MCRD San Diego, 2000
That's true if I was to go from army to marines id have redo basic
But not for navy or air force
You guys kick ass
13 weeks of basic is just the qualifications to BEGIN your actual job training. Depending on your job you will be sent off to Advanced Infantry Training, Tank School, Engineering, Sapper, Sniper, Aviation, Special Forces Recon, or whatever other job training you will need. This training can last from 8 weeks to 2 years. Even Marine cooks and chaplains go through basic training which teaches them basic rifle, unit tactics, and combat skills. Every single marine from the Commandant of the Marine Corps, down to the men washing laundry on a ship... every single one of them is a rifleman first.
This is so true. Before my dad retired he told me about how even the people working in the post office had to do this.
I graduated from Bootcamp in 1975. It was a proud moment. Unfortunately I was honorably discharged in 1978 after being injured in a helicopter crash or as the Marines Corps calls it a "hard landing".
It is important to remember that this is not the end of training. Infantry goes on to several combat schools after Bootcamp. Others go on to other training schools for their assigned specialty. In the end though all Marines are first and foremost a rifleman.
🌸 One of my brothers graduated from Parris Island in '75.
Went thru PI In late 75. 0311 grunt.
new river?
My Godfather died a year ago, he was a 94 year old Marine. Korea and WW2 Veteran. Once a Marine, always a Marine. He taught me to be tough and bleed red, white and blue.
condolences to you. how wonderful to have such a person to look up to. may he rest in peace.
My husband is a Marine. We met way before. He has been here in the states by himself since he was 13. I have so much respect and admiration for him seeing what he went through before becoming a Marine. Watching him become a Marine was amazing. They bring out the best in him. After learning so much about the corps I seriously have so much respect for anyone that does it.
My husband is the happiest I’ve ever seen him since becoming a Marine. One of his goals is to become a drill instructor to shape brand new marines. God bless the men and women that earner the title and the ones that have tried! ♥️
P.S. that phone call is GUT WRENCHING on the other end!
My son did this in 2017. He's out now. It changed him. It was hard. But as others have said it was transforming.. you never stop being a Marine.
Once a marine, always a marine
It is a title that once earned can never be taken away from you
If you call out "Hey, Marine" even to this day, I will turn to answer. It has been 20 years since I became inactive.
13 weeks is a long time, but after the first 3 weeks you get used to the stress and pace of the training and it starts to fly by. I went through MRCD San Diego, 2nd Bn, G Co. Platoon 2025 back in 1996.
Golf Co! Hell yea! Parris Island 2021 Plt 2090 G Co. THE Golf Co.!!
Hotel Co 2046 "89
@@tedzimmerly oh hell yeah, I was the last cycle of Hotel that graduated Dec 22nd, 21. Hotel Hell for life🙌🏻 Still got a long way to go. “Let me hear that ‘THUNDER’, that 2nd battalion ‘BOOM’, cause 1st battalion ‘SUCKS’, and 3rd battalion’s ‘WHACK’. Our diddys were pretty sick haha. Lots of fun
I was 2nd Bn, G Co, plt 2020, 2007 at the beautiful parris island.
My son is currently in MCRD San Diego, 2nd Bn. Echo Co. and graduating in 3 weeks. His Crucible is less than 1 week away.
Millie needs to be in more reactions. Makes them even better
Millie needs to be on the same side as the camera .. she is MUCH prettier ..
@@eTraxx well that’s dude’s girlfriend. When you get one you can put her as close to the camera as you want unless you creep her out and she leaves you.
@@eTraxx
Coming off a little creepy
It was January 1977 when I stepped off the bus at 1 or 2 AM after being up for around 24 hours. As an 18 year old kid it is definately a culture shock that remains with you forever.
I stepped off the bus around that same time in January of 2000. After I was discharged, I had a dream for several years where I was back at Parris Island and telling the drill instructors that I wasn't supposed to be there because I had already finished. It was the same drill instructors I actually had, and they weren't interested in listening. I still remember the emotions I was feeling like it was yesterday, and standing on the yellow footprints thinking, "Well, here we go."
I served in the Army and have great respect for Marines, because I know that their training was tougher than mine. We might joke that they eat crayons, but I wouldn't want to go against one in a fight.
@kai savage Oh, you mean the Army gives out more medals than the Marines?
@@TacShooter Army gives out medals for peeing and hitting the toilet !! (it's a joke people, sorta)
@@Mrstrikerace I barely got a Good Conduct Medal out of it. It helps to brown nose, I hear.
Crayons actually taste good.Parris Island serves the Crayola Brand.MMMMMMM!
I heard they only eat the red white and blue crayons. Obviously I don't think they really do. Too waxy feeling to even think about eating. But great for fire
My husband is a Marine (never say WAS-once a Marine, always a Marine). The stories he told me were extremely rough, but it helped me to understand what he went through. Marines are the best of the best. Our son joined the military out of high school but we knew he didn't have that special kind of crazy that is required to be a Marine. He went Navy and thanked us for steering him that way. Lol. Navy boot camp is nothing to sneeze at, but its 8 weeks and slightly less brutal.
Thanks so much for your husband's service, and you too! I'm sure it wasn't easy not knowing whether he would come back alive or not.
I've always thought about joining the Marine Corps or perhaps the Navy because I want to make my grandpa proud. He served and dedicated 22 years of his life to the Marine Corps and served in Vietnam, he saw so many horrible things over there and had been stabbed multiple times. Fighting a guerilla war in a dense jungle against an enemy that uses civilians as human shields and plant traps everywhere must be extremely difficult to fight....some of those men were just young teenagers to. I'd love to see him at my graduation, because even though he is extremely strict and kinda, set in his ways when it comes to LGBT stuff, he's alright and I really do respect him and ALL service members or new and of old. 🙌
I tried to talk my son into joining another branch too. My son is very sensitive and very in tune to others around him. He is such a sweet boy. But he joined anyway and now his Crucible starts next week. I have faith he is strong and determined like his mom and nothing can stop him. But I just felt he was perfect already. I hope the Marine Corp boot camp only made him better.
@@shyryTsr2k Don't join the Marine Corps to make anyone proud unless that person is yourself. The Marine Corps has to be a journey you take for you, or it won't work out.
Being a Marine is not for everyone. Marines really are cut from a different cloth. It's a very hard life, and one has to be a little bit crazy to sign up for it to begin with. Boot camp is just the beginning. Make sure it's something you really want. It will be the hardest thing you've ever done.
Lol she was so proud of shooting a gun and telling her story, too precious, great video once again from you two 👏
Becoming a marine was the toughest and most rewarding thing i've ever done. It put me in the best shape i've ever been in and gives me the opportunity to keep getting stronger. Semper Fi!
Graduated high school in 83 and graduated the Marine training in 83. I had to have my, mom's permission to join since I was 17 and would not be 18 until later that year. I am prouder of getting through boot camp than high school. The Marine Corp gave me a feeling of belonging and family to this day and I am all the better for it.
Graduated MCRD San Diego in 1994, best thing I ever did. They definitely toned things down for the video.
Fyi, they will teach you how to swim. There are plenty of those that did not know how when they went in. I was one of them. Imagine my horror when I found out we had to do swimming qualifications. By the time we had finished, I was very comfortable in the water. And yes, those that needed help were taught in an extremely low stress setting, apart from the madness.
My unit had the opportunity to twice train with the British Royal Marines. Those are some truly bad azz dudes, much respect. They taught us so much.
Though I've never served myself, I am very proud to be the firstborn child of two Marines... God bless America and our UK family.
I have worked alongside many Marines. They are among the smartest, most dedicated and fearless souls I have ever known.
They are also among the funniest and most ruthless pranksters I’ve ever known as well.
Unless one had dishonored or become a traitor to, this nation, there is no such thing as an ex-Marine.
Semper Fi, my patriotic brothers & sisters! ♥️🇺🇸💥
I was a Corpsman and offered (at that time) to transfer to the Marine Corps. I took it on a whole new meaning when the first day began at 0400 hrs. We KNEW we were in trouble when the Gunny Sergeant got us out the hatch and in push up position and said the following..."We KNOW you know all about medicine. Now WE'RE gonna make you into a MARINE!!!" They did.
We had great respect for our corpsmen because they earned it. We always had their backs and we knew they had ours. There really is a brotherhood among Marines and corpsmen are included.
Semper Fi Doc
I was in the Marines 2009-13 and recruit training is one of those things where it’s much scarier and intimidating watching it from afar than it actually is when you get there.
2009 Charlie Co. Rah
I'm from San Diego and live pretty close id say 15 minutes away to Camp Pendleton which is a Marine Corps base. It's an absolutely HUGE place that feels more like a small city or a town rather than a military base and there are even times when I could hear bombs being tested and my house would shake from the detonations. Normal civilians are not allowed on base but I can go on base because my grandfather was in the Marine Corps he actually fought in Vietnam, Master Gunnery Sargent is his rank. He's still alive and would take me sometimes to base its always fun seeing all of the tanks and airplanes in large fields but of course you're not allowed to actually go inside since they're still in service. There are abandoned airfields closer to downtown San Diego that have retired WWII and Cold War jets/planes that are just the coolest!
My son graduated with Mike Co 3070 on September 10, 2021. He went to MCT in NC and then to school for his MOS, Combat Engineer, in NC. He graduated on February 14, 2022 as a Combat Engineer and was then sent to his PDS. I am so proud of my Marine! It was so hard. The letters I got were at times heartbreaking for this mom! There were times he was so discouraged but determined. His letters from boot were something I held very important/special. He kept ever single letter that was written to him. He gave them to me to take home after graduation. I have them all saved for him. From the PT, to the gas chamber, to the gun range, to the different hand to hand combat activities, to the Marine Combat Martial Arts, and then the crucible it was a huge physical and mental challenge they all had to overcome! To see the emotion filled pride that was in them after completing the crucible in videos will bring you to tears. To see them stand at attention and march together the way they didn't graduation made this momma so proud. When your a MoM (Mom of Marines) you truly feel like all these young men and women are your's. You hold a pride for them that is unexplainable and you pray for them like no other! Thank you to all who have served or are serving as the Few the Proud the Marines! God bless you all! Semper Fi!
Awesome of you to upload this video on my birthday ! I entered those Paris Island doors as a girl and left as a U.S. Marine many years ago. Everyone has some period of life that they're not totally proud of, but I was proud of myself and what I was doing every minute I spent in the corps. Semper Fi to all the devil dogs here.
Finished boot camp about a month ago. It was the most challenging yet funniest times ive had in my life. My drill instructors destroyed me every day but my god they were funny as hell
Yeah, the comedy is usually overlooked by the civilian world.
I used to have to bite my lips until they bled to keep from laughing. One day when walking out of the head, I saw one of my drill instructors standing in the corner with a recruit and trying to get him to drink from the mug jug. I don't know if they still have those, but it was basically a big jar of cotton balls in a mixture of rubbing alcohol and Aqua Velva aftershave. It was used for cleaning our faces. I started laughing uncontrollably and continued even though I had two drill instructors yelling at me. I paid dearly for that, but I just couldn't help it.
@@joshm9504 what the fuck hahaha. What they would do to us at boot was during chow, they would make the fat kids mix their food and make a “mcflurry” which was yogurt, green beans, asparagus, chicken and cheese.
I'm a proud Marine Wife (ret.). My husband spent 4 yrs in ROTC during college, then was accepted into the USMC OCS (the Crucible was called Hell week back then). He retired in 2005 after 23 years of AD service, but "Once a Marine, Always a Marine." We now have a son and daughter serving in the AF. We are a very proud military family. 🇺🇲
I dropped my boyfriend off at the bus station 2 days after we graduated high school. He was on his way to Camp Pendleton in San Diego. We didn't try to stay together as our lives had diverged so drastically with me going off to college and him being deployed all over, but we remained friends and kept in touch. Going into his 4th year in the Marines, when he was stationed in Okinawa, we started writing back and forth frequently, and I fell head over heels in love with him through those letters. We've been married nearly 23 years and are still madly in love. He is an amazing husband and father, and respected by everyone he works with, and the Marine Corps was a big part of shaping who he is.
As someone who has been through USMC boot camp back in 2007, these videos are nothing compared to how it really is like you said. I WISH it had been this soft 🤣 great reaction
This Business Insider series is pretty good. They also have ones for the Coast Guard, Army, and Air Force that are worth checking out.
They do it for Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies too!
Thank you guys so much for this video! My 22 year old grandson is a Marine, trained in San Diego, Camp Pendleton. Let me tell you, it’s as intense & brutal as shown, but watching my boy graduate, was one of the proudest moments of my life. Thank you so much. Love your reaction videos! Love, from the Great State of Oklahoma, USA 🤍
My former landlord was a Marine during World War Two. He ran into a German officer, killed him and took pictures out of his pocket. They had pictures of Rommel surrendering on the train.
Did any Marines fight in Germany in WW2?
The only Marines who fought Germans in WW2 was Marine Maj. Peter Otiz and 6 other Marines when they parachuted into Franch with an Army Air Corps Officer. One Marine died because his chute malfunctioned. Maj Ortiz had previously worked and trained with the French resistance.
I remember calling my recruiter the night I arrived at MCRD San Diego in October of 2001 and reading that same script. Family and friends that sent recruits huge boxes of Pogey bait were sadists! We were there for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, so the DI's were really happy during mail call and every recruit feared it...
Too funny, I was there Christmas day, we played rifle drills with footlockers for the first half of the day until the Senior DI came in. Semper Fi
@@Mrstrikerace Hoorah Devil! Christmas day our company was marched to one of the movie theatre sized classrooms and we were told that we were getting rewarded on Christmas day. When we got there, finished the stupid games and were seated, the DI's said we could have Snickers bars and DP's while Saving Private Ryan was playing. Since all of us were starving and stupid enough to believe them, many recruits gorged themselves and about half an hour later DI's took recruits out in fireteams and smoked us until every bit of candy and soda filled large parts of the pit up. The next group of recruits got smoked in the vomit, contributed what they ate, so on and so forth. I wish I'd have been one of the first dozen to go out there, because everyone after that got covered in a cement like mix of sand, Snickers, DP and whatever you ate for morning chow. We then went back in and had to watch the rest of Saving Private Ryan and I don't think I've ever watched a movie that seemed as long as that one did, that day. The smell was hard to describe. Doing laundry from the start in boot camp as a recruit meant slowly marching in a conga line of guys that were afraid to take a shit (ever), washed our clothes by jamming almost everything we were issued in a laundry bag and prayed we could at least get them wet (this was a horrible idea) in the hopes that we could wring out the taint sweat smell and replace it with a pleasant mildew smell. If you tried hard enough to concentrate on the Snickers and DP puke, it made the taint and mildew stink a smidge less offensive. Running in formations back to the barracks after that "Christmas gift" was an experience. Our showers were similar to the washing laundry method, except everyone was naked and if you were lucky, you got enough water to rinse the palm of your hands, before the recruit behind you forgot to stop shuffling forward and you got to experience something entirely different. 100 recruits trying to navigate that quickly led to violence and people seemed to forget that all we were wearing were shower shoes. Recruits made enemies that day. Bulldog smell good (aftershave) was thick in the air that night and you couldn't burn the stink out of those clothes. Thank God there were no female recruits at MCRD San Diego, because that would've made it so much worse... Good times!
Thanks for this video. My brother became a marine in 1976. I was 16 years old. Being around all those marines, I was in heaven. Well I dropped my tray in the mess and that devastated me. Love to watch you guys. ❤️
I went through Boot Camp in 1979. Was the hardest 13 weeks I loved. SEMPER FI
My whole family are military, they do this to help save your fellow brothers in the military if they break they do NOT need to be there they can cause others to die by freezing up at the end of your 4 years they also get a major resign bonus it will be as much as their years pay their homes are absolutely beautiful on base and their family’s can work on base their children go to school on base etc they are treated with a lot of respect and when they retire they keep this brotherhood ❤️🇺🇸👏🏻
My dad was a Marine and we were raised with Marine style life aspects like when showering water on to wet down, turn off to wash body and hair, turn water on to rinse. Water should be on no more than 3 to 5 minutes.
My brother is retired AF serving 24+ years.
that's sensible. no need to waste water; it's a precious resource.
You can tell a Marine right away. They are proud, respectful, and have a way about them . They are impressive.
It really doesn't matter if you can't swim. They will teach you what you need to know. I was in the navy and I had a few "iron ducks" in my division.
In the Corps, we called them bloop-bloops. That was the sound of their air bubbles popping on the surface from the bottom of the pool.
My mom and dad were both Marines in the 80s in fact I was conceived at Camp Pendleton
What a way to get dishonorably discharged
@@djentyman4002 Nah they had finished basic, they were living on base. My mom worked in the JAG office (basically military court system) and my dad was an engineer. They both left the Marines before I was born but they both had honorable discharges.
I served in the National Guard because there was no way I was built for the Marines, I was a 74 Delta (CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear engineer)
@@nfamus540 ahh okay I got it now.. much respect for you and your parents for serving!
You guys are my favorite new channel. Also, glad Millie is in the mix, seeing you two together adds a great dynamic.
14:28 reminds me of this one time where we were at the RTF learning about random shit, I think the five major battles of WW2, and a Drill Instructor walked in and stopped the class. He said that we were being invaded by Afghanistan or someone in that region of the world, and since we were just starting recruit training, we had the choice to leave or stay. We didn’t have any contact with the outside world so of course we believed anything they said. “All of you that want out, walk out those doors right now!”
I stayed for whatever reason, but when the doors opened, all you could hear was something to the effect of “ahhhhhhh, so we don’t wanna die for this country????” Among other screams. Good times lol
Joined the Army at 17, and can honestly say it was the single most important decision of my life, and retired at 50. It has paid off in many ways.
SSgt.Harris,Sgt.Johnson,and Sgt.Nichols,40 years later I still hear you in my head instructing me like in 1982 reminding me in how to do it right. Thank you for being my Drill Instructors!!!
Attending my younger brothers graduation from boot camp was a very emotional experience for me. I was a bit stunned when he signed up but I have to admit they put him on a course to be the man he became. I'm sad to say we lost him to cancer last year at age 57.I'm proud to say he was a marine to his last breath
I have an American friend who came through this same boot camp. He said it was very tough and challenging both physically and mentally. But he told me that after graduating, it only made him stronger as a person. Additionally, his aspirations to become a marine also came into factor. Salute to him and to all the marines
My son went through this boot camp when he was 17. He is now a proud Marine Veteran. You are right there is a lot more, but the brutality of the DI’s of the past isn’t as bad. I’m so proud of my son for being one of the few, the proud, a Marine.
This film is actually rather tame; they would never show what it is really like in a documentary for public relations reasons. I went through Parris Island in 1989 and the closest film I’ve ever seen that came close was Full Metal Jacket.
one of my favorite quotes:
"They (Women Marines) don't have a nickname, and they don't need one. They get their basic training in a Marine atmosphere, at a Marine Post. They inherit the traditions of the Marines. They are Marines." - Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb, USMC
My dad is a retired Marine. He says the things the recruits go through now is nothing to what it was like in the 60’s and 70’s.
Did he also have to walk to school uphill both ways with his shoelaces tied together?
@@Sandman60077 You know, I think I have heard that story once or twice myself. 😉 I think he meant it was a different time and type of training. I think you train for the time you’re in. We have way more technology today, which makes planning and training different. Thanks for the sarcasm. 😁
@@moemoe211 The sky is blue and stop signs say stop, why are we stating the obvious?
@@wildwulf7065 Thanks for the comment. I believe I was adding to a conversation about a video at hand. Sorry you feel so triggered my friend.
@@moemoe211 from what you first said I feel as if people with common sense can come to an understanding that of course things where done differently due to the fact it was a different time and we have became way more knowledgeable now and have made many things easier for ourselves. Just saying that the second statement was pretty redundant. Im trigger disciplined, not triggered.
My high school sweetheart became a Marine Drill Instructor. He was very kind and soft spoken when we were together and one day I saw a video of him as a DI and I was shocked. The yelling and apathy wasn’t him at all. It was a persona. And his job. And I was naive. I have the utmost respect for his 17 yrs of service. He was pulled off a platform by a recruit who panicked from the height and he broke his back in 2 places. I now have 4 disabled Army vet kids and couldn’t be any prouder of them for their sacrifices. My granddaughter just graduated from Navy basic. The.3 branches are definitely different
Yes, Drill Instructors are essentially practiced, performed and controlled psychopaths...most of the time in dress uniforms and dress shoes. It is almost all very intentional. I was in the Marines and my platoon SGT was a former DI but alot of times he still retained the craziness though.
Funny to think that the docile, calm, and extremely nice painter Bob Ross was at one time a drill instructor.
Graduated 2021 july 29th. 1st batallion charlie co. Semper fi marines! Im so greatful for this great brotherhood.
1994 I crossed the parade deck a Parris Island and became a Marine. Never did I regret it.
Semper Fi
My grandfather was a Marine in Japan during WW2 and my father was a Marine in the Korean War. Tough as nails the both of them, and I'm proud as hell they were in my life.
My son went through Parris Island 4 1/2 yrs ago. He is currently stationed in Beaufort South Carolina near Parris Island. He just reenlisted for another 4 yrs. In October and on November 1st He made Sargent. And yes I am a very proud father. On March 1st he leaves Beaufort to go to San Diego, California to be stationed at Miramar Marine Air Station.
Thanks for Covering this :) It’s nice to see us Marines get more recognition and differentiation between the Army 💪🏻
I live in Charleston, SC where they fly the new Marine recruits to attend basic training on Parris Island. They all look so young. When we get off the plane, the drill Sgt. is waiting for them as they step off. I could almost cry for them.
when I was in USMC boot camp at Parris Island in 1980 as a woman Marine I did not have to learn how to shoot a gun/rifle. That changed 2 months after I graduated in August 1980.
My son trained in SanDiego. He said one of the toughest things for him was keeping a strait face when he was being screamed at.
Yep, my son was at San Diego as well. He just took it all in stride. Woke up in the middle of the night to do cleaning, finished it and the instructor dumped all the garbage out and said do it again. He'd just shrug and do it. Definitely brought out the absolute best in him. He was a bit messy before and now he keeps his place so clean. I wish all young people would be required to spent 8-12 weeks in Maine boot camp at the end of high school. It just helped him so much i think it would be a good thing for most all young people to go through.
I am an overwhelmingly proud father of a son who just joined The United States Marine Corp. It has always been his dream to serve in the Military. It has always been my desire to support him chasing his dreams. May The Lord watch over him and keep him safe. God bless you, James and Millie. Peace and Blessings to everyone.
My parents didn’t come but my grandparents did. My grandpa was so proud he cried the entire time.
I do love the part at the end where he was yelling at them until he got to saying “US Marine” in his normal respectful voice! Idk why but it just sent chills up my spine.
Parris Island doesn't give you time to think about it,you're too busy to worry about it. April- July 1982. Plt 1031,Co B,RTR.My Dad tried to talk me out of it.He was there when I graduated, he talked with my drill instructors. This was the first time my father respected me for ANYTHING I did.Hw passed in 2009.One of the last things he told me was when he saw me at Parris Island.OORAH,DAD,OOHRAH!!!
I attended Boot Camp at Parris Island in 1971, when I graduated and became a U.S. Marine it was one of the best days of my long life and I will never forget it. Semper Fi 'til I die! College is not totally free, when I was in they paid 75% of the tuition and I had to pay for the books. I also got the GI Bill for serving in Vietnam, after I got out the GI Bill helped with tuition and books, but did not pay for everything.
Former US Marine here, the Drill Instructor in the yellow is actually very tame in the clips you see of him in this video! One of my Drill instructors was former Marine Recon (Think British SAS on steroids).
The "Drill Instructor voice" is a low gravely, coarse, and almost barking tone, very similar to a dog growling but while speaking. Google it, for there are no words that can accurately describe it until you hear it! Most recruits accually master it by time we become full fledged Marines at the end of Boot Camp because we hear it so much and imitate it on the 4 hours a week we get free time for church on Sundays.
This Particular Drill Instructor had used it so much that his vocal chords got permanently stuck in that tone of voice. It was quite unsettling after graduation talking to him like an actual human being because of this!
Keep in mind that in summer, in the Low Country of South Carolina, it routinely gets up into the high 90s (35-38 degrees C), with more than 80 percent humidity. Sweating does not cool you off. Rain only boosts the humidity. And the high temperatures persist after the sun goes down. And then there are the insects, which you will be eating and inhaling routinely as you run. That's often the environment that Marines have to fight in, so that's where they have to train.
When you step off that bus, I swear Paris Island feels like the Hottest, Most Humid, corner of Hell...
My Dad was the Army. He put my sheets on my bed a couple of times. I had to lift up the mattress and pry the corners out for under the sides. When you got under the sheets it felt like you were being held down because the corners where so tight that you couldn’t move. I hate my feet feeling trapped but when he made the bed you whole body felt trapped.
Semper Fidelis!! I graduated from Parris Island in August 1986, I turned 18 in July of that year.
MCRD:CP/PI Have been making excellence for generations. Being a Marine is not a job it's a tradition. Semper Fi.
I have a son just joining the Marines. As his mother, I'm anxious but excited for him.
I have you tell you lovely Brits, that my number one hero is Winston Churchill. You guys were all alone on your beautiful island with all of Europe in ruins. That amazing man gave his 'We will fight in the streets..' speech and you all stood firm and prepared for the worst. That is astonishing. I have so much love for your spirits and that great man!
I am a US Marine. I went through boot camp in 1972. A few years later I came back as a Drill Instructor. It was a lot less friendly when I was in the “Corps.” The purpose of boot camp is to prepare the recruit for possible combat later on. It is to instill discipline, esprit de corps and much more. It changes lives.
My father was a Marine after WWII. One of my sons graduated from Marine Corps bootcamp and earned his eagle, global and anchor
Have you ever watched the Bob Ross painter on youtube? He is the mild mannered, soft spoken, fuzzy haired painter who teaches a special paining technique. He used to be a drill sergeant in the military!! He was one of those guys screaming orders at the young recruits. He retired and swore he would never raise his voice again, and I believe he never did.
Two of my sons were in the Navy. Both served and went to college with the GI bill. The oldest got his Masters with the GI bill.
OOH RAH! USMC mom! My son went through MCRD San Diego, a Hollywood Marine! So very proud of him. ❤️💛❤️
I went through P.I. in 1991 and basic back then was 16 weeks. The hardest part, through it all, to me was that for the first 3 days in receiving they did NOT let us sleep. We did paperwork, got inoculations, watched videos etc and when they put us in a room and we were allowed to sit down they turned off the lights. Seeing who would fall asleep and who wouldn't. When we finally got to barracks we were allowed to get in bed and were all asleep within a minute. An hour later they woke us up!!! My father, a career soldier, made me promise him I wouldn't join the Army. So, I joined the Corps. The P is silent btw.
I watch my brother go in a really good guy, and the next time I saw him at his graduation, he was an amazing and great man.
My son had a guy in his boot camp unit that broke down into tears all the time he got yelled at. It gained him the attention of the Drill Instructor so he was in contact state of crying. My son finally asked him, "Didn't your mom ever yell at you?" "No, not like THAT!" My son thanked me for making him tough. In all fairness, he behaved like a little s**t! We got to know the juvenile judge pretty well. He was a tuf'n but turned out great.
I was commissioned as a Marine officer in 1992. My younger brother went through basic training at Parris Island in 1995. I was stationed in 29 Palms, CA, at the time and planned to take leave to attend his graduation. My brother called me before I left on travel and made a request-that I wear my uniform to his graduation. I didn’t exactly understand why but I agreed. So graduation day rolls around and I show up in my Charlies (khaki shirt, olive trousers). When his graduation was over, I finally understood when he took me around to all of his DIs so all of them would have to snap to, salute me, and call me sir. I was a First Lieutenant at the time and the Parris Island DIs take rank very seriously in public. I could see a sly little smile on his face every time the DIs locked up to talk to me. I didn’t mind, though-he was his platoon’s honor man and the DIs had nothing but good things to say about him. The only downside was having to return the salutes of hundreds of new Marines all day long. Lol
Loved the Gas Chamber.. Totally Clears Out Your Head and Sinuses
I spent 9 years in the Marines it made me who I am. I got stuck in the Philippines on vacation March of 2020 and thought I was stuck for months. I moved out of my hotel to save money and moved into the ghetto with a filipino family to save money was very dangerous but they respected US Marines. It helped being the Marine killed in Olongapo in Dec 1987 during the Marcos overthrow. 6 held me down and cut me from my ass to my neck I am still alive and visit. I love the thrill.
I served in the Marine Corps from 1986-1994, This is a great vid and I love watching your reactions. If you are ever in the U.S. again, come to Utah, I'll give you a tour of the 5 National Parks we have.
I’ve also been to Paris island boot camp training base. It’s a tough environment. It’s super hot and humid and swampy. It’s also beautiful in its own way. I respect them so much
I remember going to Parris island when my brother graduated.. SO PROUD....
I joined the Marines at 17 and graduated Boot camp on my 18th birthday. They are just showing a tiny bit of the training but you get the point. It is high stress and very physical from day one. But every recruit is given every chance to graduate if possible. In the old days they were known to hit recruits but this was banned sometime in the late 80`s or early 90`s. Our training is also the longest of all the branches at 13 fun filled weeks. But notably to Marines is one big distinction. You are not an Army, Air Force or Navy but you are a Marine once forever and always.
I knew the first drill instructor shown prior to him joining the Marines and he was a really nice guy who liked to joke around a lot. I was aware he became a drill instructor, but I haven't seen or talked to him in probably 15 years. It was really cool to see him in this video.
I graduated from Parris Island in 1971. The video shows why the title is earned and never just given. SemperFi.
if you notice in The Crucible they use loud speakers to simulate gun fire and combat but they used to use live fire and they would spend rounds right above their heads but sometime cadets would totally loose it mentally and tend to want to stand up and few accidents happened.
That initial phone call is tough. My grandfather was a marine and he passed away while I was on the bus going to army bct. My family broke down when I made that call because I couldn't actually have a conversation with them. I knew he'd want me to graduate though. First thing I did when I came back home after basic was visit his grave
I love watching your videos. I am from the US and most of my family served in the armed forces since WW2. I remember when my brothers graduated for Boot Camp and the impact it had on their lives to this day. Lots of love and respect for these Marines that makes us feel safe.
I arrived at Parris Island SC at 2 AM on April 4th 1988. Platoon 2044 F Company 2nd Battalion. Graduated June 28th, 1988 with my Eagle, Globe, and Anchor.
1:57 I love the shock at 13 weeks, when your very own Royal Marines Commando course (albeit the Commando's are technically special forces) is 32 weeks for enlisted, and damned near 1.5 years for officers 😅 and that's before any specialist training such as artillery o_o