When I was in the Army in the late 70's early 80's it was common to see guys bruised from shoulder to elbow the day after getting their stripes pounded on and sometimes barely able to raise their arms.
@@digs154 Brother, you ain't lived until you've experienced some of the traditions. Tacking on Crows and ESWS, drinking your dolphins, Bluenose, Shellback, Order of the Ditch and Plankowners to name a few...
Excuse me but....King Neptune is not always the Captain of the ship. That honor goes to the oldest (meaning the one who crossed the equator before anyone else in the crew) Shellback. Waaay back in 1966 my father had the honor of being King Neptune since he had initially crossed the equator in 1936. If memory serves, the Captain of the ship was a pollywog.
No2 Call Signs. Ewen McGregor played Obi-Wan Kenobi in 3 Star wars film. His brother Colin McGregor flew jet fighters for the RAF. His call sign was Obi-Two Kenobi
Best callsign I ever heard was for a female helo pilot we had embarked on our ship for deployment (back in '84). Her real name was Tracy Frampton, the callsign was "Dickless-Peterless" (derived from the comic character Dick Tracy and the rock-n-roll performer Peter Frampton).
I have been blood pinned, had ranks tacked on, became a shellback in 1989 and have gone through Chief's initiation. In other words, been there and done that!
There could be an entire channel devoted to weird Navy traditions. Shellback initiation is one of the oldest. going back to the British Navy. I became a shell back in 88
This is done in the merchant marine as well... Or at least some Ships, a friend of mine got an "Aqutorial Baptism" ( the German Word for this) in a container ship.
I was an MP in the Marine Corps. From time to time in the corps there will be a “mess night”. It has a Marine Corps ball vibe but it’s done for basically no reason and has a bunch of weird traditions. One of them was to mess with the CO’s meal in some way. Since we were MP’s, we sprayed it with OC spray before it was served to him. And it didn’t have a dye in it so he didn’t know until he ate it. Needless to say, Tabasco sauce is probably a more desirable condiment.
Nicholas Jackson. Don't worry about it. These things are fun. What they call Blood Striping is called Frocking in the Navy. And not everyone gets to hit you. Only those who are already your new rank and above. So the higher you go, the fewer are actually hitting you. All of these contests and duels, I never had to participate in any of these, never even heard of any of my other fellow sailors doing these. The Shellback and Neptune's Court is when you cross the Equator for the first time, and it's voluntary. No one will force you to do it. But it does give a little bit of stories to tell you kids. Even if you don't though, you'll still have lots of stories. Are you enlisting or are you going to be an officer?
I was in the Navy and I am shellback. That kind of stuff is not as bad as it sounds and it will give you great stories to tell in the future. The Hazing kind of behavior is not as common in today's military. It still happens but not as often.
I remember when I was in the Marines, when we would get promoted they would pound them in like it is done with jump wings. I don't feel that it is hazing but a long military tradition.
Former Navy Corpsman here (FMF). I've seen it go too far. We had a guy promoted to Cpl on float who got compartment syndrom (look it up) from blood stripes. I've seen some horrible bruising from "Gold Wing" ceremonies as well.
I love talking shit to marines face to face. Knowing I'm intellectually superior really strokes my ego. Then they'll take somethin serious and I run away like the army teaches me to do.
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@Charles Yuditsky To be fair to your swamp-dwelling and sea-dwelling colleagues, pretty much everyone who ever joined the US armed forces did better than Patton. All you gotta do is not lose your shit and start beating people and not appear in German intel reports in a context of "Stunning how incompetent this American commander is, he left us the high ground" and boom, you're better.
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@Charles Yuditsky Yep, despite their incompetent commander Patton they did succeed in the end.
actually every branch does that with each other, in fact it is how we got the fun started when we were out on the weekends, each group from different branches would start razzing each other at the bar/strip club about what they did for a living. eventually some civvie would try to join in on one side or the other which would prompt both groups to instantly join forces and own that MoFo Lol! it's like the siblings thing no one picks on my sibling but me :)
@@pvtnothing4878 Yeah I remember holding my tongue when the infantry get going on about how great they are and just how bad all the other trades are, some things you have to leave alone as it could cause more issues then it solves
I have a Zoomie tradition for you. When a Navy carrier arrives near a port city that has an Air Force base, they send a fighter or two to buzz the tower, to say hello. The base is expected to respond in kind. Sometimes with a B-52 instead of a fighter. The closer the pass, the more respect the corresponding senior officers have for each other.
So my dumbass cherry self didnt know what they ment when i got into the 82nd. I was just told to get a cherry pie.... So i drove my happy ass down to the commisary and bought a actual cherry fucken pie and brought it back. jumped with it. then myself and my other FIST newbies had to eat the whole thing....with only our mouths.
@@raoinshishiza152 LOL! Takes me back to 12-B SAPPER at FLW, 2000, we had this 1SGT who would make you fill your BDUs with whatever was most annoying ...if you messed up, or wanted to make you remember him like im doing now. One poor bastard had all his pockets filled, top and bottom with rocks and mud, no less with the MILES gear on. He cheated by putting mud on the MILES receivers..
Drill Sergeant gave me and a few others Blood Rifles on Honor Hill when we graduated, it was one of the proudest moments of my life. Also in Lithuania we duct taped the new LT to a tree. Dunno about tradition on that one, but it was funny
@@thedrunkendevildog Not entirely true, the tradition is thought to have started in the Army during World War II and spread throughout the branches as time went on. It is believed to have been started at the US Army Paratroop training camps; primarily at Camp Toccoa in Georgia. Didn't become a thing until rank symbols became pins that would be affixed to uniforms, rather than just sewn on. Edit: spelling
Saw a callsign docu for the airforce. One guy's last name was jobbins, his callsign was blow-jobbins. Could tell he wount be enjoying his callsign for the rest of his career lol
We had some funny call signs Peanut, Foot Fungus, Stinky, Loser, No Show, luckily i got Echo 4 Echo because i have a deep voice that would echo when i talk .
She’ll backs are sailors passing the Equator, Blue Noses are sailors passing the arctic circle and yes it is official. You receive a card and certificate proving you did complete it. It’s dope yet rare. Got mine.
Got my shellback card and certificate in the middle of the Pacific around 1988, next time around I was the one with the firehose. "Get back in line, you nasty Pollywogs!".
I don't know if this counts as a "tradition" but back in the '70s, a new Marine, coming to a unit was called "FNG", forkin' new guy, until he did something for the unit. Bought a case of beer for the squad, "clowned" on someone who shouldn't be clowned on, "borrowed" something our unit needed but didn't want to have to wait for paperwork to go through "channels". 99.9% of the time the others knew what was going on. The really good "FNGs" pulled it off with no one knowing!
The shellback ceremony is also done in the merchant marine; it isn't just for the navy. Also, if you cross the equator at 180 degrees longitude and go through the ceremony you become a Golden Shellback.
It's all about Esprit de Corps. There are milestones that once passed should be noted. Nothing wrong with a little bit of foolishness along the way. That guy you stuck some wings into will be watching your six when the shooting starts. It how that works.
Crossing the line is one of the most honored Navy traditions when all is said and done. There's a lot you guys dont see that precedes the event. Hahaha you try being stuck out to sea for 60 days straight.
In the Old Guard, 3rd U.S. Infantry, I was an 11C (Infantry Mortar-Man) part of Gun’s Platoon. We fired the ceremonial Howitzer styled cannons to honor fallen heroes and visiting dignitaries. Anyway every year as far back as anyone can remember, on the night of the first snowfall of the year. The lower enlisted men would scale the low rock wall that surrounds Arlington Cemetery and sneak across the cemetery to “the tomb”(Tomb of the Unknowns). There we would have an epic snowball fight with the Tomb guards! Who would also have several of their lower enlisted standing by in the Tomb office waiting!! It was awesome and super nostalgic, and really made ya feel like you were let in on something not very man other people got to experience!
Trusty Shellback here and I certainly had the bruises when I made E-4. Damn Boatswains were trying to break my arm I'm pretty sure. I was a Damage Controlman but everyone got invited it seemed to tap on our "crows".
Hell or any one from the Navy. I got in an argument over my g/f washing the 30 oz beer stein I use for coffee. It has taken years to get the seasoning just right.
The pillow fights are dangerous because of the concussion issue. The pill has a lot of mass and when you swing it is like a flail. In my opinion blood week should not be banned yes them closely monitor hazing so he doesn't get out hand. This responsibility Falls upon the senior members. For example, you cannot initiate someone unless you have gone through the initiation. My lieutenant and my wings and then everyone that was my senior punch them we bonded. I'm A month later my team covered me while I cleared out of mine. Getting punching on was not going to be the worst thing that ever happens to me.
The Cadets had hid Kevlar helmets in the pillow case with the pillow. That is what the injuries stemmed from. The author of the video was incorrect with her narration of what occurred. I live an hour from West Point and the incident was discussed locally alot.
@@dominicsanthuff Im sure it does but it isnt as this video makes it out to be anymore as just accepted practice. Laws are still broken by criminals too, doesnt mean that laws dont exist or that it is ok.
Eh, never really dug the grog bowls, though they were never terrible at my unit. One thing I did love though, was we had a former mortar maggot who made artillery punch for us. THAT was awesome! I point out what he was because apparently they had their own twist for their punch.
Bill Huber not sure if your talking to me in the comments but no I have not served, never said I did either I’m in the USNSCC, and recently graduated recruit training this summer I’m definitely going to serve it’s all I’ve ever wanted
The Air Force had to get rid of blood stripes thankfully I got a promotion just a few months before it was officially banned, my Dad a retired Navy Senior Chief and my girlfriend who at the time was the same pay grade I was being promoted to tacked me on. The key rule was the only people who were allowed to tack you on were people who had once been that rank. Some people still carry the tradition in secret if they are close to the promotee.
@@nunyabusiness4904 a few months after that original MFR dropped. Everyone lost there shit and all the AF fb pages started complaining. Then a new MFR dropped that rescinded that part of the first MFR.
@@perdedor3571 You're confusing "tacking on" with blood wings. Blood wings, the offical act of slamming any wings (traditionally jump wings, but has also been applied to AFSC wings, any flight or crew wings, as well as any badge) into the chest of an Airman. This was banned in the late 90s by the DOD in a memorandum on August 28, 1997, DoDI 6490.4 The ban that has come and go more times than you can count, is the act of Taking On...which is just a tap, supposed to be a punch, to make sure new stripes stick. That is not what it called, blood wings. Problem is with blood wings in the USAF...almost every tech school or specialty school class, claims that it was JUST banned...so they do it in "secret". It has not been allowed officially since '97, after a public incident by the Marines (which came out again in '07 I believe). Has never been officially allowed since. The continued arguments have been about what was claimed to be the more gentle Tacking On. 1997 USMC Incident www.cnn.com/US/9701/31/hazing/ www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/pin-ritual-sticks-article-1.750985
I was promoted to Sergeant (E-5) onboard the USS Nashville (LPD-13) while we were in Beirut, Lebanon in 1982. When the CO and Sergeant Major drove my rank insignia into my collar bones I almost got knocked back a step. But I held my ground! One of the proudest days of my life! Semper Fi Marines!
I'm in the Army Reserve and we do the grog bowl at every annual Military Ball but we neither put in a toilet nor a container. It always goes into a bowl. Also, only liquids that are safe to drink, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic alike, go into the drink and not something disgusting like dirty socks go into it.
I heard about the grog bowl from an Army vet. He never mentioned anything about hot sauce or salt or socks or hay or any of that crap. I cannot remember if it was a battalion or regiment celebration, but I do recall that booze was poured into the grog bowl from service in Tennessee and/or Kentucky, and also Germany. The mix, he said, was awful - but they all got wasted on it.
I never saw a grog bowl but when I worked at a nuke site in the army we would do shots of vodka and chem-light juice after a new guys first night in the Q
On Navy and Coast Guard ships when the commanding officer goes aboard a pipe is made. For example, USCGC Stork's CO comes on board, it's "Now Stork arriving." The Coast Guard had a cutter named the "Firebush." For a while the CO was a female redhead. "Now Firebush arriving."
In the Coast Guard we always threw someone getting transferred into the sea. Don't know why, just remember getting thrown in and helping throw in a few guys.
One of my favorite traditions from being in the field artillery: when ever we got an FNG in the battery, they would be allowed to fire their first shell as an artilleryman. Upon the recoil and breach opening on the gun, the new gunner would swab the bore as fast as he could, then shove his face into the breach before the bore cleared of smoke and take a deep breath filling their lungs with artillery smoke. After a successful exhale they are presented their used primer. We in the artillery called this "muff diving for wolf pussy"
For us seasoned guys , we tend to look back and remember does hallowed traditions fondly, even if blood is involved... for all the new little babies it's harsh and mean and cruel some of our honored traditions hate to see what they come up with down the road
In the kitchen on kitchen duty we would play Curling. It's when you soap up the entire dining area and put a new recruit on his 4 legs in helmets then push him as a curling keg and 2 guys in front will swipe the ground in from of him clean. Also the Snake Game. Just like on old Nokia phones, but instead of squares you control a line of soldiers :)
The eating first thing isn't a sign of respect. It dates back to when the enemy would poison the food. The lower ranking people would eat first so that way if it is poisoned they will die before the higher ranking leaders would have a chance to eat it.
When I was a new 2LT, I was sent to find a boresighting device for the smoke launchers mounted on the tank turret of the M60A1. It made sense and kept me on a wild goose chase for about a week.
You got Blood Stripes wrong. Its given to Marines when they reach E4, its due to the Red Stripe on their Dress Uniform. You still get beat all day over your promotion, by anyone of a hirer rank for the day you where promoted.
Haha I got my blood stripes when I made Lance. They punched me so hard and for so long that our corpsman had to stitch me up. I was bleeding everywhere. When the Captain saw the huge blood stain on my shirt he flipped out and demanded I tell him who did it. Well the simple answer was just about every NCO in my unit haha. But I kept my mouth shut and insisted I didn't know who did it. He was pissed but eventually could tell I wasn't going to give up and of my brothers. I literally earned my stripes that night, and didn't have to buy a single beer haha. Semper Fi *Not the same as the blood stripes on blues when you make NCO. This is strictly the hazing variety haha
I graduated from the Airborne School March 15, 1963 Never heard of the cherry pie tradition. My Step Dad was in the Airborne during WWII. He jumped into Normandy and Holland. He never mentioned it. When a paratrooper after graduating the Airborne school arrives at his Airborne unit, he is called a cherry until he makes his first jump with his unit.
They can, and they do, right down to "tacking on the crow" when she becomes a Petty Officer (blood stripes), and kissing the baby's belly during the Shellback Ceremony.
Oh sure, they get the stuff that would be considered sexual harassment out of the way before the official start in the berthings. It was one of the best days I had in the Navy!
Man, I still don't get it. But, you sailors keep on sailing. Do the Marines participate in these shenanigans? In the army we just punch each other and shit. I can't think of anytime that we dressed up in costumes and kissed anyone on the belly, no matter what our grid coordinates were.
19D Scout here, got my Stetson and silver spurs in Germany in 1985 while in the 2nd ACR. Only those that served in a Cav unit can get Stetson and Spurs.
Combat Engineers also have one rather cool tradition. Whenever a Combat Engineer unit build a bridge, even in training, upon completion, the commanding officer will walk the bridge, turn around, and then try to get back across. The NCO's and enlisted are on the bridge to pick the C.O. up and throw him over the railing into the river the bridge crosses. We only do this for officers the men like and personally respect. An officer that is not 'tossed' will have a few late night conferences with his higher......usually followed by a quick transfer to base engineers to finish his career with dealing with housing and plumbing problems on base..
You missed the fun tradition of sending new joins/boots on pointless errands for non-existant items. It's common to send boots running around all over asking for ID10T forms, buckets of jet/prop wash, X yards of chow/gig/flight line, etc. On board Navy ships I've heard that the unsuspecting get put on mail buoy watch where they're told they're too keep an eye out for the mail buoy, a non-existant buoy that has all of the ship's mail on it.
@@NotJustAnotherAverageJoe The Russians, I'd say they're pretty good, but then again you're probably a septic, so you'll think that you've won every war and saved everyone, newflash, wait until everybody has fought themselves to a standstill, then turn up do the minimum of fighting and claim you won, ah the American way, works for you though, well it did twice ..
@@catpainblackudder01 Russia is a military power and is increasing in strength but is still not competitive with the United States. They have no navy and flawed technologies/lack of training. In regards to "wait until everybody has fought themselves to a standstill, then turn up do the minimum of fighting and claim you won" Actually, we entered both WW1 and WW2 when the allies were at their weakest and the Axis was at its strongest. We did not enter either wars when the Axis was at a standstill and overextended. The Axis became that way with the introduction of additional fronts being opened by the US military backed by allies. Exception is WW1 which was all standstill/trench warfare and even in that situation, the tide turned with the introduction of fresh forces vs. exhausted forces. The first Gulf war was was led by the United States which not only provided the majority of the forces, but also lead the formation of the coalition and did not "wait until everyone fought themselves to a standstill, and do the minimum of fighting to claim you won". I am sorry you are a Russian troll who wants Russia to be competitive on the military front. You are not there yet, but you are working on it. Just don't strain your economy like the last time.
The Court of King Neptune is only for crossing the Equator. There is another Entity though that should be noted. It is The Mighty Golden Dragon. He roams the seas at the International Date line and like King Neptune rules his domain with an golden claw.
Many of these brought back memories. Blood tank/“wings” (I’m triple stacked so I got blood badges three times), the grog, and nicknames/call signs. As for the coin challenge, I have one from a BG at Ft Polk, so I have NEVER had to buy the drinks lol!
Lol... funny. My call sign is "selfie". Don't ever take selfie in the bathroom during training and post it in whatsapp where others from your unit are able to see it
I remember getting my Blood Stripes pin on in 1991. I caught so many knees and elbows that day I couldn't left my arms or walk for three day. Every Staff-NCO and NCO in the company came hunting for me. Gunny "T", a 6'4" 250lbs ripped Samoan, just about blew me through a wall locker. One of the proudest days of my 24+ years in the Marine Corps. Semper Fi!
We would throw the collimator cover out in front of the gun and make the FNG run out and get it as the No. 1 man pulled the tail for their first fire mission.
@@gundog4314 🤣🤣🤣🤣. I would make the FNG do a shock test on the gun. Imagine 2 private jumping up and down as hard as they can while another one was measuring the shock with a ruler lmao.
When I received me Surface Ware fare pin I was left with a perfectly shaped bruise on my chest. I have also had the honor of being the Royal Baby and Neptunes Rex!
You can't explain it. I've tried for years. They didn't live our life. So it makes no sense. Like how they can't quite comprehend our sense of humor or what we consider to be critically important. Oh well... Happy New Years to all my military, exmilitary and retired military family! God Bless You All!
@@LeeEngle 2000-06 (ret) My CO gave me a ARMY Retirement Coin, it's been with me ever since. Receiving my retirement flag, in ceremony, was very, very..very difficult. Loved those guys more than my blood family, didn't wanna go. US ARMY SAPPER
I'm not in, but I was once given a coin from a Chief Petty Officer for making sure his evening went well with his (I'm assuming) wife. It was strange at first, but looking back it's pretty cool to receive one. Definitely won't be busting it out though.
My proudest moment in the military: when the company commander was the one to start the promotion punch. Best reason ever to give for the giant bruise on my chest
Sometimes you watch these kinds of videos and wonder if the narrator is/was in the military. Then she said "good thing they had their PT belts on". Yeah, that's legit. The PT belt protects against the flu, anxiety, tooth decay, erectile dysfunction, rabid rhinos, bullets, sand in the crotch, seasickness, airsickness, landsickness, depression, snakes, narcolepsy and AIDS.
When I promoted to Senior Airman, I had one of my friends who was in the Phoneix Raven section and our MWD Kennelmaster tack my new stripes on, wore those bruises proudly
I'm a canadian army cadet, one of our traditions is at the end of the year, we have a 3-4 hour parade called annual cadet review. One thing MY corps does is the revewing officer (usually a lt col or major) Will give the newest member of the corps thier tunic doing speeches, he will then present a speech to the whole corps and parents, most of them are akward but fun all the less.
As an 18 year-old USMC E-3 in 1987, I crossed the equator at the international date line, went through the ceremony and became a Golden Shellback. When I got to King Neptune, he asked, "What are you?" I mistakenly said, "I'm a wog," so I had to go back to the beginning. Fortunately, one of my squid (Navy) friends who was already a Golden Shellback extended his shillelagh (a length of firehose with one end bound by 550 cord to form a handle, which I had to hold with my teeth) and led me back to the front. This time, when the chief asked, "What are you?," I yelled "A shellback!" Congratulations!
I also got "Blood Wings" from my Black Hat and my Dad who was also a Paratrooper. My chest really bled. I also keep my unit coin from Alpha Company "Moatengators" 1/508th INF (ABN) Red Devils. A Brotherhood indeed!!!
If you do blood wings or any form of in the navy is almost gone away now because you get send to captains mast and can be discharged from the military if the captain feels it is needed. And neptune's court is much different than that now, much more PC
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This is totally embarrassing for those that have served in the US Armed Services!
When I was in the Army in the late 70's early 80's it was common to see guys bruised from shoulder to elbow the day after getting their stripes pounded on and sometimes barely able to raise their arms.
Hey its official fraternity. Respect the Seas tradition.
The US Navy needs disbanded immediately after this.
In my country Pakistan, our military has a tradition of shooting our own civilians and performing coup de'ta whenever they find opportunity.
Army, Air Force, Marines: "we've got weird traditions."
Navy: "ever kiss the creepy chiefs belly button?"
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Navy is the top branch HOOYAH
That's reserved for the youngest marine or sailor on the ship.
Yiak!
It's called kissing the fat baby
I thought the narrator was going to say "Salt is added because of the saltiness of the E-4 mafia". 🤣🤣🤣
E4 mafia is real in the 03 /11b world.
Don’t mind me, just another civilian confused as hell wishing he knew
The LCpl Underground is better
@@digs154 Brother, you ain't lived until you've experienced some of the traditions. Tacking on Crows and ESWS, drinking your dolphins, Bluenose, Shellback, Order of the Ditch and Plankowners to name a few...
Proud member of the Mafia... till they basically forced the Stripes on me... well boys, the best way to leave germany an e-4 is get your e-5.
Excuse me but....King Neptune is not always the Captain of the ship. That honor goes to the oldest (meaning the one who crossed the equator before anyone else in the crew) Shellback. Waaay back in 1966 my father had the honor of being King Neptune since he had initially crossed the equator in 1936. If memory serves, the Captain of the ship was a pollywog.
No2 Call Signs. Ewen McGregor played Obi-Wan Kenobi in 3 Star wars film. His brother Colin McGregor flew jet fighters for the RAF. His call sign was Obi-Two Kenobi
Why did I laugh so hard at that
I had a friend she was an f-16 pilot and sense she was the only woman in the class at flight school she got the call sign dong
lol
Unfortunately Now a days that will get you sexual harassment charges.
@@txusmc69 The more unfortunate part is that people get offended and have lost the sticks and stones...
Lt. on the ship was "Licks".....Lt. Bagwell
Best callsign I ever heard was for a female helo pilot we had embarked on our ship for deployment (back in '84). Her real name was Tracy Frampton, the callsign was "Dickless-Peterless" (derived from the comic character Dick Tracy and the rock-n-roll performer Peter Frampton).
I have been blood pinned, had ranks tacked on, became a shellback in 1989 and have gone through Chief's initiation. In other words, been there and done that!
I heard they did away with the Blood wings.
I wonder what the Space Forces Traditions will be.
So many possibilities...
Snorting condoms
I Can imagine it would have to be toned down quite a bit....
Any blood would be floating around the spaceship forever.
Tide pods are really just space food MRE's.
Airlocking???
"messing with the new guy to make him feel like part of the team" Yea lol that's totally why we do it...
We are idiots aren't we? Good times
yeah pretty much. It even embarrassed me at times.
Being a bunch of wankers in scorching heat sleeping in shipping containers, what could possibly not be awesome about that? ^_^
Leave it to the military to turn a pillow fight into a blood sport.
Every sport is a Combat sport in the Army. My nose was broken while playing flag football during All American Week in 87.
10-2 normal, and then there’s the navy...
There could be an entire channel devoted to weird Navy traditions. Shellback initiation is one of the oldest. going back to the British Navy. I became a shell back in 88
It's like ship life is really boring 99% of the time
This is done in the merchant marine as well... Or at least some Ships, a friend of mine got an "Aqutorial Baptism" ( the German Word for this) in a container ship.
So did I. Luckily, I wasn't on the ship long enough to piss anybody off. I was still new at three months aboard my first ship.@@dockbabington422
HOO YAH NAVY!!!!!
I was an MP in the Marine Corps. From time to time in the corps there will be a “mess night”. It has a Marine Corps ball vibe but it’s done for basically no reason and has a bunch of weird traditions.
One of them was to mess with the CO’s meal in some way. Since we were MP’s, we sprayed it with OC spray before it was served to him. And it didn’t have a dye in it so he didn’t know until he ate it. Needless to say, Tabasco sauce is probably a more desirable condiment.
After watching this video, im having 2nd guesses about going into the Navy
Nicholas Jackson. Don't worry about it. These things are fun. What they call Blood Striping is called Frocking in the Navy. And not everyone gets to hit you. Only those who are already your new rank and above. So the higher you go, the fewer are actually hitting you.
All of these contests and duels, I never had to participate in any of these, never even heard of any of my other fellow sailors doing these.
The Shellback and Neptune's Court is when you cross the Equator for the first time, and it's voluntary. No one will force you to do it. But it does give a little bit of stories to tell you kids. Even if you don't though, you'll still have lots of stories.
Are you enlisting or are you going to be an officer?
I was in the Navy and I am shellback. That kind of stuff is not as bad as it sounds and it will give you great stories to tell in the future. The Hazing kind of behavior is not as common in today's military. It still happens but not as often.
Don't join the navy, they're gay 😤
@@swagware8129 n who are you?
@@compache2044 Some civilian puke. Go Navy!
I remember when I was in the Marines, when we would get promoted they would pound them in like it is done with jump wings. I don't feel that it is hazing but a long military tradition.
Former Navy Corpsman here (FMF). I've seen it go too far. We had a guy promoted to Cpl on float who got compartment syndrom (look it up) from blood stripes. I've seen some horrible bruising from "Gold Wing" ceremonies as well.
Hey I think I know that guy...... 4:33
Me too i think i saw him before lol
I've seen him once or twice.
This comment
He does look familiar
Me too... weird, huh?
Some aviator call signs are cool. Mine is Gravedigger. Highlight of the back story is I got stuck on funeral detail for over a year.
Mine is Maccabee after being in the IDF before joining the US Army
Gravedigger that's brilliant. Did you get to mark your helmet or plane with some art?
We in the USMC had our most finest tradition Bad Mouthing other branches
I love talking shit to marines face to face. Knowing I'm intellectually superior really strokes my ego. Then they'll take somethin serious and I run away like the army teaches me to do.
@Charles Yuditsky
To be fair to your swamp-dwelling and sea-dwelling colleagues, pretty much everyone who ever joined the US armed forces did better than Patton.
All you gotta do is not lose your shit and start beating people and not appear in German intel reports in a context of "Stunning how incompetent this American commander is, he left us the high ground" and boom, you're better.
@Charles Yuditsky
Yep, despite their incompetent commander Patton they did succeed in the end.
actually every branch does that with each other, in fact it is how we got the fun started when we were out on the weekends, each group from different branches would start razzing each other at the bar/strip club about what they did for a living. eventually some civvie would try to join in on one side or the other which would prompt both groups to instantly join forces and own that MoFo Lol! it's like the siblings thing no one picks on my sibling but me :)
@@pvtnothing4878 Yeah I remember holding my tongue when the infantry get going on about how great they are and just how bad all the other trades are, some things you have to leave alone as it could cause more issues then it solves
I have a Zoomie tradition for you. When a Navy carrier arrives near a port city that has an Air Force base, they send a fighter or two to buzz the tower, to say hello. The base is expected to respond in kind. Sometimes with a B-52 instead of a fighter. The closer the pass, the more respect the corresponding senior officers have for each other.
That would be awesome to see
Those Navy guys are weird.
@Baron Von Grijffenbourg Not sure how kissing a grown man's fat, greasy, belly, factors into this.
! Because
They Know What To Do ¡ . 😂
He'll no those Navy guys are allright.
@@denelson99 You got to Kiss the Bubbha Belly if you want that Shell Back qualification.
@Joe H That looked more like a Blanket Party.
actually Cherry Pie's are done on your 6th Jump, one you make it to a real unit
The first five you do in school doesn't count.
I've seen first were usally the chocolate in both back pockets! Sometimes it was the real thing!
So my dumbass cherry self didnt know what they ment when i got into the 82nd. I was just told to get a cherry pie.... So i drove my happy ass down to the commisary and bought a actual cherry fucken pie and brought it back. jumped with it. then myself and my other FIST newbies had to eat the whole thing....with only our mouths.
@@raoinshishiza152 LOL!
Takes me back to 12-B SAPPER at FLW, 2000, we had this 1SGT who would make you fill your BDUs with whatever was most annoying ...if you messed up, or wanted to make you remember him like im doing now.
One poor bastard had all his pockets filled, top and bottom with rocks and mud, no less with the MILES gear on.
He cheated by putting mud on the MILES receivers..
We weren't considered "real" airborne till we did a night jump. Good times.
Drill Sergeant gave me and a few others Blood Rifles on Honor Hill when we graduated, it was one of the proudest moments of my life.
Also in Lithuania we duct taped the new LT to a tree. Dunno about tradition on that one, but it was funny
Being a lt sounds like you get pranked alot. But I don't care, as long as nobody dies.
my cousin was army airborne, and had blood wings.
skip davis
So its an Army tradition?
No it's called pinning. And it happens in what I'd assume every branch. Shit isnt even that bad.
Jonathan Duvall
Huh. Ok.
@@thedrunkendevildog Not entirely true, the tradition is thought to have started in the Army during World War II and spread throughout the branches as time went on. It is believed to have been started at the US Army Paratroop training camps; primarily at Camp Toccoa in Georgia.
Didn't become a thing until rank symbols became pins that would be affixed to uniforms, rather than just sewn on.
Edit: spelling
@@kevlarburrito6693 I'm talking from experience, That's all.
Westpointer the best and brightest.... 😂 the best officers are prior enlisted hands down.
Amen
Triple amen
Green to Gold. It should be the only way.
I'm in ROTC and I have to agree with you on that one
Quad Amen
Saw a callsign docu for the airforce. One guy's last name was jobbins, his callsign was blow-jobbins. Could tell he wount be enjoying his callsign for the rest of his career lol
Call sign Crash here. Break 2 F-16s....
We had some funny call signs Peanut, Foot Fungus, Stinky, Loser, No Show, luckily i got Echo 4 Echo because i have a deep voice that would echo when i talk .
I have heard radio chatter for AF pilot - Oral - for years I wanted to know the story behind that one. going to have to assume the same type of thing
@@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654 loser is harsh unless they just suck at bets
She’ll backs are sailors passing the Equator, Blue Noses are sailors passing the arctic circle and yes it is official. You receive a card and certificate proving you did complete it. It’s dope yet rare. Got mine.
I'm glad I joined Army and got my blood wings. Airborne!!!
** lol ego much try SEALS or force recon that would be cool
Got my shellback card and certificate in the middle of the Pacific around 1988, next time around I was the one with the firehose. "Get back in line, you nasty Pollywogs!".
We used to "tack the crow" when we would make rank in the Navy. Proud purple arm for a month
And if the Chief decided that it hadn't been tacked on well enough,back through the gauntlet you go.
I don't know if this counts as a "tradition" but back in the '70s, a new Marine, coming to a unit was called "FNG", forkin' new guy, until he did something for the unit. Bought a case of beer for the squad, "clowned" on someone who shouldn't be clowned on, "borrowed" something our unit needed but didn't want to have to wait for paperwork to go through "channels". 99.9% of the time the others knew what was going on. The really good "FNGs" pulled it off with no one knowing!
The shellback ceremony is also done in the merchant marine; it isn't just for the navy. Also, if you cross the equator at 180 degrees longitude and go through the ceremony you become a Golden Shellback.
They do it in the Marine Corps & Coast Guard but it's very rare .
Other countries do it as well.
Just joined MSC...cant wait to be a shellback!
It's all about Esprit de Corps. There are milestones that once passed should be noted. Nothing wrong with a little bit of foolishness along the way. That guy you stuck some wings into will be watching your six when the shooting starts. It how that works.
Crossing the line is one of the most honored Navy traditions when all is said and done. There's a lot you guys dont see that precedes the event. Hahaha you try being stuck out to sea for 60 days straight.
Some things are just better left to the civilian's imagination.
crystal clear mental image of your guys’ “traditions” preceding the event.
another is the Chief's initiation - I was promoted to SFC (E-7) in a joint assignment and had to undergo Chief's initiation
Been there done that.. USS KINKAID DD-965 STEADFAST AND TRUE
To be honest worse than that has happened on college campuses. Nobody ever died during a line crossing initiation to my knowledge.
In the Old Guard, 3rd U.S. Infantry, I was an 11C (Infantry Mortar-Man) part of Gun’s Platoon. We fired the ceremonial Howitzer styled cannons to honor fallen heroes and visiting dignitaries.
Anyway every year as far back as anyone can remember, on the night of the first snowfall of the year. The lower enlisted men would scale the low rock wall that surrounds Arlington Cemetery and sneak across the cemetery to “the tomb”(Tomb of the Unknowns). There we would have an epic snowball fight with the Tomb guards! Who would also have several of their lower enlisted standing by in the Tomb office waiting!!
It was awesome and super nostalgic, and really made ya feel like you were let in on something not very man other people got to experience!
Trusty Shellback here and I certainly had the bruises when I made E-4. Damn Boatswains were trying to break my arm I'm pretty sure. I was a Damage Controlman but everyone got invited it seemed to tap on our "crows".
Don’t ever wash a Navy Chief’s coffee mug.
Hell or any one from the Navy. I got in an argument over my g/f washing the 30 oz beer stein I use for coffee. It has taken years to get the seasoning just right.
Neat, pillow fight banned due to injuries. Injuring someone on purpose by punching a needle in their chest? Nah, that's cool!
Blood wings were also banned long ago...
The pillow fights are dangerous because of the concussion issue. The pill has a lot of mass and when you swing it is like a flail. In my opinion blood week should not be banned yes them closely monitor hazing so he doesn't get out hand. This responsibility Falls upon the senior members. For example, you cannot initiate someone unless you have gone through the initiation. My lieutenant and my wings and then everyone that was my senior punch them we bonded. I'm A month later my team covered me while I cleared out of mine. Getting punching on was not going to be the worst thing that ever happens to me.
The Cadets had hid Kevlar helmets in the pillow case with the pillow. That is what the injuries stemmed from. The author of the video was incorrect with her narration of what occurred. I live an hour from West Point and the incident was discussed locally alot.
@@Lucixir "banned" still happends
@@dominicsanthuff Im sure it does but it isnt as this video makes it out to be anymore as just accepted practice. Laws are still broken by criminals too, doesnt mean that laws dont exist or that it is ok.
Eh, never really dug the grog bowls, though they were never terrible at my unit. One thing I did love though, was we had a former mortar maggot who made artillery punch for us. THAT was awesome! I point out what he was because apparently they had their own twist for their punch.
Even the world's greatest heroes kick back and have fun in the most epic ways.
Work hard, play harder
Lol being apart of the US military doesn't make you the world's greatest hero.. Wtf American nationalism
@@winters381 LEL, not American
@@winters381 Just pride, every peopleshould feel the same for their own homeland.
You forget the game chicken. If you know, than you know
They're not ready for chicken. Bro don't give our our deep dark secrets. 🤣🤣
Gay chicken!!!
for what branch lol
MODA GAMING its already out there
You talking bout when “straight” guys see who can “act the gayest”?
Got my “blood wings” back in 2009 and I still have the pin marks on my chest. Not mad though, shit was fun!!
I got mine back in 2003. Airborne all the way.
I'm even more confident the navy is gay now
It's not gay if it's under way
That's why I joined the Marines not the sausage suckkers
Its obvious you never served bud!!!!
tanner fox you must join the navy to be a marine, nice try buddy
Bill Huber not sure if your talking to me in the comments but no I have not served, never said I did either I’m in the USNSCC, and recently graduated recruit training this summer I’m definitely going to serve it’s all I’ve ever wanted
Some good memories from this one. Thanks Shannon.
Yayyy glad you liked it!!
Golden shellback baby!!
The Air Force had to get rid of blood stripes thankfully I got a promotion just a few months before it was officially banned, my Dad a retired Navy Senior Chief and my girlfriend who at the time was the same pay grade I was being promoted to tacked me on. The key rule was the only people who were allowed to tack you on were people who had once been that rank. Some people still carry the tradition in secret if they are close to the promotee.
They brought it back after much protest.
@@perdedor3571 when did they bring it back?
@@nunyabusiness4904 a few months after that original MFR dropped. Everyone lost there shit and all the AF fb pages started complaining. Then a new MFR dropped that rescinded that part of the first MFR.
@@perdedor3571 You're confusing "tacking on" with blood wings. Blood wings, the offical act of slamming any wings (traditionally jump wings, but has also been applied to AFSC wings, any flight or crew wings, as well as any badge) into the chest of an Airman. This was banned in the late 90s by the DOD in a memorandum on August 28, 1997, DoDI 6490.4 The ban that has come and go more times than you can count, is the act of Taking On...which is just a tap, supposed to be a punch, to make sure new stripes stick. That is not what it called, blood wings. Problem is with blood wings in the USAF...almost every tech school or specialty school class, claims that it was JUST banned...so they do it in "secret". It has not been allowed officially since '97, after a public incident by the Marines (which came out again in '07 I believe). Has never been officially allowed since. The continued arguments have been about what was claimed to be the more gentle Tacking On.
1997 USMC Incident
www.cnn.com/US/9701/31/hazing/
www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/pin-ritual-sticks-article-1.750985
when i was in the army blood rank was done and everyone in your plt took a swing
When I was in the Army I was an ch47 helicopter mechanic and upon graduating from AIT and when I got my wings I was given blood wings.
I got my aviation wings and jump wings both as blood wings
Chesty went through neptune's court. Then he served on the court a couple of times back in the late 20's early 30's if I remember correctly.
I was promoted to Sergeant (E-5) onboard the USS Nashville (LPD-13) while we were in Beirut, Lebanon in 1982. When the CO and Sergeant Major drove my rank insignia into my collar bones I almost got knocked back a step. But I held my ground! One of the proudest days of my life! Semper Fi Marines!
I'm in field artillery my always like watching the new privates have to take a primer shot after Their 1st fire mission
Taste like field eggs
You’re aren’t artillery til you had your primer shot
Boom checks.lol
Red Legs...
If you want "real" explosions, try 12-Bravo..
"HOW WAS YOUR DAY, DEAR?" Lantz's wife yelled, as Damon walked through the front door after a long day of firing his Howitzer.
Proud shellback here. Gotta love the often misunderstood military traditions. This video actually brought back a LOT of good memories.
When I got my Third Class crow tacked on an absolute mountain of a DC1 launched me across the compartment. Couldn't use my arm for a few days.
Never saw the grog bowl in 21 years in the Marines, must be an Air Force thing. Love the WEST Point pillow fight...lol
I'm in the Army Reserve and we do the grog bowl at every annual Military Ball but we neither put in a toilet nor a container. It always goes into a bowl. Also, only liquids that are safe to drink, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic alike, go into the drink and not something disgusting like dirty socks go into it.
Definitely not an Air Force thing must be an army thing or navy thing
I heard about the grog bowl from an Army vet. He never mentioned anything about hot sauce or salt or socks or hay or any of that crap.
I cannot remember if it was a battalion or regiment celebration, but I do recall that booze was poured into the grog bowl from service in Tennessee and/or Kentucky, and also Germany.
The mix, he said, was awful - but they all got wasted on it.
I never saw a grog bowl but when I worked at a nuke site in the army we would do shots of vodka and chem-light juice after a new guys first night in the Q
I remember drinking from the grog bowl during annual "combat dining in" while serving in the Air Force...it was always served out of a toilet.
The PT belt: Army's greatest weakness
On Navy and Coast Guard ships when the commanding officer goes aboard a pipe is made. For example, USCGC Stork's CO comes on board, it's "Now Stork arriving."
The Coast Guard had a cutter named the "Firebush." For a while the CO was a female redhead.
"Now Firebush arriving."
In the Coast Guard we always threw someone getting transferred into the sea. Don't know why, just remember getting thrown in and helping throw in a few guys.
My brother in law was in the Coast Guard, But I joined Army.
Thank goodness the recruits were wearing their PT belts
One of my favorite traditions from being in the field artillery: when ever we got an FNG in the battery, they would be allowed to fire their first shell as an artilleryman. Upon the recoil and breach opening on the gun, the new gunner would swab the bore as fast as he could, then shove his face into the breach before the bore cleared of smoke and take a deep breath filling their lungs with artillery smoke. After a successful exhale they are presented their used primer. We in the artillery called this "muff diving for wolf pussy"
I always knew the FA was gay. This coming from a MLRS repairer out of Sill.
Y'all should do a video about the terms we use to prank new guys and gals, such as "Keys to the Humvee" or "Batteries for the chem lights"
That video would be LONG and funny. I used to send guys out for fallopian tubes.
For us seasoned guys , we tend to look back and remember does hallowed traditions fondly, even if blood is involved... for all the new little babies it's harsh and mean and cruel some of our honored traditions hate to see what they come up with down the road
And you older guys make the new instructions, not us
Not a fan of the blood wings thing but its tradition and I’m not going into the the Army so...
The bruise ones though, that I can easily get behind.
The dude bruised was in DCUs... should have been blood ranks, looks like they left his backings on.
Shellback, Bluenose, tacking on the crow, tacking on my jump wings. Never got to do a Westpac so no Dragon.
In the kitchen on kitchen duty we would play Curling. It's when you soap up the entire dining area and put a new recruit on his 4 legs in helmets then push him as a curling keg and 2 guys in front will swipe the ground in from of him clean.
Also the Snake Game. Just like on old Nokia phones, but instead of squares you control a line of soldiers :)
Shellback USS Carl Vinson 1986
Shellback USS Carl Vinson 1988, VF-111. We supported Operation Earnest Will in the Persian Gulf as well during that cruise.
@@dockbabington422 Sundowners!
Shellback USS Joseph Hewes, DE1078 1975
The eating first thing isn't a sign of respect. It dates back to when the enemy would poison the food. The lower ranking people would eat first so that way if it is poisoned they will die before the higher ranking leaders would have a chance to eat it.
Army-sending the new guy to the supply room for a box of grid stakes or some other made up item.
When I was a new 2LT, I was sent to find a boresighting device for the smoke launchers mounted on the tank turret of the M60A1. It made sense and kept me on a wild goose chase for about a week.
Convinced a private a truck needed blinker fluid....he came back an hour later with a mountain dew bottle full of glowing chem light 'juice'. LOL
A can of squelch for the radios.
A box of 1/2 inch left hand millimeters socket wrenches
Send new guys to the arms room or platoon sergeant asking for blank adapters for the M203 grenade launcher.
While in the Army I got my Blood Pins, the Spur Ride, and the Grog Bowl. And as a very drunk E2, the Floor Buffer Rodeo.
HA! we had the floor buffer rodeo too, and the iron toss across the highly waxed floors after we graduated basic. I am a Canadian vet!!
You got Blood Stripes wrong. Its given to Marines when they reach E4, its due to the Red Stripe on their Dress Uniform. You still get beat all day over your promotion, by anyone of a hirer rank for the day you where promoted.
That's how it was back in the early 60's.
There are "Blood Stripes" and "Blood Wings". Got my "Blood Wings" after completion of Air Assault school with the 101st Airborne. Carry on Marine. :)
@@anyhoot47 Marines still do the Blood Wings as well. Anything to beat on each other and show the love.
You get your Blood Strip when you make E-4 Corporal it represents the Marines who died during the Battle Chapultepec when they stormed the castle .
I went to airborne school at Ft.Benning and never had “cherry” pies in my pocket....I call shenanigans and I got my “wings”!
Haha I got my blood stripes when I made Lance. They punched me so hard and for so long that our corpsman had to stitch me up. I was bleeding everywhere. When the Captain saw the huge blood stain on my shirt he flipped out and demanded I tell him who did it. Well the simple answer was just about every NCO in my unit haha. But I kept my mouth shut and insisted I didn't know who did it. He was pissed but eventually could tell I wasn't going to give up and of my brothers. I literally earned my stripes that night, and didn't have to buy a single beer haha. Semper Fi
*Not the same as the blood stripes on blues when you make NCO. This is strictly the hazing variety haha
I graduated from the Airborne School March 15, 1963 Never heard of the cherry pie tradition. My Step Dad was in the Airborne during WWII. He jumped into Normandy and Holland. He never mentioned it. When a paratrooper after graduating the Airborne school arrives at his Airborne unit, he is called a cherry until he makes his first jump with his unit.
Nicely done. That seemed about as accurate as I experienced. That Navy stuff though...weird. Can they even do that kind of thing with female sailors?
They can, and they do, right down to "tacking on the crow" when she becomes a Petty Officer (blood stripes), and kissing the baby's belly during the Shellback Ceremony.
Oh sure, they get the stuff that would be considered sexual harassment out of the way before the official start in the berthings. It was one of the best days I had in the Navy!
Man, I still don't get it. But, you sailors keep on sailing. Do the Marines participate in these shenanigans? In the army we just punch each other and shit. I can't think of anytime that we dressed up in costumes and kissed anyone on the belly, no matter what our grid coordinates were.
@@philipzimmer6613 because ur insecure about being the land navy and need 2 compensate
@@philipzimmer6613 yes Marines can participate if they are ships company for at least 30 days.
19D Scout here, got my Stetson and silver spurs in Germany in 1985 while in the 2nd ACR. Only those that served in a Cav unit can get Stetson and Spurs.
Don't forget the combat engineers! We get piss drunk before deployments
I have a feeling that's not exclusive to the engineers. I have a feeling that's not exclusive to before deployments.
Shit sounds like cool people not me
Combat Engineers also have one rather cool tradition. Whenever a Combat Engineer unit build a bridge, even in training, upon completion, the commanding officer will walk the bridge, turn around, and then try to get back across. The NCO's and enlisted are on the bridge to pick the C.O. up and throw him over the railing into the river the bridge crosses.
We only do this for officers the men like and personally respect. An officer that is not 'tossed' will have a few late night conferences with his higher......usually followed by a quick transfer to base engineers to finish his career with dealing with housing and plumbing problems on base..
You missed the fun tradition of sending new joins/boots on pointless errands for non-existant items. It's common to send boots running around all over asking for ID10T forms, buckets of jet/prop wash, X yards of chow/gig/flight line, etc. On board Navy ships I've heard that the unsuspecting get put on mail buoy watch where they're told they're too keep an eye out for the mail buoy, a non-existant buoy that has all of the ship's mail on it.
I think you should put "USA Military" in the title tbh
Are there any other militaries?
I think this channel is only about the US Military
@@NotJustAnotherAverageJoe The Russians, I'd say they're pretty good, but then again you're probably a septic, so you'll think that you've won every war and saved everyone, newflash, wait until everybody has fought themselves to a standstill, then turn up do the minimum of fighting and claim you won, ah the American way, works for you though, well it did twice ..
We'd love to hear about foreign military traditions!
@@catpainblackudder01 Russia is a military power and is increasing in strength but is still not competitive with the United States. They have no navy and flawed technologies/lack of training. In regards to "wait until everybody has fought themselves to a standstill, then turn up do the minimum of fighting and claim you won" Actually, we entered both WW1 and WW2 when the allies were at their weakest and the Axis was at its strongest. We did not enter either wars when the Axis was at a standstill and overextended. The Axis became that way with the introduction of additional fronts being opened by the US military backed by allies. Exception is WW1 which was all standstill/trench warfare and even in that situation, the tide turned with the introduction of fresh forces vs. exhausted forces. The first Gulf war was was led by the United States which not only provided the majority of the forces, but also lead the formation of the coalition and did not "wait until everyone fought themselves to a standstill, and do the minimum of fighting to claim you won". I am sorry you are a Russian troll who wants Russia to be competitive on the military front. You are not there yet, but you are working on it. Just don't strain your economy like the last time.
The Court of King Neptune is only for crossing the Equator. There is another Entity though that should be noted. It is The Mighty Golden Dragon. He roams the seas at the International Date line and like King Neptune rules his domain with an golden claw.
I heard in the news that in one pillow fight at West Point, they put bricks in the pillows >.
Locks not bricks
They where Kevlar Helmets
Many of these brought back memories. Blood tank/“wings” (I’m triple stacked so I got blood badges three times), the grog, and nicknames/call signs. As for the coin challenge, I have one from a BG at Ft Polk, so I have NEVER had to buy the drinks lol!
Lol... funny. My call sign is "selfie". Don't ever take selfie in the bathroom during training and post it in whatsapp where others from your unit are able to see it
I remember getting my Blood Stripes pin on in 1991. I caught so many knees and elbows that day I couldn't left my arms or walk for three day. Every Staff-NCO and NCO in the company came hunting for me. Gunny "T", a 6'4" 250lbs ripped Samoan, just about blew me through a wall locker. One of the proudest days of my 24+ years in the Marine Corps. Semper Fi!
The glow belts lmfao, can't be without the glow belts...
Cavalry scout spur rides would have been a cool addition to this list!
I was field artillery. You should talk about new privates and lieutenant do a boom test. That tradition never got old. Lol 13B king of battles!!!
We would throw the collimator cover out in front of the gun and make the FNG run out and get it as the No. 1 man pulled the tail for their first fire mission.
@@gundog4314 🤣🤣🤣🤣. I would make the FNG do a shock test on the gun. Imagine 2 private jumping up and down as hard as they can while another one was measuring the shock with a ruler lmao.
When I received me Surface Ware fare pin I was left with a perfectly shaped bruise on my chest. I have also had the honor of being the Royal Baby and Neptunes Rex!
haha I tried grog once its amazing just dont forget to follow the grog rules or your screwed
You can't explain it. I've tried for years. They didn't live our life. So it makes no sense. Like how they can't quite comprehend our sense of humor or what we consider to be critically important. Oh well... Happy New Years to all my military, exmilitary and retired military family! God Bless You All!
Ahhh, got to love our beautiful traditions huh? HOOYAH NAVY!!
i feel so good that I coined 3 of my warrant officers
been retired since 1991 and have 1 of my coins on me at all times
@@LeeEngle 2000-06 (ret) My CO gave me a ARMY Retirement Coin, it's been with me ever since.
Receiving my retirement flag, in ceremony, was very, very..very difficult. Loved those guys more than my blood family, didn't wanna go.
US ARMY SAPPER
I'm not in, but I was once given a coin from a Chief Petty Officer for making sure his evening went well with his (I'm assuming) wife. It was strange at first, but looking back it's pretty cool to receive one. Definitely won't be busting it out though.
My proudest moment in the military: when the company commander was the one to start the promotion punch. Best reason ever to give for the giant bruise on my chest
Sometimes you watch these kinds of videos and wonder if the narrator is/was in the military. Then she said "good thing they had their PT belts on". Yeah, that's legit. The PT belt protects against the flu, anxiety, tooth decay, erectile dysfunction, rabid rhinos, bullets, sand in the crotch, seasickness, airsickness, landsickness, depression, snakes, narcolepsy and AIDS.
When I promoted to Senior Airman, I had one of my friends who was in the Phoneix Raven section and our MWD Kennelmaster tack my new stripes on, wore those bruises proudly
Our last grog was like 15 different bottles of alcohol in the same bowl
I'm a canadian army cadet, one of our traditions is at the end of the year, we have a 3-4 hour parade called annual cadet review. One thing MY corps does is the revewing officer (usually a lt col or major) Will give the newest member of the corps thier tunic doing speeches, he will then present a speech to the whole corps and parents, most of them are akward but fun all the less.
of course the navy has the strangest traditions
Thank god for that PT belt.. saves so many lives.
the grog isnt that bad
(That)
When she said thank god they had PT belts on I lost my shit
Semper fi
As an 18 year-old USMC E-3 in 1987, I crossed the equator at the international date line, went through the ceremony and became a Golden Shellback. When I got to King Neptune, he asked, "What are you?" I mistakenly said, "I'm a wog," so I had to go back to the beginning. Fortunately, one of my squid (Navy) friends who was already a Golden Shellback extended his shillelagh (a length of firehose with one end bound by 550 cord to form a handle, which I had to hold with my teeth) and led me back to the front. This time, when the chief asked, "What are you?," I yelled "A shellback!" Congratulations!
When someone got promoted, we all would punch them in the chest. It's just a thing. I miss it.
B Bobafett Yeah someone was actually killed after someone put his rank on with a mallet. Fist good. Hard objects bad.
Not killed injured 😳
I also got "Blood Wings" from my Black Hat and my Dad who was also a Paratrooper. My chest really bled. I also keep my unit coin from Alpha Company "Moatengators" 1/508th INF (ABN) Red Devils. A Brotherhood indeed!!!
I thought the coin challenge was if everyone has a coin, then the person who originally asked has to buy a round of drinks.
Yes you are correct. She messed it up.
Baron Von Grijffenbourg No she was wrong. If you challenge and they have a coin, then you buy.
I learned it as the challenger buys if everyone has a coin (MSgt, USAF Ret)
@@paranoiawilldestroyya3238 Or if you challenge an individual and he has a coin, you buy. E-6 20 years Navy.
00-06 (retired) Med, I got a "ARMY Retired" coin from my CO, it was bitter sweet.
12-Bravo SAPPER
If you do blood wings or any form of in the navy is almost gone away now because you get send to captains mast and can be discharged from the military if the captain feels it is needed. And neptune's court is much different than that now, much more PC
Prood of my Blood wings, and Stripes.