Ah, the memories. Good times! There's a phrase in the army, "If it's not raining, it's not training." Something that doesn't get mentioned much is there's a lot of singing in basic training, mostly in the way of cadences, which builds morale and strengthens esprit de corps. Basic training wouldn't be basic training without cadences.
My sixth grade teacher was a retired drill instructor and every class he had he taught to march with cadences for the Veterans Day parade. He was a hardass but everyone wanted to be in his class. We would practice for marching for weeks before the parade, volunteering our recess to get it right because he was such an awesome guy.
Damn... my two brothers just went through this. My older brother just graduated and got sent to his duty station, but my younger brother graduates this March. I'm extremely proud of them. They definitely went through a lot these past few months.
@whoishim2998 You are def right. I went to Basic in 2005 as a 19yo girl and it was soooo much easier then I expected. At the same time there were many many grown men crying and several ppl dropped out. I had always had such low self esteem that I didn't think I could make it thru so when I got there and wasn't struggling it gave me more confidence as where other ppl came in overly confident and it broke them. You mindset is everything.
17:45 Actually, some styles of the MRE’s come with a heating pack to warm up your meal so you don’t have to eat the food cold. (Which is a small gracious on the battlefield. I heard that multiple soldiers used the heating pack to keep warm in cold weather, too). I am definitely not a soldier of any kind, but I watch a lot of videos about on UA-cam . 😂 *I believe the Korean MRE’s come with a heating pack too, but I am not sure. *If you guys ever try American MRE’s, I heard (from soldier’s comments on some videos) that the Chili Mac and Cheese MRE is amazing. Love the videos you do together. Keep it up, guys! (I hope you are both well).😊
Some of the MRE's are not bad as well, a lot of my family has been in the military and have brought some home for me to try. And yea they come with this packet that when exposed to water heats up so you can "cook" your food. They actually get really hot too. And yes the Chili Mac and Cheese is amazing. There is another that is great as well but I can't remember which one it is. I wish that they could make it so others could try them since everyone is so curious.
Yeah, those are good. On the other side of the spectrum, Chicken a' la King, the Tuna casserole, and the beef dogs (affectionately known as salt logs) will make you want to hunt down whoever made it, and make them rue the day they were born lol
@@lyssmath3720 I believe that you can buy MRE’s in a Military Surplus, but I am not sure if civilians can get a supply of some. I also once heard that a man went through the pandemic just by eating a large amount of MRE’s because he couldn’t go outside. *which is good/bad when you think about it. Good since he had a food supply, but it’s also bad since I heard the food is a major hit to the digestive system. 😅
It’s a mindset. It takes unbelievable strength to be able to make it. I have nothing but the upmost respect for anyone in the military. They put their lives on the line to protect us
“Discipline & spirit” -US Marine senior drill instructor, that’s what makes a US marine (Ik this is an army vid but the same principles apply) Lots more goes into it but discipline & spirit are the foundations, building blocks. Can’t have a house without strong foundations
I'm from a military family my husband spent 24.5 years in the AF. All my brothers in laws are AF a sister in law that was AF and navy. Father navy father in law army etc .
Well most people serve for that long because that’s the amount of time required. For example, my brother is looking into the national guard and he would be required 6 years if he goes
I do wish that the current GI Bill allowed for more, like the GI Bills of the past. Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq (and modern soldiers in general) get far less benefits than veterans of WW2, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War (up until the Reagan era, really).
As much as I would hate to be screamed at.. I do see why it’s done. The people that first are enlisted go in undisciplined but come out very mature. My brothers went through the Military and it made men out of them.
As someone who served as a Platoon Sargent - The quickest, easiest way to get a group of people who have nothing in common to work together and form a team is to make them hate me. Give them a single target to rally around. Make their lives so inhospitable that they have no other choice than to band together. Based on their reactions and how they cope you can either dial it up or dial it down. Once they work like a unified team, they will look at everything as a team and know each other's weaknesses and strengths. Who they can depend on for specific things. BTW ~ This tried and true tactic never fails. Everyone eventually sees that it is easier to work as a team. It might take some of them longer than others... But.. It doesn't fail.
I went through boot camp in 1970 (Ft Campbell KY), the Vietnam era, when training was different -- there were draftees among us, and I was going to be a band musician (but still had to do the training). It was a shorter training period ("basic"). I hated it; as a musician I was not, shall we say, a natural fit. BUT I could see the point of the shouting and the relentlessness, and it was very smart in a way: they had a company full of guys completely diverse in all ways, rich/poor, city/country, education, ethnicity, personality, everything. And in just 8 weeks we had to be molded into a unit that would work together. So they did have to break us down first, and then build us back up as colleagues who could count on each other. They knew what they were doing, and it really was a system, not just random cruelty.
The drill sergeants don't actually hit you, and they don't need to. They have plenty of other ways to make life miserable. One interesting part for me was I fractured my foot at the very end of my training, and I got held over until I was better. When everyone else left, they dropped the charade; took me to the PX in their cars, and I heard them planning who was going to be "nice" and who was going to be the real hard-ass for the next class coming in.
I did my Infantry OSUT in 95. What is on this video is likely very sanitized or everything got lots a lot more comfy. The movie 'full metal Jacket' was more accurate to what the experience was like. Its not that shark week stopped (no one called it that), its just everyone got used to it. There was so much stress that there were fights, nightly in the barracks from the levels of stress and aggression that is pumped into you. The cattle cars are things of the past and now there are busses to shuttle back and forth. There used to be cattle cars where you were packed in so tight that people stood on the seats and everyone else is in so tight that your feet literally didnt touch the ground. The MREs were still this dark brown package with only a few selections and woe be to anyone who got the MRE omlette... that was a solid piece of rubber. You lived everyday with mud in your teeth, spit in your eye and fireants biting you all over. But everyday you stood back up taller. Glad I did it, but I sure wouldnt want to do it again.
Oh I remember the cattle cars lol once I didn't discover that ants had crawled up inside the legs of my pants until we were packed in the cattle car. That was one miserable ride.
Ah, the cattle cars...in August at Fort Leonard Wood...during the floods of 1993...with all the mud and bugs and sweat. Good times! 😉 I remember it all well!
Seemed much tougher in my days in the mid 90's but overall OK. Only once did I have a DS "talk" to me to a calm mentor fashion....Ty DS Hyat....Good memories thou
I should point out that all soldiers do not go through OSUT, unless they're in infantry, where they are not only going through not only basic, but also their occupational training (infantry) at the same time. Depending on your military occupational specialty, you'll go to your MOS school after a much shorter basic training. The length of that depends on the MOS.
35 is the oldest age one can enlist in the Army, we earned up to 30 days of leave a year, but most times it was difficult to take time off, depending on what your job was as well as where you are stationed. I went through Basic Training in '84. There was more yelling, less sleep and a lot of pressure, but it was to break us down and rebuild us as well as push those who couldn't handle the stress out. You don't want someone that loses it in a time of duress, though we didn't have integrated units at the time and there were things they (the drills) would do to us that we never talk about. I spent 8 yrs in the US Army and loved it. Made some of the best friends/family there, got to visit places I never thought I'd ever see and did do college thanks to my time in. There were down sides but still it was worth every second of time in. You'd be surprised what you can put up with if you're driven enough and we wanted it bad. Love watching your videos and reactions and your love and interest in our country.
I served in the Army for 5 years while my Boot was at Ft. Jackson I did AIT at Ft. Benning and this brings back a lot of memories. To answer your question on pay. Your Pay will increase if you get married and if you live off-post you will receive BAH ( Basic Allowance for Housing ) but if you live on post your house is free so you forfeit BAH. You also receive a food allowance but if you're receiving a food allowance you forfeit your right to the free food at the chow hall, but you did get a huge discount if you choose to still eat there. I think I was paying $1.75 for lunch this was in 2000 - 2001 I don't know how much it is now. Beesley you are correct about the yelling. If you can't handle stress in a "peaceful" environment how are you going to take orders and perform your job in a stressful environment when your life could be on the line. We also get leave however in my unit they really only gave it out for Thanksgiving and Christmas or you were under a use or lose status where you had to take a number of days off or you were going to lose those days earned. Yes, we were paid for it as well.
Also, after that first day or 2, things do calm down, but they can still get heavy and hard, especially if you screw up. Man this is bringing back some good memories. I absolutely loved my time in Basic and AIT. The experiences I had were awesome and made me a much stronger person, both physically and mentally. Things today are much more calm than when I went through this back in 1993. You both were probably not even born yet when I went through. :)
It's not about the shouting it's about the stress. My first 24 hrs in Marine Corps boot camp I discovered that the hot and cold taps are random, the light switches are randomly up for on, nothing in boot camp is as you expect and that's all by design. The goal of boot camp is to break you and eliminate you from the pack. Once you understand that you immediately understand how to succeed and it becomes a question of weather or not you are willing to go as far as they want to take you. In the Marines everything you see here takes place in the first 36 hours and there is no sleeping until it's all done. Again it's all geared to break you. The point of the gas chamber is to build confidence in the gear, this is how it is with a mask vs this is how it is without. As someone who spent literal days at mopp level 4, and made choices in that gear I had to live with for the remainder of the exercise, you 100% HAVE to trust the gear, if you don't in a real situation you will not survive. You can't drop your drawers in a contaminated environment. Give that a think for a hot minute then imagine how that feels for nearly a day. Nothing but total respect for anyone that attempts the profession, you go places you never imagined you would or could and when you emerge from the other side you see how much further you can actually go.
The military has absolutely mastered the art of breaking that bit of arrogance in everyone, establishing very clearly what the pecking order is, and then taking the raw material and building that up into someone who can think clearnly, think on their own, make decisions, yet follow orders that need to be followed. Considering they have a couple months only to do their work in, yeah, the brutality of that first assault on you needs to happen.
My experience of BCT (Basic combat Training) Was at Fort Leonard Wood, training to become a military police officer. Much of what's seen in the video is fairly similar to what I experienced. But what is not shown in the video is how often people break down and give up and the Drill sergeants will gather round and scream at you, when you or the person still cannot complete the task the DS show you how to get the job done and soon you'll learn to love your Drill sergeant.
The difference between Marine & Army basic training is difficult to fully express. You watched young men who want to join the infantry or armor or other combat arms going through their basic training. I enlisted in the Marines to be a field musician. I was in the same platoon as future infantry, armor, artillery, transport, communications, and one guy who was going to be a combat artist. But because the mantra of the Marine Corps is that regardless of MOS everyone is a rifleman. The army has separate bootcamps for the other MOS, which are not as difficult as that of the combat arms fields. I had to qualify with the M-16 each year; thankfully I only had to be gassed once, and that one time sucked really really bad. [When they let us leave the building my eyes were on fire, snot ran down to my knees, and I ran into a DI because I couldn't see a thing. Bad times. But the point of if all was to drive home the fact that you weren't just an individual anymore. A screw up could get you killed, or others, or everyone in your unit. You should watch the series 'Band of Brothers' or 'The Pacific' to get a real feel for this...]
It was the same for me.... I enlisted as an Aircraft Mechanic [6500 mos] and didn't want to say what my MOS was, ended up going to SOI/MCT, and finding out I was going to be Supply Admin instead....still told people I was going to a different MOS school station.... Ended up getting a LOT of respect from grunts / combat arms MOS's because, as is NOT with non-USMC boot camp, they know we got the same basic training.
Well, it might have changed in the past 22 years, but when i joined the army as a communication specialist, i had the same basic training as everyone else. True, infantry BCT is a few weeks longer and a little more in depth, but it's not as if ALL infantry just go to a completely different BCT. Hell, I did basic at Ft. Benning, home of the infantry, yet I wasn't infantry....
@@milkcasanova1662 oh it definitely changed... My brother enlisted as Airborne, and his boot camp was in "Misery, Lost-in-the-woods, and his unit was mixed-gender, shorter, and a lot more difficult than his friend, who went to boot camp in Ft Jackson....I had the chance to be stationed at fort Jackson as a marine because I was getting retrained by the army because the USMC did not have a financial course at the time, I was at the Bas and someone came up to me and asked where the bathroom was.... I told him when it out the room and then completed my day but during the time he went and sat back down and then a drill instructor came by and formed them all up and I was so surprised I thought to myself "he's in boot camp and he talked to somebody other than his drill instructors???"
@@johnbachman9066 damn, I shipped out for basic literally 2 weeks BEFORE 9/11/01, they didn't even tell us about it till mid October.... but my basic was 9 weeks, only male (at the time) and infantry went an additional 3-4 weeks. But when they finally did tell us about 9/11, of course all the drills were saying "screw whatever MOS's you thought you were going to be, you're all infantry now boys!" But of course that was just scare tactic to better motivate us. Yes they theoretically could have done that, but it didn't fit the situation. So I was Commo in a Patriot missile unit. Went overseas in 03 during major operations to protect Gen. Franks' airspace
@@johnbachman9066 I was at jackson in 96. We had a Marine that because he was out long enough had to go through Basic. He told me that exept for the lack of water training basic and boot.
This is a complete overhaul of what Basic Comabt Training (BCT/Basic) was. I went through in July of 2014 and the Shark attack lasted from 3am to about 6:30. For the first 3(ish) weeks it was nonstop yelling unless we were in class. This is also talking about OSUT where you do all of your training on one station. Because of the job I had after the 9 weeks of BCT anyone that had my job (well attempting to get my job) got 1 day with their family (if they came out to see your graduation) then sent to the next place for training (mine was another 6 months). You asked about being off/pay. Every month you earn 2.5 days of Leave (30 days per year). Leave is paid vacation you have to request and get approved before taking it. There are a couple situations where you are allowed to have negative leave days but come October 1st you have to be at a minimum of 0. These situations usually only happen when you have a family member die (or is about to die). You are only allowed to have up to 60 days come October 1st. You are allowed to save more through the year but by October 1st you have to either use the leave you have earned thats over 60 days, or sell your excess days. You are only allowed to sell leave days once, and only up to 60 days. During the start/height of covid-19 there was a temporary change implemented allowing you to have more than 60 days saved by October 1st. When it comes to having your own family you have to put in what is called a "Family Care Plan." This explains what your family will do if you were to deploy or go on training for an extended period of time. Also I see in this video that the recruits have optics for their weapons. That has to be somewhat new because when I went through we did not have optics. Honestly Basic felt horrible most of the time, but looking back on it was some of the most fun I've had in my life. In that 9 week period I met some of the greatest friends I have ever made. If anyone wants to know a little more, or is confused by what I said please feel free to ask and I'll do my best to awnser.
@@cindymclain3260 I'm sure it was much more difficult. I remember getting some letters from people that served around that time and earlier. (My mom worked in a nursing home and made it one of the things they did). I distinctly remember getting a letter from someone who was in the Navy claiming he was stripped naked and tied to a pole overnight lol.
I'm in coastal California, and I haven't experienced rain since Christmas Eve. That's a long time, even by our standards. Yes, we throw our umbrellas into the closet every year in late spring through early autumn, but we should be getting something during winter and early spring.
My youngest son is 3 weeks into Army basic training. It is something that he has wanted to do for quite some time. His mother and I both Air Force veterans. We are so very proud of him.
When you said Army marine seals I had a heart attack. Three different branches. Army, marines, airforce, navy, coast guard. Army ranger, marine marsoc, navy seal, airforce security forces.
Air Force Combat Comtrol and Pararescue...guess we could include Ravens, and Cro's as well. Security Forces are just our regular police, otherwise called SP's.
You don't stay a Private for long. The purpose is to break you down from being an individual to being a team. It's why the US Army is so effective. I always looked at my basic training as a stage I had to go through to get where I wanted to be in the Army. "You don't know if you're going to like it." LOL, only a masochist would like it.
As a Vietnam combat veteran I'll tell you basic training in 1969 was brutal, we were treated like the lowest form of life then upon return from a year in the jungle from hell we were spat upon by people that had no clue of what we endured, to the day I die I will never forget or forgive.
Thank you for your service, sir! My husband did 2 tours and the things he has told me about the treatment soldiers got when coming home is utterly infuriating and shameful.
We got paid by the month, with 30 days paid leave a year, taken when you want/can get it. As for the training, you don't have time to feel cold or muddy until the end of the day. And then, you're too tired to care. The age limit is for those who join later in life and not as a teenager. Oh, and one more, all the yelling is for a reason. It puts you in a constant state of stress. And you got it right when you said it's all about what might come in actual combat. Love your reactions. Thanks for the videos!
Now when you see a Drill with the Army insignia on his cover ringed with blue, he is an infantryman, not every Drill is an infantryman, they come from every M.O.S.. The gas mask training is a Confidence Training Event. The US Army currently has 5 basic training locations that are currently active. No matter what MOS you enlisted into the US Army as, you can expect the first 9-10 weeks of your Army careers will start in one of these 5 basic training locations. Fort Benning, Georgia; also provides Infantry and Cavalry Scout OSUT Fort Jackson, South Carolina; largest of all Basic Training locations. Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; also provides engineering, chemical warfare, and military police OSUT Fort Sill, Oklahoma; also provides artillery OSUT Fort Knox, Kentucky
The gas mask "protective mask" chamber that the recruits go through is to show the soldiers that the protective mask does work to their benefit. They go into the chamber and have their masks properly sealed and CS gas is active. They stay in the chamber to show them that if properly worn it will protect them from gases. They take the masks off to show that they can trust the mask if worn properly..
My drill Sargent's hated me in the gas chamber it had almost no effect on me I barely got a runny nose from it but looking at everyone else showed me what could happen
@@ursathrope2968 Is it me, or does every post have a gas chamber that has a damn tree 10 feet from the exit? Can't see for the tears and snot, and blam! Face first into the tree.
What people don't talk about is, basic training is the funniest place you arent allowed to laugh. Going through it, man it tested me mentally, emotionally and physically. There were even times I wanted to quit. But with encouragement from my brothers in arms and my DS's I made it through. ADAPT and OVERCOME, THE PROFESSIONALS!
I'm sorry. I couldn't watch this entire video. On 16 March 1983 I enlisted in the Iowa Army National Guard. It was my 17th birthday. I was still in high school. The following May I went to FT Benning as an infantry trainee. This "Daddy Day Care".......... stuff....... doesn't even compare to what I went through. I'm sorry, but this is more like babysitting than the training I received. One other thing, the Army calls it Basic Training, NOT Boot Camp. A snack? With Juice Boxes?!?! Are you F****ing kidding me?!?!?!?!
I've seen both the reactions to the Marine Boot & Army Boot now you need to do a reaction to Navy Boot. In '92 I did Army Boot at Ft Leonard Wood, Missouri & my AIT at Fort Lee, Virginia. I did 8 years Army Reserves while I attended college but didn't finish my degree. Got out as an E-4 Specialist. I believe I was lied to when I enlisted in the Navy. Even though I was an E-4 in the Army Reserves I didn't have enough Active Duty time so I started fresh at E-1. I was told by a few people that I should've started at least E-2 due to time in service. In 2001 b4 9/11 I went through Navy Boot at the only Navy Boot Camp - Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lakes, Illinois. My 'A' school was at NAS Pensacola, Florida & 'C' School was at NAS North Island, California. I was stationed at NAS Oceana, Virginia & did a 6month cruise in '03 aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt during Iraqi Freedom. I was an Aviation Electricians Mate (AE) I did 6 years Active Duty. Got out as an AE3 (E-4) Aviation Electricians Mate 3rd Class Petty Officer. My father did 27 years in the Air Force. All together I gave 14 years of my life to the US Military (Army & Navy). After getting out I used the Post 9/11 GI Bill & finally got my Associates Degree In Computer Electronics Engineering Technology.
When my brother graduated basic he was allowed off base for the night. He stayed at the hotel with us then the next day he returned to base. We went with him but we’re only given like 10 - 15 minutes to give him a hug and say goodbye. He was then put on the bus and sent to his next training. He graduated basic from “Fort Leonard Wood” in Missouri. He did his AIT (Advanced Individual Training) at “Fort Sam Houston” in Texas. Which actually worked out for us because we live in Texas. AIT is specifically training for your specific job in the Army. My brother was a “Combat Medic” so he went to “Fort Sam Houston” to learn the specific medical procedures and tactics he would NEED to know while working on someone in the MIDDLE OF THE BATTLEFIELD. Like he would be patching up his guys while being shot at. He has some INSANE stories. One of which was being in a Humvee that got blown up by an IED. He was actually thrown from the vehicle and came under fire while he was getting up and getting his bearings. Luckily he didn’t get shot because he was very prepared and took his training and job VERY VERY SERIOUSLY!
Just a fun fact about the US military: Army, Air Force (used to be a part of the Army until 1947), Navy & Marines (actually a branch of the Navy. The Navy medical ppl serve the Marines). The Space Force is only a few years old. The Coast Guard is considered a branch of the military. I went thru Navy boot camp in 1986 in Orlando, Florida. Not very difficult if you have the proper mindset.
No matter how many years have gone by, you'll never forget basic training. I attended 29 years ago, and the memories stay with you. I went from being a girl who loved to just hang out to a strong woman who could hold her own in any situation. Even met my husband in the US Army, over 22 years ago now. We've been many places and seen many things, but we are made of stern stuff and we handle it. That's the true point of basic training, besides getting you fit and teaching you military skills. It makes you grow up, and teaches you to be accountable and to have mental fortitude. You are going to need it, in the military and in life.
I am confused... I went to OSUT at Ft. Benning in 2001. I don't recall ever seeing a Drill Sgt without a blue disc on their top. Also, they mentioned Armor school... Ft. Benning is for infantry and the only training that has OSUT. Armor school isn't OSUT, as they have BCT at a number of bases, like Ft. Jackson and then their armor school is at Ft. Knox. Or I am just old now and they have changed things as I stopped serving in 2005. The gas chamber is to build confidence in their gas masks. Edit: I looked it up, Armor school moved to Ft Benning it seems sometime in 2010. So the Drill Sgts there won't all have blue discs. And further in the video showed the badass blue disc drill sgts and there is a difference between the drill sgts.
I took Basic at Ft Knox, KY (see the movie "Stripes" with Bill Murry) living in the old WW II barracks. It was looking like rain when we were out on the Rifle Range and I asked the Drill Sgt if we would still have to qualify if it rained...he said, "Son, it doesn't rain in the Army, it rains ON the Army..." :-)
Just subscribed, I've been in the Army for 24 years. Our Soldiers go through such difficult training to ensure they're prepared when called upon. Thanks for your video. Let me know how to send those MRE's your way. I'll send a coupke.
I went to Basic at Fort Benning, Georgia. My company was Foxtrot 2-19. This is baby diapers compared to 2006, during the height of the wars. We got it the worst. But this is accurate. I eventually did two infantry combat tours in Iraq (OIF5 & OIF7), and you really need to toughen up before war.
Son of a Vietnam infantry soldier who did two tours. I know that the U.S. Marines have been getting all of the spotlight lately (and they deserve it). But don't forget about the actual U.S. soldiers who were "in the sh*t". Remember when Forrest Gump and Bubba got ambushed? That was American army, not marines.
There is no break. You work 365, weekend off depending on your duty schedule. You are permitted what is referred to as LEAVE TIME, basically accrued vacation days, about 15-20 per year. They have to be approved by the Company Commander. During combat operations or time of active war, there is no leave.
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I'm a US Army Veteran. Basic training sucks, but you embrace the suck. I went through Benning in the middle of sumer, and boy was it fucking hot. You guys should watch some Angry Cops videos. He's a Drill Sergeant.
I did my Basic Training/AIT at Ft. Benning in '83. Good to see there are still Shark Attacks, although ours lasted hours, and not 20 minutes lol. We also did 5 days at Ft. Jackson South Carolina for our Reception Station, then busing down to Ft. Benning. Nothing like a long assed coach ride with 2 Drill Sgts. on board lol. We also never saw our patrol caps until 1 week before graduation, so when you saw a Co. wearing them, you knew they were getting ready to graduate. This video never showed the thousands and thousands of push-ups done for punishment...when our Co. graduated I STILL owed a hundred or more push-ups lol. It also skipped the countless road marches in full combat gear. The final road march was meant to be a 12 mile speed march. That turned into a 6 mile speed march and a 6 mile jog in full combat gear. I remember our Drill Sgt being so pissed off, he made us low crawl to the the Mess Hall one day lol. Since we did reception elsewhere, those of us who went to Infantry School were at Ft. Benning for 13 weeks. There was no Armor School then, it was Mortars. We also had the very same Drill Sgts from Basic through AIT (Infantry School). I sure wish we had those handy scopes on our weapons....M16s....lol. Not getting qualified, and BOLOing out was what caused the most recruits to fail but, they did get to recycle back and join a Co. that was at the point of qualifying, and if a recruit couldn't get qualified by then, they were discharged out of the Army. The only soldiers doing Urban Training were the National Guardsmen, other than that the recruits going Regular Army and the National Guardsmen did the same exact training. Our Co. also had the privilege of avoiding the brand new barracks at Sand Hill, and we had the luxury accomodation at Harmony Church lol.....which has since been torn down. This video brought back old memories so, thanks for uploading and showing it. I believe by the time we got into our 13th and final week, we were left with around half of what we had day 1. In AIT, we actually got on and off- post passes, and I remember getting 3 off-post passes that last from Friday night to Sunday afternoon. We had some crazy assed times, and got very very drunk during those times, and when we got back to training Monday morning, we could still feel the effects lol. The rest of the weeks I got on-post passes, and on those we had to really watch out and not get obliterated and caught by MPs lol. They were still a good laugh. I seriously doubt the Army allows passes now for recruits, although by then we were in AIT. There was never a prouder day than when we dressed in our green Class A's and were given our blue chords and blue discs. Being 11B meant you were the only MOS in the US Army to be given a chord, it sets the Infantry apart from the rest. Once again, many thanks! CHEERS!
You should watch Boot Camp: making a sailor. My step daughter is at RTC currently we are waiting eagerly for her PIR (graduation). Due to COVID the Navy is streaming the graduation ceremony here on UA-cam on the channel RTC Public Affairs so you can see that for yourselves as well, it’s a couple hours long though. Graduations are most every Friday.
As far as pay goes. The higher the rank the higher the pay. A Drill Sergeant in the Army, can make $65-70K a year. Yes, you start of at around $20K but that's not bad for someone straight out of high school. That's more than minimum wage! It's about $10/hour working a 40 hour full time job.
Battlefields Are NOISY the Shouting is a Stress inducer You MUST learn to Never STOP THINKING no matter how much noise no matter the Stress so there is a purpose to the yelling.
Beesley As the former executive officer of a Basic Training Company in the 70's the whole point of Basic Training is to Brake down the individual and build up the team change their though pattern from I to we ! We get 30 days of leave a year (never got it my self wound up being paid out for some) the age 17 to 35 is for coming in to the army not for the max age you can serve I was over 50 when I retired the max age depends on your rank but the max age is around 60. Back in the 70's we had OSUT 22 weeks (like what is being shown) and then straight basic 8 weeks with a Separate AIT (Advance Individual Training) for various amounts of time depending on branch infantry, armor, signal, intel, medical . The Point of the CS Gas chamber is to show the trainees that the NBC MOPP equipment works they go in with the mask on then after a few min take it off on command (my wife was Chemical Corps and rand the Gas Chamber and NBC training, we met in the chamber)
It's not like going to work, get off go home. It's 24/7 ... you can get liberty, where you go out on town, from time to time. You can go on LEAVE, for like week or so, which is where you can go home if it's feasible. Your paid your salary based on your rank, there's no overtime. Some places it can be like a job, live off base, do your job, head to you apartment, like I did in Navy.
I’ll Say This Now!! The Drill Sergeants Are Honestly Reallllly Nice Like When Cameras Are Around to Film. If they weren’t there, these soldiers would’ve got it a lot worse. When the cameras left I’m sure the DS Went Marvin Gaye and Got In That Ass. Lmao
Nice video! I'm a former US infantryman, and it is a pretty sweet deal. It was a hard 6 years for sure. But I was making a lot more than most 18-24 year olds when I was in. Especially once I made it to E5 (SGT). And the education benefits we get are such a hookup. At this point in time my benefits have payed for all my flight training (I'm a commercial pilot and flight instructor), an associates degree, and payed me housing allowance while I'm in school. And I'll be going to airplane mechanic school soon, which will also be covered. So I feel like I've been adequately compensated for my time in the Army.
DId my basic training at Ft Knox Kentucky then off to Germany for 2 years. I was in Germany when the Berlin wall came down. Then off to Ft Benning for a little bit then deployed to the Middle East in the first Gulf War. I was an Armor Crewman (19k) For all you non Military people....I drove a M1A1 tank. Now I work for the Department of Veteran Affairs. I am a 70% disabled Veteran. It really sucks having the disabilities that I suffer with daily, biu I have no doubts in my mind that I would do it all over again. i am very proud of the time I served my Country and I am very proud to be an Army Veteran.
Check out the video about the US Coast Guard training camp, Many Americans forget that's also a branch of the US military. I know many US Marines that were very surprised about the intensity of " Coast Guard" training.
If I remember correctly its in week 5 that the navy does the chamber and O yeah it defiantly absolutely sucks. It also helps you build up trust in the gear that you are issued not always an easy thing to do especially with government provided gear. During my time as a MA before going to OCS the only piece of government gear I carried on me was a radio and the Berretta 92F side arm or M-16/shotgun for long arm. I followed my FTO's advice and replaced everything else with my own gear.
You get a lot of benefits with the military. For married soldiers, you have something called BAH. This is money that goes for housing. The amount you get depends on your rank/location. Also when you have breaks you still get paid. When you sign the contract you are a soldier 24/7. When you go on holidays you take annual leave. Everyone gets 30 days of annual leave per year (2.5 days per month).
If you guys think this boot camp training is extreme then rent and watch the movie "Lone Survivor" starring Mark Whalberg. It's about a now famous botched Navy SEAL mission in Afghanistan. The very beginning of the movie shows real Navy SEAL training footage! The Navy SEALs are the best of the best. They do the most dangerous missions possible that need to be done!
I think you’ll be surprised to get a different experience from a non-OSUT Basic. Only the infantry career field in the Army experience OSUT. Every other soldier, including most female recruits since they have only been allowed to serve in the infantry for a few years, does not experience OSUT. A different video for standard BCT would be able to give you a much more in depth understanding of what a soldier would experience normally. Standard Basic is only 11 weeks so a video on just that would be able to break it down more finely.
The age requirements are for them to enlist. They can’t sign up at 36 (though since the recording it has changed and gone up). You are eligible for retirement after I believe 10 full years of active duty. But that could also depend on rank. If you have a degree before enlisting, you can become an officer much easier right out the gate. Back to retirement- you don’t have to retire at 10 years, say your join at a young age like my uncle, now retired Lieutenant colonel US Army, one of his last assignments was at the Pentagon during 9/11/2001 though that day he was trying to fly home from Japan. He retired at the more traditional age in his 50’s- though he could then contract as an independent and work for the government while collecting his pension for active service. Or more like my father- Marine Corporal at the end of the Vietnam war and served as prison guard Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. It’s not all front line battle- though we have many family, friends, and community members serving. Some gave all. And we honor them by doing our part in the fight against tyranny, injustice, and persecution. If you read all of that God bless you and your household. May He have mercy and give us more time to try to turn the tide again for good.
Man, that video shows how much things have changed since I made my attempt at military service. I enlisted in 2006. Went to Fort Benning. It was a nightmare. Drill Sergeants did NOT cool off after the shark attack. I was there maybe two weeks before pneumonia put me out of commission, but it was bad. One Drill Sergeant would lock recruits in a box for about half an hour. It got so bad I OD'ed on my pneumonia meds. That was the start of my exit from the military. I was there from July to October of 2006. And to this day, over a decade later, I *still* have health issues from my brief time at Fort Benning.
You look back at it with much more fondness than when you were going through it. I ended up in OCS which was way harder. I guess the difference was they want you to pass basic, in OCS they're just looking to get rid of you.
on MREs with a heating pack, the few I had. Make sure to be in well ventilated area. The heater is chemical based, so give off lots of flamable gas. As prank we got bunch of these, soak in water, put in trash bag (sealed) by candle. When it expanded enough to touch candle. BOOM!! So at night on quiet Air Base. Loud noise + Bright flash = big laugh for us, but big screams for bosses next day.
I was at Ft. Benning from 2018-2019. It was mostly cold and raining and always rained when we were out training! Fucking miserable but made for great moments.
I’m laughing at your comment about not being “over hot” in the rain, hubby’s basic was in the summer at Benning and I STILL can’t get him to go back to Georgia even on vacation 😆 he said it was HIDEOUSLY hot and muggy
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Thirty five is the maximum age for JOINING. Those who choose to make it their permanent career can retire at twenty years. If they still stay, thirty years is the max. Things have changed. I did navy boot in the eighties. Women were strictly separated from the men. We were allowed to have cigarettes, but only got one smoke break per day… two if we did very good with something. I was lucky, because I smokes Virginia Slims, which were uniquely sized. We were allowed only a small amount of drawer space for cigarettes, but my brand fit perfectly between the roller slides just outside the drawer. Near the end of training, everyone was running out of cigarettes, so I sold some of my extras for four times normal cost. 🤑 Military pay is a set monthly payment calculated by rank, and combat/non combat. Any time off makes no change to their pay.
In the military you earn 2.5 days off (leave) for every 30 days worked. It comes out to 30 days every year. I was in the Air Force, got out in 2008, and we were allowed to carry over 30 days extra. The extra is called Use or Lose, if you don't use it by a certain time frame you lose it. Most of the time you build Use or Lose time because of deployments or other situations where you can't use it. You do get paid while on leave. I have taken 30 days off many times and always got a paycheck!!
I really enjoyed seeing you all react to this. I'm an old soldier. Was sad to see they got rid of the Home of the Armor Fort Knox. Now it's with ground pounders. Lol jk the reason for the gas chamber is this....you walk into the chamber with masks on. It let's you know that they really work. Gives you confidence etc.then you take it off on command. The Drill would not release you until you stated your full name and social security number. Let's you know there really is cs gas. To be honest, over the years you actually built up a tolerance to it. Lol I do enjoy you 2. Peace. Stay safe. God Speed. ❤
I live in Georgia, and to be fair, it rarely goes down to freezing here. It is going to be 78° F here tomorrow. Summer when it's 98°-105° F outside is worse.
It may only be $20K a year to start, but if you're a typical recruit, you have no family of your own to support, basically a month paid vacation, and your health care, lodging and meals are free. And you have that compulsory physical fitness program at the butt-crack of dawn every day! :D And don't worry if you're not in peak physical shape! From what I hear, the more you're captured or wounded, the bigger of a hero you are. To us soldiers, we just consider you one of the slow ones. 🤣
As an ex 11b I've trained at fort Benning. I'm the 90s it was very different than that. The reason for the gas chamber is to build confidence in your equipment. You will feel a burning sensation but you can still breathe. Showing the effectiveness of the promask
It’s Navy Seal’s. My husband was in Air Force and his DI (Drill instructor) was a short & feared man. He’d eat raw onions & garlic just to scream in their faces. Got to tear people apart before you can build them & shape them into excellent airmen.
Military servicemembers with dependents (spouse and children) get paid higher housing allowance than those without dependents. Pay is determined by "pay grade", which each rank up receiving more pay (including housing allowance) than the previous rank. That combined with the fact that all of your meals, housing & utilities, education, and healthcare is provided by the government makes it a pretty sweet deal. When you add in extra pay for special duty assignments or linguistic skills, family separation pay, hazardous duty pay, hostile fire pay, eminent danger pay, flight pay, submarine pay, or any other additional pay one might receive, combined with potentially serving in "tax free" zones it's a pretty sweet deal. "On paper" it may seem like we get paid far less than the average American civilian, but in reality our money goes much further! If you are smart while you are serving, you can acquire a substantial savings while you're in, something very difficult for the average civilian. Healthcare is huge one here because unlike most other countries, only military servicemembers are entitled to socialize healthcare here. Serving in the military can save tens of thousands of dollars for your family's healthcare needs.
Many recruits have never made their beds. Never washed dishes. Etc. Some have only sat & played video games. My understanding is (I only considered Navy OTC when in college) that is shocks them into the real world. The military is looking for dedication & they don't want to 'baby' along those that would only wash out later. Friends have told me it gets much better after boot camp but it is all harsh reality during boot camp.
That army today is way different. What they show in this video of 20 minutes. It was an entire week. In processing at boot took roughly 6-8 days. During which u were lucky to sleep 4 hours a day. And the brown rounds screamed the entire time. Actually showing up to boot was easier simply because u got 5-6 hours of sleep a day. Except for hell week.
A lot of basic is simply removing bad habits from young people. They tend to overthink and underreact. You'd be surprised to discover how much work it is just to get them manage their time effectively. Wake at 6am, $hit, shower, shave, dress, make your bed and stand at attention before your rack by 06:45 for a 7am chow march. Indoctrination struggle is real.
It's good you saw that US military training isn't all just screaming at the recruits. Eventually it becomes more instructional and mentoring. The US military wants to produce the best equipped, the best trained, most cunning and smartest professional soldiers on Earth. When someone fights the US army they're not going to be fighting a bunch of robots. They're going to be fighting a pack of predators.
Cold rainy days are amazing! Growing up in hot soupy humid Houston Texas I can 100% say I would much rather be in cold rainy weather. Currently in north Texas dfw area so the summers aren’t as horrible as they were in Houston.
Dad was a drill sgt, Hubbs was a drill Sgt snd we were together in his basic training...so been on on both sides. Those first weeks are difficult, AIT is as well....he was Medical so lots of technical things to make sure these guys know since their platoons lives are in their hands. So many bad habits in the civvy world. Some of these kids come from a zero discipline background with no good mentors or examples. A few of the sgts have had.... strong (ahem) conversations with parents who think they're entitled to input on training LOL 😆
The shouting is there to break them down. All must be broken then built back up as a team. The military is a team effort. All branches. To sign up for the US military is signing a blank check. The value is to be cashed in by the US government at any time, any where. The value of said check is up to and including my life. I offer it willingly to insure the freedom of those who come after me. Just my $0.02
I can speak on the pay structure. I just graduated osut a little over a month ago and I went in as a pv2. I'm a scout though, not infantry. In the army your rank determines your pay. There's only one rank lower then mine and that's pvt. Technically I make less then I did as a civilian. But keep in mind. I no longer pay any rent or utilities. My room and board are given to me. I don't even pay for internet. Food is free 3 times a day as well, if you want it, and there are places soldiers can go get free groceries for their barracks. I am now only responsible for paying my phone bill. When a soldier has dependents(wife, husband, children etcetera) they don't live on base, but the gives them a thing called BHA, which gives then extra money in their check on to of their base pay per dependent. They ever provide housing for your family. Every hospital visit is free, we don't pay taxes in the shops on post, and we go to school for free. I no longer never to spend at lest 80 percent of the money I make. While as a civilian i easily had to spend 90 percent just to main l maintain a middle class lifestyle. The army also gives us a numerous amount of ways to save and invest our money. New recruits don't get paid much but we keep basically all the money we make ang our income isn't taxes depending on what state you live in. We also get a signing bonus. I have more free money then I know what to do with now.
You guys need to do the full military songs of every branch. its nice to hear and honestly you get a sense of how proud we are of our military.
The best way to do that is on the Memorial Day Concert salute to the services on the Washington DC Mall with Gary Sinise.
“Lieutenant Dan?”😅
Ah, the memories. Good times! There's a phrase in the army, "If it's not raining, it's not training." Something that doesn't get mentioned much is there's a lot of singing in basic training, mostly in the way of cadences, which builds morale and strengthens esprit de corps. Basic training wouldn't be basic training without cadences.
What was your favorite cadence? Mine was "Airborne Ranger"
My sixth grade teacher was a retired drill instructor and every class he had he taught to march with cadences for the Veterans Day parade. He was a hardass but everyone wanted to be in his class. We would practice for marching for weeks before the parade, volunteering our recess to get it right because he was such an awesome guy.
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@@erickhill8707 "Airborne Ranger" is definitely a classic. I'll go with "Bang Bang Lulu".
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“C-130 Rolling down the strip!”
“C-130 Rolling down the strip!”
“It hit a rock, and did a flip…”
Much love from a former 19K.
Damn... my two brothers just went through this. My older brother just graduated and got sent to his duty station, but my younger brother graduates this March. I'm extremely proud of them. They definitely went through a lot these past few months.
Good to hear but honestly Army boot camp is insanely easy compared to what they make it seem for a fit high schooler
@whoishim2998 You are def right. I went to Basic in 2005 as a 19yo girl and it was soooo much easier then I expected. At the same time there were many many grown men crying and several ppl dropped out. I had always had such low self esteem that I didn't think I could make it thru so when I got there and wasn't struggling it gave me more confidence as where other ppl came in overly confident and it broke them. You mindset is everything.
17:45 Actually, some styles of the MRE’s come with a heating pack to warm up your meal so you don’t have to eat the food cold. (Which is a small gracious on the battlefield. I heard that multiple soldiers used the heating pack to keep warm in cold weather, too).
I am definitely not a soldier of any kind, but I watch a lot of videos about on UA-cam . 😂
*I believe the Korean MRE’s come with a heating pack too, but I am not sure.
*If you guys ever try American MRE’s, I heard (from soldier’s comments on some videos) that the Chili Mac and Cheese MRE is amazing.
Love the videos you do together. Keep it up, guys! (I hope you are both well).😊
Some of the MRE's are not bad as well, a lot of my family has been in the military and have brought some home for me to try. And yea they come with this packet that when exposed to water heats up so you can "cook" your food. They actually get really hot too. And yes the Chili Mac and Cheese is amazing. There is another that is great as well but I can't remember which one it is. I wish that they could make it so others could try them since everyone is so curious.
Yeah, those are good. On the other side of the spectrum, Chicken a' la King, the Tuna casserole, and the beef dogs (affectionately known as salt logs) will make you want to hunt down whoever made it, and make them rue the day they were born lol
@@lyssmath3720 I believe that you can buy MRE’s in a Military Surplus, but I am not sure if civilians can get a supply of some.
I also once heard that a man went through the pandemic just by eating a large amount of MRE’s because he couldn’t go outside.
*which is good/bad when you think about it. Good since he had a food supply, but it’s also bad since I heard the food is a major hit to the digestive system. 😅
My favorite was the jambalaya mre and yes there was a heating pack.
It’s a mindset. It takes unbelievable strength to be able to make it. I have nothing but the upmost respect for anyone in the military. They put their lives on the line to protect us
“Discipline & spirit” -US Marine senior drill instructor, that’s what makes a US marine (Ik this is an army vid but the same principles apply)
Lots more goes into it but discipline & spirit are the foundations, building blocks. Can’t have a house without strong foundations
There's a lot of benefits of serving. Such as college tuition and health benefits. That's why a lot of people join for 4 years or so
I'm from a military family my husband spent 24.5 years in the AF. All my brothers in laws are AF a sister in law that was AF and navy. Father navy father in law army etc .
I just went to MEPS not long ago. my ship off to bt is in september and i signed up for 3 years active and ~5 years reserve
Well most people serve for that long because that’s the amount of time required. For example, my brother is looking into the national guard and he would be required 6 years if he goes
The discipline that you learn helps you through the rest of you life. USAF 1975-1979.
I do wish that the current GI Bill allowed for more, like the GI Bills of the past. Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq (and modern soldiers in general) get far less benefits than veterans of WW2, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War (up until the Reagan era, really).
As much as I would hate to be screamed at.. I do see why it’s done. The people that first are enlisted go in undisciplined but come out very mature. My brothers went through the Military and it made men out of them.
As someone who served as a Platoon Sargent - The quickest, easiest way to get a group of people who have nothing in common to work together and form a team is to make them hate me. Give them a single target to rally around. Make their lives so inhospitable that they have no other choice than to band together. Based on their reactions and how they cope you can either dial it up or dial it down. Once they work like a unified team, they will look at everything as a team and know each other's weaknesses and strengths. Who they can depend on for specific things.
BTW ~ This tried and true tactic never fails. Everyone eventually sees that it is easier to work as a team. It might take some of them longer than others... But.. It doesn't fail.
I went through boot camp in 1970 (Ft Campbell KY), the Vietnam era, when training was different -- there were draftees among us, and I was going to be a band musician (but still had to do the training). It was a shorter training period ("basic"). I hated it; as a musician I was not, shall we say, a natural fit. BUT I could see the point of the shouting and the relentlessness, and it was very smart in a way: they had a company full of guys completely diverse in all ways, rich/poor, city/country, education, ethnicity, personality, everything. And in just 8 weeks we had to be molded into a unit that would work together. So they did have to break us down first, and then build us back up as colleagues who could count on each other. They knew what they were doing, and it really was a system, not just random cruelty.
The drill sergeants don't actually hit you, and they don't need to. They have plenty of other ways to make life miserable. One interesting part for me was I fractured my foot at the very end of my training, and I got held over until I was better. When everyone else left, they dropped the charade; took me to the PX in their cars, and I heard them planning who was going to be "nice" and who was going to be the real hard-ass for the next class coming in.
They did back in 1986 and before. I know first hand, lol.
I did my Infantry OSUT in 95. What is on this video is likely very sanitized or everything got lots a lot more comfy. The movie 'full metal Jacket' was more accurate to what the experience was like. Its not that shark week stopped (no one called it that), its just everyone got used to it. There was so much stress that there were fights, nightly in the barracks from the levels of stress and aggression that is pumped into you. The cattle cars are things of the past and now there are busses to shuttle back and forth. There used to be cattle cars where you were packed in so tight that people stood on the seats and everyone else is in so tight that your feet literally didnt touch the ground. The MREs were still this dark brown package with only a few selections and woe be to anyone who got the MRE omlette... that was a solid piece of rubber. You lived everyday with mud in your teeth, spit in your eye and fireants biting you all over. But everyday you stood back up taller. Glad I did it, but I sure wouldnt want to do it again.
Oh I remember the cattle cars lol once I didn't discover that ants had crawled up inside the legs of my pants until we were packed in the cattle car. That was one miserable ride.
Ah, the cattle cars...in August at Fort Leonard Wood...during the floods of 1993...with all the mud and bugs and sweat. Good times! 😉 I remember it all well!
one of the reasons they go through the gas chamber is to build confidence in their gear
Seemed much tougher in my days in the mid 90's but overall OK. Only once did I have a DS "talk" to me to a calm mentor fashion....Ty DS Hyat....Good memories thou
I should point out that all soldiers do not go through OSUT, unless they're in infantry, where they are not only going through not only basic, but also their occupational training (infantry) at the same time. Depending on your military occupational specialty, you'll go to your MOS school after a much shorter basic training. The length of that depends on the MOS.
All the Combat Arms (Infantry, Armor and Artillery) have OSUT training. Your right about all the other branches of the army doing BCT and then AIT.
True. Also gotta touch on the restarts and medboard shit
OSUT is combat arms (Infantry, Armor, Calvary etc...) AIT is for 90% of other MOS' in the Army
35 is the oldest age one can enlist in the Army, we earned up to 30 days of leave a year, but most times it was difficult to take time off, depending on what your job was as well as where you are stationed. I went through Basic Training in '84. There was more yelling, less sleep and a lot of pressure, but it was to break us down and rebuild us as well as push those who couldn't handle the stress out. You don't want someone that loses it in a time of duress, though we didn't have integrated units at the time and there were things they (the drills) would do to us that we never talk about. I spent 8 yrs in the US Army and loved it. Made some of the best friends/family there, got to visit places I never thought I'd ever see and did do college thanks to my time in. There were down sides but still it was worth every second of time in.
You'd be surprised what you can put up with if you're driven enough and we wanted it bad. Love watching your videos and reactions and your love and interest in our country.
Army recruits don't go to Boot Camp. Marines do. Army recruits go to Basic Training.
I served in the Army for 5 years while my Boot was at Ft. Jackson I did AIT at Ft. Benning and this brings back a lot of memories. To answer your question on pay. Your Pay will increase if you get married and if you live off-post you will receive BAH ( Basic Allowance for Housing ) but if you live on post your house is free so you forfeit BAH. You also receive a food allowance but if you're receiving a food allowance you forfeit your right to the free food at the chow hall, but you did get a huge discount if you choose to still eat there. I think I was paying $1.75 for lunch this was in 2000 - 2001 I don't know how much it is now. Beesley you are correct about the yelling. If you can't handle stress in a "peaceful" environment how are you going to take orders and perform your job in a stressful environment when your life could be on the line. We also get leave however in my unit they really only gave it out for Thanksgiving and Christmas or you were under a use or lose status where you had to take a number of days off or you were going to lose those days earned. Yes, we were paid for it as well.
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Also, after that first day or 2, things do calm down, but they can still get heavy and hard, especially if you screw up. Man this is bringing back some good memories. I absolutely loved my time in Basic and AIT. The experiences I had were awesome and made me a much stronger person, both physically and mentally. Things today are much more calm than when I went through this back in 1993. You both were probably not even born yet when I went through. :)
It's not about the shouting it's about the stress. My first 24 hrs in Marine Corps boot camp I discovered that the hot and cold taps are random, the light switches are randomly up for on, nothing in boot camp is as you expect and that's all by design. The goal of boot camp is to break you and eliminate you from the pack. Once you understand that you immediately understand how to succeed and it becomes a question of weather or not you are willing to go as far as they want to take you. In the Marines everything you see here takes place in the first 36 hours and there is no sleeping until it's all done. Again it's all geared to break you.
The point of the gas chamber is to build confidence in the gear, this is how it is with a mask vs this is how it is without. As someone who spent literal days at mopp level 4, and made choices in that gear I had to live with for the remainder of the exercise, you 100% HAVE to trust the gear, if you don't in a real situation you will not survive. You can't drop your drawers in a contaminated environment. Give that a think for a hot minute then imagine how that feels for nearly a day. Nothing but total respect for anyone that attempts the profession, you go places you never imagined you would or could and when you emerge from the other side you see how much further you can actually go.
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The military has absolutely mastered the art of breaking that bit of arrogance in everyone, establishing very clearly what the pecking order is, and then taking the raw material and building that up into someone who can think clearnly, think on their own, make decisions, yet follow orders that need to be followed. Considering they have a couple months only to do their work in, yeah, the brutality of that first assault on you needs to happen.
My experience of BCT (Basic combat Training) Was at Fort Leonard Wood, training to become a military police officer. Much of what's seen in the video is fairly similar to what I experienced. But what is not shown in the video is how often people break down and give up and the Drill sergeants will gather round and scream at you, when you or the person still cannot complete the task the DS show you how to get the job done and soon you'll learn to love your Drill sergeant.
The difference between Marine & Army basic training is difficult to fully express. You watched young men who want to join the infantry or armor or other combat arms going through their basic training. I enlisted in the Marines to be a field musician. I was in the same platoon as future infantry, armor, artillery, transport, communications, and one guy who was going to be a combat artist. But because the mantra of the Marine Corps is that regardless of MOS everyone is a rifleman. The army has separate bootcamps for the other MOS, which are not as difficult as that of the combat arms fields. I had to qualify with the M-16 each year; thankfully I only had to be gassed once, and that one time sucked really really bad. [When they let us leave the building my eyes were on fire, snot ran down to my knees, and I ran into a DI because I couldn't see a thing. Bad times. But the point of if all was to drive home the fact that you weren't just an individual anymore. A screw up could get you killed, or others, or everyone in your unit. You should watch the series 'Band of Brothers' or 'The Pacific' to get a real feel for this...]
It was the same for me.... I enlisted as an Aircraft Mechanic [6500 mos] and didn't want to say what my MOS was, ended up going to SOI/MCT, and finding out I was going to be Supply Admin instead....still told people I was going to a different MOS school station.... Ended up getting a LOT of respect from grunts / combat arms MOS's because, as is NOT with non-USMC boot camp, they know we got the same basic training.
Well, it might have changed in the past 22 years, but when i joined the army as a communication specialist, i had the same basic training as everyone else. True, infantry BCT is a few weeks longer and a little more in depth, but it's not as if ALL infantry just go to a completely different BCT. Hell, I did basic at Ft. Benning, home of the infantry, yet I wasn't infantry....
@@milkcasanova1662 oh it definitely changed... My brother enlisted as Airborne, and his boot camp was in "Misery, Lost-in-the-woods, and his unit was mixed-gender, shorter, and a lot more difficult than his friend, who went to boot camp in Ft Jackson....I had the chance to be stationed at fort Jackson as a marine because I was getting retrained by the army because the USMC did not have a financial course at the time, I was at the Bas and someone came up to me and asked where the bathroom was.... I told him when it out the room and then completed my day but during the time he went and sat back down and then a drill instructor came by and formed them all up and I was so surprised I thought to myself "he's in boot camp and he talked to somebody other than his drill instructors???"
@@johnbachman9066 damn, I shipped out for basic literally 2 weeks BEFORE 9/11/01, they didn't even tell us about it till mid October.... but my basic was 9 weeks, only male (at the time) and infantry went an additional 3-4 weeks. But when they finally did tell us about 9/11, of course all the drills were saying "screw whatever MOS's you thought you were going to be, you're all infantry now boys!" But of course that was just scare tactic to better motivate us. Yes they theoretically could have done that, but it didn't fit the situation. So I was Commo in a Patriot missile unit. Went overseas in 03 during major operations to protect Gen. Franks' airspace
@@johnbachman9066 I was at jackson in 96. We had a Marine that because he was out long enough had to go through Basic. He told me that exept for the lack of water training basic and boot.
This is a complete overhaul of what Basic Comabt Training (BCT/Basic) was. I went through in July of 2014 and the Shark attack lasted from 3am to about 6:30. For the first 3(ish) weeks it was nonstop yelling unless we were in class.
This is also talking about OSUT where you do all of your training on one station. Because of the job I had after the 9 weeks of BCT anyone that had my job (well attempting to get my job) got 1 day with their family (if they came out to see your graduation) then sent to the next place for training (mine was another 6 months).
You asked about being off/pay. Every month you earn 2.5 days of Leave (30 days per year). Leave is paid vacation you have to request and get approved before taking it. There are a couple situations where you are allowed to have negative leave days but come October 1st you have to be at a minimum of 0. These situations usually only happen when you have a family member die (or is about to die). You are only allowed to have up to 60 days come October 1st. You are allowed to save more through the year but by October 1st you have to either use the leave you have earned thats over 60 days, or sell your excess days. You are only allowed to sell leave days once, and only up to 60 days. During the start/height of covid-19 there was a temporary change implemented allowing you to have more than 60 days saved by October 1st.
When it comes to having your own family you have to put in what is called a "Family Care Plan." This explains what your family will do if you were to deploy or go on training for an extended period of time.
Also I see in this video that the recruits have optics for their weapons. That has to be somewhat new because when I went through we did not have optics. Honestly Basic felt horrible most of the time, but looking back on it was some of the most fun I've had in my life. In that 9 week period I met some of the greatest friends I have ever made.
If anyone wants to know a little more, or is confused by what I said please feel free to ask and I'll do my best to awnser.
Try basic in 1961 🥵
@@cindymclain3260 I'm sure it was much more difficult. I remember getting some letters from people that served around that time and earlier. (My mom worked in a nursing home and made it one of the things they did). I distinctly remember getting a letter from someone who was in the Navy claiming he was stripped naked and tied to a pole overnight lol.
I'm in coastal California, and I haven't experienced rain since Christmas Eve. That's a long time, even by our standards. Yes, we throw our umbrellas into the closet every year in late spring through early autumn, but we should be getting something during winter and early spring.
My youngest son is 3 weeks into Army basic training. It is something that he has wanted to do for quite some time. His mother and I both Air Force veterans. We are so very proud of him.
Do the Coast Guard next.
Dam he cut my hair in 1980
When you said Army marine seals I had a heart attack. Three different branches. Army, marines, airforce, navy, coast guard. Army ranger, marine marsoc, navy seal, airforce security forces.
Air Force Combat Comtrol and Pararescue...guess we could include Ravens, and Cro's as well. Security Forces are just our regular police, otherwise called SP's.
You don't stay a Private for long. The purpose is to break you down from being an individual to being a team. It's why the US Army is so effective. I always looked at my basic training as a stage I had to go through to get where I wanted to be in the Army. "You don't know if you're going to like it." LOL, only a masochist would like it.
As a Vietnam combat veteran I'll tell you basic training in 1969 was brutal, we were treated like the lowest form of life then upon return from a year in the jungle from hell we were spat upon by people that had no clue of what we endured, to the day I die I will never forget or forgive.
Thank you for your service, sir!
My husband did 2 tours and the things he has told me about the treatment soldiers got when coming home is utterly infuriating and shameful.
We got paid by the month, with 30 days paid leave a year, taken when you want/can get it. As for the training, you don't have time to feel cold or muddy until the end of the day. And then, you're too tired to care. The age limit is for those who join later in life and not as a teenager. Oh, and one more, all the yelling is for a reason. It puts you in a constant state of stress. And you got it right when you said it's all about what might come in actual combat. Love your reactions. Thanks for the videos!
Now when you see a Drill with the Army insignia on his cover ringed with blue, he is an infantryman, not every Drill is an infantryman, they come from every M.O.S..
The gas mask training is a Confidence Training Event.
The US Army currently has 5 basic training locations that are currently active. No matter what MOS you enlisted into the US Army as, you can expect the first 9-10 weeks of your Army careers will start in one of these 5 basic training locations.
Fort Benning, Georgia; also provides Infantry and Cavalry Scout OSUT
Fort Jackson, South Carolina; largest of all Basic Training locations.
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; also provides engineering, chemical warfare, and military police OSUT
Fort Sill, Oklahoma; also provides artillery OSUT
Fort Knox, Kentucky
The gas mask "protective mask" chamber that the recruits go through is to show the soldiers that the protective mask does work to their benefit. They go into the chamber and have their masks properly sealed and CS gas is active. They stay in the chamber to show them that if properly worn it will protect them from gases. They take the masks off to show that they can trust the mask if worn properly..
My drill Sargent's hated me in the gas chamber it had almost no effect on me I barely got a runny nose from it but looking at everyone else showed me what could happen
@@ursathrope2968 Is it me, or does every post have a gas chamber that has a damn tree 10 feet from the exit? Can't see for the tears and snot, and blam! Face first into the tree.
@@erickhill8707 lol ours were about the same saw several people almost faceplant into the trees running around
The Engineers do that shit on purpose lol
What people don't talk about is, basic training is the funniest place you arent allowed to laugh.
Going through it, man it tested me mentally, emotionally and physically. There were even times I wanted to quit. But with encouragement from my brothers in arms and my DS's I made it through.
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I'm sorry. I couldn't watch this entire video. On 16 March 1983 I enlisted in the Iowa Army National Guard. It was my 17th birthday. I was still in high school. The following May I went to FT Benning as an infantry trainee. This "Daddy Day Care".......... stuff....... doesn't even compare to what I went through. I'm sorry, but this is more like babysitting than the training I received. One other thing, the Army calls it Basic Training, NOT Boot Camp. A snack? With Juice Boxes?!?! Are you F****ing kidding me?!?!?!?!
I've seen both the reactions to the Marine Boot & Army Boot now you need to do a reaction to Navy Boot.
In '92 I did Army Boot at Ft Leonard Wood, Missouri & my AIT at Fort Lee, Virginia. I did 8 years Army Reserves while I attended college but didn't finish my degree. Got out as an E-4 Specialist.
I believe I was lied to when I enlisted in the Navy. Even though I was an E-4 in the Army Reserves I didn't have enough Active Duty time so I started fresh at E-1. I was told by a few people that I should've started at least E-2 due to time in service.
In 2001 b4 9/11 I went through Navy Boot at the only Navy Boot Camp - Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lakes, Illinois. My 'A' school was at NAS Pensacola, Florida & 'C' School was at NAS North Island, California. I was stationed at NAS Oceana, Virginia & did a 6month cruise in '03 aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt during Iraqi Freedom. I was an Aviation Electricians Mate (AE) I did 6 years Active Duty. Got out as an AE3 (E-4) Aviation Electricians Mate 3rd Class Petty Officer.
My father did 27 years in the Air Force.
All together I gave 14 years of my life to the US Military (Army & Navy).
After getting out I used the Post 9/11 GI Bill & finally got my Associates Degree In Computer Electronics Engineering Technology.
Navy Seals, you could not have got that more wrong
Oh no no no no 😭
No it’s the army marine seals and they are in the Air Force branch
When my brother graduated basic he was allowed off base for the night. He stayed at the hotel with us then the next day he returned to base. We went with him but we’re only given like 10 - 15 minutes to give him a hug and say goodbye. He was then put on the bus and sent to his next training. He graduated basic from “Fort Leonard Wood” in Missouri. He did his AIT (Advanced Individual Training) at “Fort Sam Houston” in Texas. Which actually worked out for us because we live in Texas. AIT is specifically training for your specific job in the Army. My brother was a “Combat Medic” so he went to “Fort Sam Houston” to learn the specific medical procedures and tactics he would NEED to know while working on someone in the MIDDLE OF THE BATTLEFIELD. Like he would be patching up his guys while being shot at. He has some INSANE stories. One of which was being in a Humvee that got blown up by an IED. He was actually thrown from the vehicle and came under fire while he was getting up and getting his bearings. Luckily he didn’t get shot because he was very prepared and took his training and job VERY VERY SERIOUSLY!
Just a fun fact about the US military:
Army, Air Force (used to be a part of the Army until 1947), Navy & Marines (actually a branch of the Navy. The Navy medical ppl serve the Marines). The Space Force is only a few years old.
The Coast Guard is considered a branch of the military.
I went thru Navy boot camp in 1986 in Orlando, Florida. Not very difficult if you have the proper mindset.
No matter how many years have gone by, you'll never forget basic training. I attended 29 years ago, and the memories stay with you. I went from being a girl who loved to just hang out to a strong woman who could hold her own in any situation. Even met my husband in the US Army, over 22 years ago now. We've been many places and seen many things, but we are made of stern stuff and we handle it. That's the true point of basic training, besides getting you fit and teaching you military skills. It makes you grow up, and teaches you to be accountable and to have mental fortitude. You are going to need it, in the military and in life.
I am confused... I went to OSUT at Ft. Benning in 2001. I don't recall ever seeing a Drill Sgt without a blue disc on their top. Also, they mentioned Armor school... Ft. Benning is for infantry and the only training that has OSUT. Armor school isn't OSUT, as they have BCT at a number of bases, like Ft. Jackson and then their armor school is at Ft. Knox. Or I am just old now and they have changed things as I stopped serving in 2005.
The gas chamber is to build confidence in their gas masks.
Edit: I looked it up, Armor school moved to Ft Benning it seems sometime in 2010. So the Drill Sgts there won't all have blue discs. And further in the video showed the badass blue disc drill sgts and there is a difference between the drill sgts.
I took Basic at Ft Knox, KY (see the movie "Stripes" with Bill Murry) living in the old WW II barracks. It was looking like rain when we were out on the Rifle Range and I asked the Drill Sgt if we would still have to qualify if it rained...he said, "Son, it doesn't rain in the Army, it rains ON the Army..." :-)
Just subscribed, I've been in the Army for 24 years. Our Soldiers go through such difficult training to ensure they're prepared when called upon. Thanks for your video. Let me know how to send those MRE's your way. I'll send a coupke.
I went to Basic at Fort Benning, Georgia. My company was Foxtrot 2-19. This is baby diapers compared to 2006, during the height of the wars. We got it the worst. But this is accurate. I eventually did two infantry combat tours in Iraq (OIF5 & OIF7), and you really need to toughen up before war.
Went to OSUT for 11B "infantry" there and followed up with jump and RIP there as well. I absolutely love Ft. Benning.
This doesn't even begin to show you real boot camp. "Mood is much more relaxed" - "Conversations conducted with DS at normal volume" uh.... NO.
Son of a Vietnam infantry soldier who did two tours. I know that the U.S. Marines have been getting all of the spotlight lately (and they deserve it). But don't forget about the actual U.S. soldiers who were "in the sh*t". Remember when Forrest Gump and Bubba got ambushed? That was American army, not marines.
There is no break. You work 365, weekend off depending on your duty schedule. You are permitted what is referred to as LEAVE TIME, basically accrued vacation days, about 15-20 per year. They have to be approved by the Company Commander. During combat operations or time of active war, there is no leave.
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I'm a US Army Veteran. Basic training sucks, but you embrace the suck. I went through Benning in the middle of sumer, and boy was it fucking hot.
You guys should watch some Angry Cops videos. He's a Drill Sergeant.
I did my Basic Training/AIT at Ft. Benning in '83. Good to see there are still Shark Attacks, although ours lasted hours, and not 20 minutes lol. We also did 5 days at Ft. Jackson South Carolina for our Reception Station, then busing down to Ft. Benning. Nothing like a long assed coach ride with 2 Drill Sgts. on board lol. We also never saw our patrol caps until 1 week before graduation, so when you saw a Co. wearing them, you knew they were getting ready to graduate. This video never showed the thousands and thousands of push-ups done for punishment...when our Co. graduated I STILL owed a hundred or more push-ups lol. It also skipped the countless road marches in full combat gear. The final road march was meant to be a 12 mile speed march. That turned into a 6 mile speed march and a 6 mile jog in full combat gear. I remember our Drill Sgt being so pissed off, he made us low crawl to the the Mess Hall one day lol. Since we did reception elsewhere, those of us who went to Infantry School were at Ft. Benning for 13 weeks. There was no Armor School then, it was Mortars. We also had the very same Drill Sgts from Basic through AIT (Infantry School). I sure wish we had those handy scopes on our weapons....M16s....lol. Not getting qualified, and BOLOing out was what caused the most recruits to fail but, they did get to recycle back and join a Co. that was at the point of qualifying, and if a recruit couldn't get qualified by then, they were discharged out of the Army. The only soldiers doing Urban Training were the National Guardsmen, other than that the recruits going Regular Army and the National Guardsmen did the same exact training. Our Co. also had the privilege of avoiding the brand new barracks at Sand Hill, and we had the luxury accomodation at Harmony Church lol.....which has since been torn down. This video brought back old memories so, thanks for uploading and showing it. I believe by the time we got into our 13th and final week, we were left with around half of what we had day 1. In AIT, we actually got on and off- post passes, and I remember getting 3 off-post passes that last from Friday night to Sunday afternoon. We had some crazy assed times, and got very very drunk during those times, and when we got back to training Monday morning, we could still feel the effects lol. The rest of the weeks I got on-post passes, and on those we had to really watch out and not get obliterated and caught by MPs lol. They were still a good laugh. I seriously doubt the Army allows passes now for recruits, although by then we were in AIT. There was never a prouder day than when we dressed in our green Class A's and were given our blue chords and blue discs. Being 11B meant you were the only MOS in the US Army to be given a chord, it sets the Infantry apart from the rest. Once again, many thanks! CHEERS!
You should watch Boot Camp: making a sailor. My step daughter is at RTC currently we are waiting eagerly for her PIR (graduation). Due to COVID the Navy is streaming the graduation ceremony here on UA-cam on the channel RTC Public Affairs so you can see that for yourselves as well, it’s a couple hours long though. Graduations are most every Friday.
As far as pay goes. The higher the rank the higher the pay. A Drill Sergeant in the Army, can make $65-70K a year. Yes, you start of at around $20K but that's not bad for someone straight out of high school. That's more than minimum wage! It's about $10/hour working a 40 hour full time job.
Battlefields Are NOISY the Shouting is a Stress inducer You MUST learn to Never STOP THINKING no matter how much noise no matter the Stress so there is a purpose to the yelling.
Beesley As the former executive officer of a Basic Training Company in the 70's the whole point of Basic Training is to Brake down the individual and build up the team change their though pattern from I to we ! We get 30 days of leave a year (never got it my self wound up being paid out for some) the age 17 to 35 is for coming in to the army not for the max age you can serve I was over 50 when I retired the max age depends on your rank but the max age is around 60. Back in the 70's we had OSUT 22 weeks (like what is being shown) and then straight basic 8 weeks with a Separate AIT (Advance Individual Training) for various amounts of time depending on branch infantry, armor, signal, intel, medical . The Point of the CS Gas chamber is to show the trainees that the NBC MOPP equipment works they go in with the mask on then after a few min take it off on command (my wife was Chemical Corps and rand the Gas Chamber and NBC training, we met in the chamber)
It's not like going to work, get off go home.
It's 24/7 ... you can get liberty, where you go out on town, from time to time. You can go on LEAVE, for like week or so, which is where you can go home if it's feasible. Your paid your salary based on your rank, there's no overtime.
Some places it can be like a job, live off base, do your job, head to you apartment, like I did in Navy.
I’ll Say This Now!! The Drill Sergeants Are Honestly Reallllly Nice Like When Cameras Are Around to Film. If they weren’t there, these soldiers would’ve got it a lot worse. When the cameras left I’m sure the DS Went Marvin Gaye and Got In That Ass. Lmao
Nice video! I'm a former US infantryman, and it is a pretty sweet deal. It was a hard 6 years for sure. But I was making a lot more than most 18-24 year olds when I was in. Especially once I made it to E5 (SGT). And the education benefits we get are such a hookup. At this point in time my benefits have payed for all my flight training (I'm a commercial pilot and flight instructor), an associates degree, and payed me housing allowance while I'm in school. And I'll be going to airplane mechanic school soon, which will also be covered. So I feel like I've been adequately compensated for my time in the Army.
DId my basic training at Ft Knox Kentucky then off to Germany for 2 years. I was in Germany when the Berlin wall came down. Then off to Ft Benning for a little bit then deployed to the Middle East in the first Gulf War. I was an Armor Crewman (19k) For all you non Military people....I drove a M1A1 tank. Now I work for the Department of Veteran Affairs. I am a 70% disabled Veteran. It really sucks having the disabilities that I suffer with daily, biu I have no doubts in my mind that I would do it all over again. i am very proud of the time I served my Country and I am very proud to be an Army Veteran.
Check out the video about the US Coast Guard training camp,
Many Americans forget that's also a branch of the US military.
I know many US Marines that were very surprised about the intensity of " Coast Guard" training.
You should check out the Navy SEALs Hell Week training
If I remember correctly its in week 5 that the navy does the chamber and O yeah it defiantly absolutely sucks. It also helps you build up trust in the gear that you are issued not always an easy thing to do especially with government provided gear.
During my time as a MA before going to OCS the only piece of government gear I carried on me was a radio and the Berretta 92F side arm or M-16/shotgun for long arm. I followed my FTO's advice and replaced everything else with my own gear.
You get a lot of benefits with the military. For married soldiers, you have something called BAH. This is money that goes for housing. The amount you get depends on your rank/location. Also when you have breaks you still get paid. When you sign the contract you are a soldier 24/7. When you go on holidays you take annual leave. Everyone gets 30 days of annual leave per year (2.5 days per month).
If you guys think this boot camp training is extreme then rent and watch the movie "Lone Survivor" starring Mark Whalberg. It's about a now famous botched Navy SEAL mission in Afghanistan. The very beginning of the movie shows real Navy SEAL training footage! The Navy SEALs are the best of the best. They do the most dangerous missions possible that need to be done!
Yes you get paid holiday, known as “leave” or “block leave”. Every month you would acquire 2.5 days of leave which would be. 30 days a year
I think you’ll be surprised to get a different experience from a non-OSUT Basic. Only the infantry career field in the Army experience OSUT. Every other soldier, including most female recruits since they have only been allowed to serve in the infantry for a few years, does not experience OSUT. A different video for standard BCT would be able to give you a much more in depth understanding of what a soldier would experience normally. Standard Basic is only 11 weeks so a video on just that would be able to break it down more finely.
The age requirements are for them to enlist. They can’t sign up at 36 (though since the recording it has changed and gone up). You are eligible for retirement after I believe 10 full years of active duty. But that could also depend on rank. If you have a degree before enlisting, you can become an officer much easier right out the gate. Back to retirement- you don’t have to retire at 10 years, say your join at a young age like my uncle, now retired Lieutenant colonel US Army, one of his last assignments was at the Pentagon during 9/11/2001 though that day he was trying to fly home from Japan. He retired at the more traditional age in his 50’s- though he could then contract as an independent and work for the government while collecting his pension for active service. Or more like my father- Marine Corporal at the end of the Vietnam war and served as prison guard Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. It’s not all front line battle- though we have many family, friends, and community members serving. Some gave all. And we honor them by doing our part in the fight against tyranny, injustice, and persecution. If you read all of that God bless you and your household. May He have mercy and give us more time to try to turn the tide again for good.
Man, that video shows how much things have changed since I made my attempt at military service. I enlisted in 2006. Went to Fort Benning. It was a nightmare. Drill Sergeants did NOT cool off after the shark attack. I was there maybe two weeks before pneumonia put me out of commission, but it was bad. One Drill Sergeant would lock recruits in a box for about half an hour.
It got so bad I OD'ed on my pneumonia meds. That was the start of my exit from the military. I was there from July to October of 2006. And to this day, over a decade later, I *still* have health issues from my brief time at Fort Benning.
You look back at it with much more fondness than when you were going through it. I ended up in OCS which was way harder. I guess the difference was they want you to pass basic, in OCS they're just looking to get rid of you.
on MREs with a heating pack, the few I had. Make sure to be in well ventilated area. The heater is chemical based, so give off lots of flamable gas. As prank we got bunch of these, soak in water, put in trash bag (sealed) by candle. When it expanded enough to touch candle. BOOM!! So at night on quiet Air Base. Loud noise + Bright flash = big laugh for us, but big screams for bosses next day.
I was at Ft. Benning from 2018-2019. It was mostly cold and raining and always rained when we were out training! Fucking miserable but made for great moments.
I’m laughing at your comment about not being “over hot” in the rain, hubby’s basic was in the summer at Benning and I STILL can’t get him to go back to Georgia even on vacation 😆 he said it was HIDEOUSLY hot and muggy
Inouye Field:
Daniel Inouye was a Japanese American who fought for US in WWII in Italy and France losing an arm. He was a longtime Senator from Hawaii. He belatedly received the Medal of Honor.
Thirty five is the maximum age for JOINING. Those who choose to make it their permanent career can retire at twenty years. If they still stay, thirty years is the max.
Things have changed. I did navy boot in the eighties. Women were strictly separated from the men. We were allowed to have cigarettes, but only got one smoke break per day… two if we did very good with something. I was lucky, because I smokes Virginia Slims, which were uniquely sized. We were allowed only a small amount of drawer space for cigarettes, but my brand fit perfectly between the roller slides just outside the drawer. Near the end of training, everyone was running out of cigarettes, so I sold some of my extras for four times normal cost. 🤑
Military pay is a set monthly payment calculated by rank, and combat/non combat. Any time off makes no change to their pay.
In the military you earn 2.5 days off (leave) for every 30 days worked. It comes out to 30 days every year. I was in the Air Force, got out in 2008, and we were allowed to carry over 30 days extra. The extra is called Use or Lose, if you don't use it by a certain time frame you lose it. Most of the time you build Use or Lose time because of deployments or other situations where you can't use it. You do get paid while on leave. I have taken 30 days off many times and always got a paycheck!!
You should react to training of U.S. special forces like Navy Seals and Army Rangers.
NO RULES of military discipline are assumed known by the recruit and are explained upfront and in full to remove any doubt.
I really enjoyed seeing you all react to this. I'm an old soldier. Was sad to see they got rid of the Home of the Armor Fort Knox. Now it's with ground pounders. Lol jk the reason for the gas chamber is this....you walk into the chamber with masks on. It let's you know that they really work. Gives you confidence etc.then you take it off on command. The Drill would not release you until you stated your full name and social security number. Let's you know there really is cs gas. To be honest, over the years you actually built up a tolerance to it. Lol I do enjoy you 2. Peace. Stay safe. God Speed. ❤
I live in Georgia, and to be fair, it rarely goes down to freezing here. It is going to be 78° F here tomorrow. Summer when it's 98°-105° F outside is worse.
It may only be $20K a year to start, but if you're a typical recruit, you have no family of your own to support, basically a month paid vacation, and your health care, lodging and meals are free. And you have that compulsory physical fitness program at the butt-crack of dawn every day! :D
And don't worry if you're not in peak physical shape! From what I hear, the more you're captured or wounded, the bigger of a hero you are. To us soldiers, we just consider you one of the slow ones. 🤣
As an ex 11b I've trained at fort Benning. I'm the 90s it was very different than that. The reason for the gas chamber is to build confidence in your equipment. You will feel a burning sensation but you can still breathe. Showing the effectiveness of the promask
Everyone in the services past present future are absolute LEGENDS. Thank yall for your service.
It’s Navy Seal’s. My husband was in Air Force and his DI (Drill instructor) was a short & feared man. He’d eat raw onions & garlic just to scream in their faces. Got to tear people apart before you can build them & shape them into excellent airmen.
Military servicemembers with dependents (spouse and children) get paid higher housing allowance than those without dependents. Pay is determined by "pay grade", which each rank up receiving more pay (including housing allowance) than the previous rank. That combined with the fact that all of your meals, housing & utilities, education, and healthcare is provided by the government makes it a pretty sweet deal. When you add in extra pay for special duty assignments or linguistic skills, family separation pay, hazardous duty pay, hostile fire pay, eminent danger pay, flight pay, submarine pay, or any other additional pay one might receive, combined with potentially serving in "tax free" zones it's a pretty sweet deal. "On paper" it may seem like we get paid far less than the average American civilian, but in reality our money goes much further! If you are smart while you are serving, you can acquire a substantial savings while you're in, something very difficult for the average civilian. Healthcare is huge one here because unlike most other countries, only military servicemembers are entitled to socialize healthcare here. Serving in the military can save tens of thousands of dollars for your family's healthcare needs.
We had 10 guys traveling from Alabama yo Atlanta. Lucky me I was choice to carry the paperwork..
Many recruits have never made their beds. Never washed dishes. Etc. Some have only sat & played video games. My understanding is (I only considered Navy OTC when in college) that is shocks them into the real world. The military is looking for dedication & they don't want to 'baby' along those that would only wash out later. Friends have told me it gets much better after boot camp but it is all harsh reality during boot camp.
That army today is way different. What they show in this video of 20 minutes. It was an entire week. In processing at boot took roughly 6-8 days. During which u were lucky to sleep 4 hours a day. And the brown rounds screamed the entire time. Actually showing up to boot was easier simply because u got 5-6 hours of sleep a day. Except for hell week.
A lot of basic is simply removing bad habits from young people. They tend to overthink and underreact. You'd be surprised to discover how much work it is just to get them manage their time effectively. Wake at 6am, $hit, shower, shave, dress, make your bed and stand at attention before your rack by 06:45 for a 7am chow march. Indoctrination struggle is real.
It's good you saw that US military training isn't all just screaming at the recruits. Eventually it becomes more instructional and mentoring. The US military wants to produce the best equipped, the best trained, most cunning and smartest professional soldiers on Earth.
When someone fights the US army they're not going to be fighting a bunch of robots. They're going to be fighting a pack of predators.
Cold rainy days are amazing! Growing up in hot soupy humid Houston Texas I can 100% say I would much rather be in cold rainy weather. Currently in north Texas dfw area so the summers aren’t as horrible as they were in Houston.
Dad was a drill sgt, Hubbs was a drill Sgt snd we were together in his basic training...so been on on both sides.
Those first weeks are difficult, AIT is as well....he was Medical so lots of technical things to make sure these guys know since their platoons lives are in their hands.
So many bad habits in the civvy world. Some of these kids come from a zero discipline background with no good mentors or examples.
A few of the sgts have had.... strong (ahem) conversations with parents who think they're entitled to input on training LOL 😆
The shouting is there to break them down. All must be broken then built back up as a team. The military is a team effort. All branches. To sign up for the US military is signing a blank check. The value is to be cashed in by the US government at any time, any where. The value of said check is up to and including my life. I offer it willingly to insure the freedom of those who come after me.
Just my $0.02
I can speak on the pay structure. I just graduated osut a little over a month ago and I went in as a pv2. I'm a scout though, not infantry.
In the army your rank determines your pay. There's only one rank lower then mine and that's pvt. Technically I make less then I did as a civilian. But keep in mind. I no longer pay any rent or utilities. My room and board are given to me. I don't even pay for internet. Food is free 3 times a day as well, if you want it, and there are places soldiers can go get free groceries for their barracks. I am now only responsible for paying my phone bill. When a soldier has dependents(wife, husband, children etcetera) they don't live on base, but the gives them a thing called BHA, which gives then extra money in their check on to of their base pay per dependent. They ever provide housing for your family. Every hospital visit is free, we don't pay taxes in the shops on post, and we go to school for free. I no longer never to spend at lest 80 percent of the money I make. While as a civilian i easily had to spend 90 percent just to main l maintain a middle class lifestyle. The army also gives us a numerous amount of ways to save and invest our money. New recruits don't get paid much but we keep basically all the money we make ang our income isn't taxes depending on what state you live in. We also get a signing bonus. I have more free money then I know what to do with now.
Went through basic training back in 2005... a little different from these days