I worked in Marine Corps Aviation Logistics and had many friends who were air crew on helicopters (MAG-29)...according to them, anyone who says they are not nervous are complete liars. lol Bc the brain's self-preservation is a powerful force...but the key to being a Marine is overcoming our fears to accomplish the mission. Great job guys!! This video should be added to their training schedule.
Part of "overcoming" fear is recognizing and admitting that it's there. Then facing it. The fear doesn't go away, you don't "overcome" it, you work with it. You work through it. It's far more strong to say, "yes, I'm afraid" and then facing it than to lie and say you have no fear. "No fear" is bullshit and gets people killed.
The guys who admitted fear and still jumped into the pool without question truky embodied the Marine spirit. If you think about it in order to be courageous you must first also be a little scared. If there's no fear it requires no courage to overcome the obstacle. The gentleman in the video who jumped in without being able to swim is an inspiration to me. He will go very far in life.
Did you ever swim in a large pool and did you ever try to hold your breath and dive to the bottom (trying to touch the floor 8ft down or so)? Every time I did that, my ears would pop in and I would feel fairly intense pressure up my nose trying to force water into my sinuses , my eustachian canal or my lungs. It hurts for a second but since you were holding your breath from the surface, you can just right yourself and rapidly ascend those 8 ft and feel fine. Now imagine the opposite. Now imagine doing that 20ft down.
The Marine who said something like " you're gonna die someday" resonated with me so much with my time and deployments in the Army. It's the thought process to keep you sane when every day could very well be your last.
@@andrewjohnson396 there’s a basic water survival qualification that we all have to do, but the only people who have any trouble with that are the guys that had never swam before. This isn’t even a whole lot like normal swimming though. Like he said in the video, you literally just have to stay calm and move without panicking.
Swimming is helpful but not totally necessary for Navy or Marines, simply floating much more helpful. Swimming brings up the question of where ya gonna swim to? Nearest land may be a thousand miles away. If you can float and as the old guy said floating is natural then you can splash your way over to something floating, ( that is in the event of a sinking). If you happen to fall overboard unobserved, well, you're screwed anyway.
paige ayla x if I’m being honest, I thought being a marine only meant you have to be serious all the time and no joking or messing around. After watching this I realized you can have fun once your done with training!
We trained that in a car and my colleague was almost killed by a team member who was in full out panic mode. Never underestimate what people in a panic will do when they are fighting for survival.
as part of basic scuba training we had to put each other into a full on panic underwater. You cant blame that team member for what they did in panic mode, most of their brain was shut down.
Thats why one of the first things to learn as a lifeguard is let the person get unconcious and then safe both of you instead of them knocking you out and you both drown
Listen to the last half with audio only and this message has nothing to do with Helicopters. It’s all about making it through life. Thanks for the Sunday video.
The first time I went surfing, I had just driven 3 days by myself across the country. I went to a surf shop and picked up a board. After some exhausting minutes learning stuff, I finally grabed a wave. It was a little bigger than I first though and it sent me flying forward into the water. It absolutely crushed me, shot me down to the bottom, and I remember my leg touching some rocks as I tumbled. The leash on the my ankle pulled my leg in the direction the board was headed and I had no idea where I was. There was no "up". Panic set in as I didn't have a chance to get a real breath before I entered the water. I didn't know where I was. I didn't know how to surface, I thought I was going to drown. Then suddenly I had this moment of clarity. I just told myself to sit still at the bottom, be calm, wait. I remember opening my eyes and looking up at the massive crashing wave above me, but where I was it was calm and quiet. I told myself I wasn't going to run out of breath immediately, so I took a moment to figure out the situation. I just relaxed and waited for everything to pass. I looked around again, the water above was calm. I swam up, grabbed my board, and headed for shore. I still think of this moment when I get overwhelmed by stuff. How I was able to just sit back and analyze the situation. This was one of the scariest moments of my life while I was entering the water, only to turn into one of the calmest I can remember to this day.
My anxiety would be on another level, I would’ve forgot what to do, would’ve been panicking. I would probably die. I’m glad I don’t have any intentions on taking a job as a Marine.
Honestly, it's really not as bad as it may seem. I did dunker training in preparation to go on an aircraft carrier a few years back. It's actually quite a fun experience unless you are terrified of water. What you need to remember is, as military, we are programmed in basic training to follow drills and commands. Not only that, it's 10 seconds to do the drills or the master diver gets in and whips you to the surface. You'd be amazed at what you can do when you're put into a high pressure situation.
Somewhat recently one of those tourist helicopters crashed in the water and people drowned and it baffled me how they couldn't get out, but it all makes sense now.
That unfortunate incident happened only a few weeks after I completed my dunker course. I've never been so thankful for training that I'll hopefully never need. Not only were the passengers not mentally or physically prepared for the accident, they were strapped in without quick release hardware. FlightChops has a sobering video filmed at the same flight tour company only a few days prior to the accident.
@@TitanCrusher101 if you ever meet a group of post 9/11 Marines, especially we grunts, your opinion of the corps will be shattered, so stay in your basement.
Where was this video when I started watching your videos? It's been hidden from my view until today in November 2020. I'm a 65-year-old man, 66 in January, and I have to tell you, this was one of the most intense videos I've ever watched, and that includes a debriefing video from Vietnam where 13 US armed forces service members started out, and only 3 survived, and we had to watch death happen in front of our eyes. Why was this more intense? In war, there is death. It's there. Training exercises aren't supposed to be fatal. But that one could have been if those marines had been on their own. But what got to me? When you, Destin, talked about life's anchors. That was epic. Thank you for bringing me back to my anchors, which include my sweetheart of 43 years who means more to me than life itself. And of course, what you alluded to, truth, or for us, Christ, the rock of ages and the One and Only Way. God bless you!
My mom flew helicopters for over a decade, I've always known this, but seeing the sort of training she had to go through really puts it in perspective for me. She's way more badass than I ever thought.
Most super badass people I've met have that very calm demeanor. I know this Brazilian guy that used to do some kind of kidnapping insurance (hostage rescue), the rich people pay you to save their kidnapped children instead of paying ransom. He'll tell a story where he killed a bunch of people silently with a knife then just walks in and grabs the hostage and be super calm and thoughtful about what he shared, it's kind of scary.
I wish I could ask him about this, but unfortunately he died when I was very very young. But my grandfather was in the marines during the vietnam cleanup operations. As I understand, he was in a helicopter clearing sea mines from vietnamese water when it crashed into the ocean. Pretty much exactly what is being trained here. What blows my mind is that not only was he able to escape, but he was able to pull out the man next to him who was unconscious from the crash. I always knew it was impressive but seeing just how intense this controlled and safe experiment is gives me even more respect for him
This is a great video. In the early 1970s as a USAF helicopter pilot I had orders transferring me to a unit in Hawaii while I was attending the Command and Staff College. As part of my courses I began researching helicopters ditching at sea, preparing for my own survival in case of an emergency in my future job. Realizing the seriousness of disorientation under water, I wrote two articles about escaping from submerged helicopters. Both articles were published in military magazines before formal escape training as shown in this video became available. Dan Nicholson, LtCol, USAF Ret.
Certification is once every 24 months. In an indoor facility believe me, the excess chlorine is more intimidating. That said in a real scenario sinking meters per second would be REALLY TERRIFYING
You should watch the one he did on hypoxia in the vacuum chamber. It's absolutely terrifying watching him just sit there with a smile on his face; "I don't wanna die :)"
After 3 years I still come back to these older videos and still learn things every time I watch them! Thank you Destin for helping us get smarter every day!
That dark humor is what I miss about the Corps. We had a guy named valdivia. We went skydiving once. The whole time he's like "well if o die, at least it'll be doing something cool" and "tell my parents I wasn't as big a disappointment as they expected" but it was always in a borderline monotone voice like he was in an office or something, and very point of fact.
I remember doing this training as a Marine in Hawaii in the early nineties in the Ocean with a large gutted helicopter, I'm glad to see they have perfected this training they will save more lives.
Thank you for the video, I'm a US Marine at Pensacola's water survival school and I'm doing the helo dunker in 6 days. This was a huge educational advantage for me. The video is great and a huge advantage for me, keep it up!
How does this course work? Does everyone going through Basic do this, Is it MOs specific? I doubt you can send your team leaders there and have them come back and pass on the knowledge. It seems like a really slow course, one that you cannot crank through a whole company through.
@@devinmcgrath6648 I have been removed from the Marine Corps for about 10 years, and a lot can/has changed in that time. When I went through Basic/intermediate/advanced aircraft ditching, IFABDA certification, and water survival, it was a 3 day course or so.. anyone that is going to be on a helo at any point in their career is/should be required to take the training. And no, it's not something you can send team leaders to and have them bring back the knowledge and teach. On the plus side, there is a helo dunker in almost every pool Marine Corps wide. So as long as you have instructors there should be courses going on. Pretty sure mcwsis can teach the classes. Its definitely some really fun training. But, I'm an adrenaline junky. XD
I was stationed at MCBH. This was one of my favorite training exercises I ever did. The dude in the yellow shirt was so funny. It's the same guy. "Orientate yourself!".
My great grandpa was in the marines and his ship sunk. He was out on sea on a raft for 2 days. He passed away in 2016 r.i.p ❤️❤️ (he didn’t die from drowning he survived that it was like 20 yrs ago)
My dad was in the US Navy for 26 years and he flew H-60 helicopters. Now I know what it was like to go through that kind of training! Thank you to all who are serving and who have served in the past!
I'm a Marine stationed near the east coast and a few months ago, I got my Open Water Scuba Diving Certification. I was cave diving with a group of about 6 people in a spring in Florida. We had two dive master's one at the front and one at the rear. To sum it up quickly, I ended up behind our rear dive master (He didn't keep track of me, it is what it is.) And I very quickly found myself alone 90 feet below the surface with just my flash-light and training in an underwater cave. The visibility got quite limited. It was certainly not an ideal situation to find myself in... however, you learn to stay calm and follow your instinct. I made it out of the cave and reunited with them before they surfaced. If anyone ever finds themselves in a bad situation underwater, just remember; there is NO situation that you can't make worse by panicking. Stay calm, and follow your intuition.
Destin. You are a national hero. Your content is always outstanding. You offer the facts and data that many TH-cam channels don’t. And we’re all better off as a result.
As a prior service Marine, I REALLY appreciate what you did here. Converting this to a life lesson at the end without engaging biases from a neutral platform, well done sir. Nice job.
Aw Destin, you made me all teary there at the end. Here I thought this was a claustrophobic nightmare video and instead I got a nice little Sunday devotional.
I’m 37 and have been in the pool all my life yet I can’t float and been trying my whole life to properly learn to swim. I can swim from one side of a pool to the other but if I stop I sink like a rock.
@@erubielalanis6658 Just watch dogs paddle in the pool or puppers air paddle. do that with your hands and feet cupped and keep moving. It's how I learned so swim in place.
I'm going to say somethin really corny here - - Destin is like a perfect American. He's patriotic, he loves his family, he has faith, he thinks guns are cool and he supports the military. But he's also scientific, rational, open minded and completely and utterly friendly and kind to everyone he meets. Amazing.
the last bit where Destin makes a metaphor and the last seconds where the instructors was playing around, made me think a little: THAT's worth fighting for. And I am not even american, the video is great on itself.
I thought about saying "human being", and American is certainly a subcategory of human being BUT there are certain qualities in there that are uniquely American. Destin's whole attitude is very American.
There is nothing there that is "uniquely American" aside from that fact that he lives _in_ America. He does seem to be a cool and smart guy, no question, but he will have made concessions to either his faith or his empiricism for the both to function within him. Maybe don't co-opt the guy into your fantasy of the "perfect American" when shitloads of Americans don't tick the box on many criteria you think are so important, it comes over as just a little bit sickening.
Glad to see it isn't just me who has fond recollections of this training (I went through this almost 20 years ago). Thanks for sharing this vid and bringing back some fun memories!
Funny thing is, I know that my brain is weird, i think. in 20 years when a helicopter crashes, I'm going to remember this 11 minute video explaining me how to do everything
Dustin, again awesome video, you do some of the most interesting videos on utube. I am a retired US Army Senior Warrant Officer and Blackhawk Pilot.(26+years). When I retired I was hired by PHI Helicopters in Lafayette Louisiana. I too went thru the day long Dunker Training. The training was awesome. And like you said extremely dangerous. I loved how the Marines said na, we aren’t scared. Hey they are Marines, the Best of the Best. As an Army Warrant Officer I have the utmost respect for the Marine Corps. Well they learned real quick that once in the water it’s serious “S” Again Dustin you are awesome. By the way, your video during the Solar Eclipse and catching the ISS (Space station) zip past the sun was crazy spot on. Who ever did the math that got u to that Lat/Long and timing to cats the Space Station did a super job CB Out
Cheers man! I've been checking out the Warrant officer flight training program recently (lets you guarantee flying helicopters if you can pass all the classes/schools even starting as a civilian). What was being a warrant officer like? I'm sure it's changed a bit, for example I'd almost definitely want to fly an Apache, but I'd love some stories if you have them. Apparently in the new Dunker/HOST program that warrant officers take, you also have to egress while blindfolded as the final challenge of the day. Incredible!
Mich B I'm pretty sure that Destin did the math to get the timing and Lat/Long of the ISS himself, then had a friend (at NASA?) check it. As far as I know, Destin's math was correct. And yes, that was an awesome achievement, he basically calculated the exact future position of a tiny speck traveling at high speed through a gigantic expanse. Amazing.
He used a website like calsky.com click on the satellite tab and click on sun crossovers, occultations. You can find when and where you need to be to see it. The added difficulty was he had to pick a location along the plane of totality at the time of the eclipse.
Closest I came to this was a car accident into a lake at night. It was one of the most frightening situations i've been in my life. Luckily we all made it out alive, but some of us in the car were affected by the crash more than others. My buddy had terrifying nightmares about it for months.
Yes you wouldn't know what to do when you didn't expect it. 15 years ago my car flipped upside down into a muddy drain on the highway. I was lucky enough to quickly hang on to the front seat and not get thrown out. I was on the back seat with no seat belt but my brother and driver at the front did. They ended up hanging upside down with just their whole head dipped in the muddy water but they didn't know. They were panicking thinking the whole car was drowning. I was able to release their seat belt and luckily help came quickly.
My nephew watches your channel often. He is a Search&Rescue EMT and the guy that goes down the rope to save your butt. I can appreciate this episode. Stay calm.
I worked in Marine Corps Aviation Logistics and had many friends who were air crew on helicopters (MAG-29)...according to them, anyone who says they are not nervous are complete liars. lol Bc the brain's self-preservation is a powerful force...but the key to being a Marine is overcoming our fears to accomplish the mission. Great job guys!! This video should be added to their training schedule.
Part of "overcoming" fear is recognizing and admitting that it's there. Then facing it. The fear doesn't go away, you don't "overcome" it, you work with it. You work through it. It's far more strong to say, "yes, I'm afraid" and then facing it than to lie and say you have no fear. "No fear" is bullshit and gets people killed.
Agree 100%
The guys who admitted fear and still jumped into the pool without question truky embodied the Marine spirit. If you think about it in order to be courageous you must first also be a little scared. If there's no fear it requires no courage to overcome the obstacle. The gentleman in the video who jumped in without being able to swim is an inspiration to me. He will go very far in life.
Did you ever swim in a large pool and did you ever try to hold your breath and dive to the bottom (trying to touch the floor 8ft down or so)? Every time I did that, my ears would pop in and I would feel fairly intense pressure up my nose trying to force water into my sinuses , my eustachian canal or my lungs. It hurts for a second but since you were holding your breath from the surface, you can just right yourself and rapidly ascend those 8 ft and feel fine. Now imagine the opposite. Now imagine doing that 20ft down.
The Marine who said something like " you're gonna die someday" resonated with me so much with my time and deployments in the Army. It's the thought process to keep you sane when every day could very well be your last.
My anxiety gets anxiety from watching this
paradiseinheaven 😂😂☠️
Not as bad as watching ppl crawl thru tiny caves
lmao
Anxiety’s anxiety got anxiety
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
>cant swim
>joins the Marines
Son, you're about to learn REAL fast lol.
Yea i thought there was a swimming proficiency requirement, no?
@@andrewjohnson396 there’s a basic water survival qualification that we all have to do, but the only people who have any trouble with that are the guys that had never swam before. This isn’t even a whole lot like normal swimming though. Like he said in the video, you literally just have to stay calm and move without panicking.
I came to the comments just for this
Yep
Swimming is helpful but not totally necessary for Navy or Marines, simply floating much more helpful. Swimming brings up the question of where ya gonna swim to? Nearest land may be a thousand miles away. If you can float and as the old guy said floating is natural then you can splash your way over to something floating, ( that is in the event of a sinking). If you happen to fall overboard unobserved, well, you're screwed anyway.
I almost drowned at the beginning of the video
ok
Ayy
Auyyyyyeee
Lol
I almost drowned before the video
“So are you scared”
“Ehhhh, terrified 🙂”
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
cheesy emojis, bad comment
@@specops9407 why so serious???
Cringy Emojis
@@specops9407 lol ok cool
@@troy8349 hun ok?
am i the only one who can’t watch these without feeling like they’re drowning
paige ayla x if I’m being honest, I thought being a marine only meant you have to be serious all the time and no joking or messing around. After watching this I realized you can have fun once your done with training!
paige ayla x sane
This is why I cried watching titanic😂😂😂
Dude my nose was burning from this
It seems like it might be awful but I did it and it wasn't so bad.
6:20 Once you go under, that underwater sound is simultaneously one of the most calming and terrifying things in the world.
To me, at least.
8:10
I could not agree more. so calming but so God damm scary.
ITS More scary if you played subnautica
Bass 4546 lol
I legit had trouble breathing just imagining my sinuses being filled with water 😬
And try imagining your house upside down. You'd need a ladder to open doors, for one...
Jloc my house has high ceilings. I'd be trapped haha
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@@사랑해방탄소년단-y8x uwu
We trained that in a car and my colleague was almost killed by a team member who was in full out panic mode. Never underestimate what people in a panic will do when they are fighting for survival.
I'm replying and didn't even read the comment, I did this because everyone wants someone to reply
My parents were life guards and they learned that same thing in training. Someone in panic can completely endanger even the most seasoned pro 😢
as part of basic scuba training we had to put each other into a full on panic underwater. You cant blame that team member for what they did in panic mode, most of their brain was shut down.
Thats why one of the first things to learn as a lifeguard is let the person get unconcious and then safe both of you instead of them knocking you out and you both drown
Listen to the last half with audio only and this message has nothing to do with Helicopters. It’s all about making it through life. Thanks for the Sunday video.
What's Inside? Wow that’s really cool
What's Inside? On the money! Great comment.
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+AxxL Wat.
Edit: looks like his comment was removed, good times
I only realised it half way through the message, but then it hit me like a freight train ^^
It is simple, but effective.
just drink the water
Lul
Harder than u rgink
r/woooosh
Ima drink 4000l on a day lmao
Harvard want to *KNOW YOUR LOCATION*
The first time I went surfing, I had just driven 3 days by myself across the country. I went to a surf shop and picked up a board. After some exhausting minutes learning stuff, I finally grabed a wave. It was a little bigger than I first though and it sent me flying forward into the water. It absolutely crushed me, shot me down to the bottom, and I remember my leg touching some rocks as I tumbled. The leash on the my ankle pulled my leg in the direction the board was headed and I had no idea where I was. There was no "up". Panic set in as I didn't have a chance to get a real breath before I entered the water. I didn't know where I was. I didn't know how to surface, I thought I was going to drown. Then suddenly I had this moment of clarity. I just told myself to sit still at the bottom, be calm, wait. I remember opening my eyes and looking up at the massive crashing wave above me, but where I was it was calm and quiet. I told myself I wasn't going to run out of breath immediately, so I took a moment to figure out the situation. I just relaxed and waited for everything to pass. I looked around again, the water above was calm. I swam up, grabbed my board, and headed for shore. I still think of this moment when I get overwhelmed by stuff. How I was able to just sit back and analyze the situation. This was one of the scariest moments of my life while I was entering the water, only to turn into one of the calmest I can remember to this day.
Thank you for sharing that.
How did your eyes survive the salt water?
infirmux our tears are already a pretty salty solution, opening your eyes in the ocean doesn’t really hurt. At least for me. Try it out!
salt water doesn't hurt my eyes, at least not for the first hour or so.
fresh river/dam water (with mud in it) hurts far more.
Thank you for sharing this❤
TBH… water training was almost as fun as the flight!
Gryphon, to be honest that does sound fun!
Lol, i would have nerver thought that i would see you here
:)
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My anxiety would be on another level, I would’ve forgot what to do, would’ve been panicking. I would probably die. I’m glad I don’t have any intentions on taking a job as a Marine.
Honestly, it's really not as bad as it may seem. I did dunker training in preparation to go on an aircraft carrier a few years back. It's actually quite a fun experience unless you are terrified of water. What you need to remember is, as military, we are programmed in basic training to follow drills and commands. Not only that, it's 10 seconds to do the drills or the master diver gets in and whips you to the surface.
You'd be amazed at what you can do when you're put into a high pressure situation.
S O F T T E A R S after the first time you do it, it’s not that bad
The whole point is to confront your fears, alot of people think this way, just power through!!
Niftyszn Haha , wish I could . I’ll just stick to the military though .
Same with me
I give you men and women in service the biggest props...I'd have an anxiety attack.
Me too
Women are not allowed
@@thedragon4276 yes they are
Adoredragoon22 they are not women are not allowed to be in the navy
@@thedragon4276 but they are tho
This looks terrifying I would 100% panic if I had to do this
I held my breath once for 30 seconds
Aref Salama weird flex but ok
I was panicking whilst watching it
Me too
Ethan Wood mate I think ur the one who needs to learn to respect women
I heard a quote from somewhere, “calm people live, panicked people die”. I didn’t understand that until watching this.
I heard Adam Savage from Mythbusters say that once
Watching this video and actually doing it are far from the same.
My grandfather was in the marines,
He was a good man,may he rest in heaven
The magical Derp um cool? rip ig
@@Kaluuub your disrespectful
@@Gentilini98 yeah but come on that was a bit off the bat
You're grandfather was a good man
Heaven doesn't exist and he doesn't exist anymore
“So are you scared”
“Ehhh terrified”
Mood 😂
Gotta love that honesty
Haha
😂😂😂 came back to your comment after he said it
Lol
"now this is a story all about how my life got flip turned upside down"
It's "how my life got flipped switched turned upside down"😂😂
@@xxwoah.its.kasandraxx2088 🤣🤣🤣
LMFAOOOOOO God damnettt 😂😂
Ngl thought he said it correctly
Xx woah.its.kasandra Xx it's not tho I just watched the show yesterday lol😂
The guy in the yellow shirt was there to teach me when I went through in late 2009. funny seeing his face and hearing that voice again.
Wow
Somewhat recently one of those tourist helicopters crashed in the water and people drowned and it baffled me how they couldn't get out, but it all makes sense now.
That unfortunate incident happened only a few weeks after I completed my dunker course. I've never been so thankful for training that I'll hopefully never need. Not only were the passengers not mentally or physically prepared for the accident, they were strapped in without quick release hardware. FlightChops has a sobering video filmed at the same flight tour company only a few days prior to the accident.
Didn’t expect to see you here taofledermaus
I remember that, and also a similar thought of disbelief. It would be nerve racking to try this but not impossible with the right training
what are you doing here lmao
WooRahm Hall youtubers watch TH-cam😂🤷🏽♂️
Why does that guy in the yellow have the perfect bro voice 😂
Jacob Simmons with a straw hat, ultimate cool guy 😂
_"Gonna catch a helicopter crash sesh with my bros, maan."_
Is This Rain? “It’s high risk training maan “
@@MarcIsHim the yellow man
I dunno, but it’s radical and tubular!
Wow we don't deserve these marines. So much bravery
You're welcome for my service
Chopped And Bobbed Bullshit. Real marines don’t seek out thanks.
@@TitanCrusher101 you're obviously not a Marine if you missed that joke, or you're 55 years old and served in the gulf war.
@@TitanCrusher101 if you ever meet a group of post 9/11 Marines, especially we grunts, your opinion of the corps will be shattered, so stay in your basement.
Chopped And Bobbed Never said I was a marine. Also, it’s not a joking matter. You’re disgusting.
Where was this video when I started watching your videos? It's been hidden from my view until today in November 2020.
I'm a 65-year-old man, 66 in January, and I have to tell you, this was one of the most intense videos I've ever watched, and that includes a debriefing video from Vietnam where 13 US armed forces service members started out, and only 3 survived, and we had to watch death happen in front of our eyes.
Why was this more intense? In war, there is death. It's there. Training exercises aren't supposed to be fatal. But that one could have been if those marines had been on their own.
But what got to me? When you, Destin, talked about life's anchors. That was epic.
Thank you for bringing me back to my anchors, which include my sweetheart of 43 years who means more to me than life itself. And of course, what you alluded to, truth, or for us, Christ, the rock of ages and the One and Only Way.
God bless you!
My nose started burning just thinking about taking water in through the nose😑😑🤷♂️
Burning? Weird feeling to associate with cold water. It's a super weird feeling having your nostrils full of water but you can totally get used to it.
Yeah my nose burns really bad too, cold or warm
Incog Spectator I got used too that swimming in school
Tyler Norby Noo it burnss
It does burn, like a chemical burn rather than just heat
*marine* : help me im drowning
*me, an intellectual* : eat the water
*_Eat_*
S U C C
D R I N C C
@@drip9210 wait I ever knew you could eat water-
@@vettelwdc water taste very dry so make sure you have something to drink while consuming
“Strapped into a sinking helicopter” uh oh, he’s screwed
“with marines”
Oh nah. He’ll be fine.
Ok I might be wrong but he is a marine
@@they_.hxte_jordan1114 not to my knowledge, he talks about his job in the "future of warfare video" he works for the DOD
My mom flew helicopters for over a decade, I've always known this, but seeing the sort of training she had to go through really puts it in perspective for me. She's way more badass than I ever thought.
Sometimes, because he is so mild mannered, I forget Destin is a bit of a badass.
Right?
Not with that haircut
Most super badass people I've met have that very calm demeanor. I know this Brazilian guy that used to do some kind of kidnapping insurance (hostage rescue), the rich people pay you to save their kidnapped children instead of paying ransom.
He'll tell a story where he killed a bunch of people silently with a knife then just walks in and grabs the hostage and be super calm and thoughtful about what he shared, it's kind of scary.
+Heruhcane Dean You realize he is a bold faced liar right? If you believe those stories you are are an idiot. He isn't John Rambo.
I agree, there's only one John Rambo and that's Arnold Schwarzenegger.
U.S marines: *Trains themselves for a Flooding helicopter*
Helicopter: *Crashes to a building instead*
Mine cRaCk well that’s just not fair
@Pepen. Get back here and fix that D
Nice username
@@MariaVasquez-mr9pv ikr
@@MariaVasquez-mr9pv thank u
From 9:40 onward it just turns into a a beautiful life lesson that can be applied to everything. Made me emotional.
same
I took a deep breath before the heli went under and I am sitting in my cozy house chillin on youtube ....
Same xd
Just place a sponge block
Good idea
No, Place Spongebob
Minecraf
Minceaft = reel life
You can stay under like 30 seconds without drowning, even more if you have aqua infinity.
“Looks at navy seal training”
Me while eating cookie: “I can totally do that”
Lol
*chokes on cookie, dies.*
@@sheeeitmayn4384 underrated
@@sheeeitmayn4384 nah dont bother to reply this comment cuz he already died by cookies
OMG what a coincidence I was eating a cookie too wasnt thinking i can do that but i was munching down on that cookie
I wish I could ask him about this, but unfortunately he died when I was very very young. But my grandfather was in the marines during the vietnam cleanup operations. As I understand, he was in a helicopter clearing sea mines from vietnamese water when it crashed into the ocean. Pretty much exactly what is being trained here. What blows my mind is that not only was he able to escape, but he was able to pull out the man next to him who was unconscious from the crash. I always knew it was impressive but seeing just how intense this controlled and safe experiment is gives me even more respect for him
@FTC X comp i suppose his grandfather?
Same! Mine too, are you familiar with the name of bobby?
Your grandfather was a hero
May he continue to help protect the Angels up there. ❤🤍💙
This is a great video. In the early 1970s as a USAF helicopter pilot I had orders transferring me to a unit in Hawaii while I was attending the Command and Staff College. As part of my courses I began researching helicopters ditching at sea, preparing for my own survival in case of an emergency in my future job. Realizing the seriousness of disorientation under water, I wrote two articles about escaping from submerged helicopters. Both articles were published in military magazines before formal escape training as shown in this video became available. Dan Nicholson, LtCol, USAF Ret.
"Strapped inside a sinking helicopter"
Ah yes, a *dream come true*
Azaan Asad 🤣🤣🤣🤣
It seems fun but then I remember when I get water in my nose and I get taken out for 12 minutes
Ah yes me dream too
@@juanmeza958 are you my lost uncle? We have same last name
@@MM_45 nah bro but i have never seen someone with the same last name only my immediate family
The fate of my passengers in GTA V.
i get the chinook at trevor and fly around picking up cars dropping them into the lake
TheNeonGuy hahahahaha same
dazhibernian lmaoo
Here before the guy that gets triggered that people actually die by this
I steal planes when they are about to take off and just fly into the ocean
This is effing terrifying. But man is it cool to watch.
Certification is once every 24 months. In an indoor facility believe me, the excess chlorine is more intimidating. That said in a real scenario sinking meters per second would be REALLY TERRIFYING
I'm a seasoned swimmer and diver and I find this exercise terrifying
@@In-Marty-We-Trust Also, if you're in something like the Red Sea, that water in your sinuses and eyes ain't great.
I was not scarred at all. At the most intense moments, I just leaned back in the couch and took another sip of coffee.
You should watch the one he did on hypoxia in the vacuum chamber. It's absolutely terrifying watching him just sit there with a smile on his face; "I don't wanna die :)"
After 3 years I still come back to these older videos and still learn things every time I watch them!
Thank you Destin for helping us get smarter every day!
Seems dangerous...
*Where do I sign up?*
Colonel.Crockett your local enlisting building they'll give you a quick test then your of to boot camp good luck
Just saw you on another video
What do you mean you are a colonel You should have gone through this ages ago
he aint no CARNAL
I have same profile picture as you
2:39
Are you scared?
Meh terrified
69 or 420 I would do it again if I had to lol
@@TheBox-du4wu erah
@Demilovatoismyqueen why do you have a math test everyday
That dark humor is what I miss about the Corps. We had a guy named valdivia. We went skydiving once. The whole time he's like "well if o die, at least it'll be doing something cool" and "tell my parents I wasn't as big a disappointment as they expected" but it was always in a borderline monotone voice like he was in an office or something, and very point of fact.
Won’t even lie, by far the most fun I had was Underwater Egress training.
@@Azzark it’s the training their doing in the video.
Makrothymia join the military
Me too. Pensacola, Fl.
OMG,please don't show it to Russian army,they gonna laugh at you
@Triton Caramel Jah trust me. It's real fun. Almost drowned specially when they had us use blacked out goggles and everyone had to use 1 exit.
Mad respect to you for going through this training man. I was getting anxiety just watching 😂
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The old instructor guy seem like he'd sound like a Hawaii surfer like " Yooo brah the heli shiftin and flipping at the bottom was gnarly mah dude"
Those dudes are great at making anyone calm
He reminds me of surfs up?
With the penguin surfers
I can see he has alot of passion in what ever he's doing
He’s wearing a Hawaii shirt, so maybe haha
And wear a slightly out - of - ordinance hat
One more thing to put on his resume in order to get nasa to make him an astronaut
Great idea!!!
Oh man I did this, I should add it to my resume too haha
Well.. He could be in the BFR without being astronaut, that would be really nice.
How did they get in the Marine without being able to swim?😂🤷♂️
I don't know
And where did you get your grammar from😂😂
Because it's in the US, would never happen in the UK navy/marines
Cloxial I’m from the Netherlands, sorry that my English isn’t that good.
Timboah it doesn’t matter if you’re from the Netherlands or not. Don’t use that as an excuse. Just say you’re not good at English.
This is the best TH-cam video I have ever seen.
Plus it gets totally dark when the choppers ditches during nightime.
John Ramirez this just gets worse doesn’t it?
@@arricherie yeah
Night time + Muddy water = Nightmare
Lungs are full of air soo u follow ur body lead u to the surface. .still crazy tho...
dont know why but I'm holding my breath while watching this
Claire Marisol I know right when they go in the water 😂
@@Adventure795X glad im not the only on so late 😂😂
AdventureAlan36 yea lolll
Me neither there is no point
My anxiety is forcing me to do it haha
Just did the offshore oil rig version this today and seeing the video beforehand really helped me! Thank you Destin!
I’m already getting anxiety and my nose feels like it’s being filled with water I hate that feeling.
You should see titanic
@@ademwolfgaming Anxiety hit hard at me while watching that.
Then get out of the air
2:40
“Are you scared?”
“Ehhh...
Terrified”
😂😂😂
Another episode of “Why was this in my recommendations”
Ibrahim Mohammad seriously 😂
*Join the marines ads intensify*
Yo we have the same exact name, same spelling too.
Same but this is actually pretty interesting
Becausr science
I remember doing this training as a Marine in Hawaii in the early nineties in the Ocean with a large gutted helicopter, I'm glad to see they have perfected this training they will save more lives.
6:11 The yellow shirted instructor is such a surfer dude.
He was like surfer Steve Zissou
"HEy the divers are readyyyyy!"
He was the human version of that turtle from finding Nemo. Lmao.
He was not an instructor lol. He was the government contractor that raises and lowers the capsule. You will never see an active Marine that fat lol
Travis McCarty lol I thought he was just a civilian instructor, not a marine.
Thank you for the video, I'm a US Marine at Pensacola's water survival school and I'm doing the helo dunker in 6 days. This was a huge educational advantage for me. The video is great and a huge advantage for me, keep it up!
How was it yesterday?
Say hello to LtCdr Zenner for me. Tell her retired GySgt Wiltshire aka Troy says hey. She runs that program there
How does this course work? Does everyone going through Basic do this, Is it MOs specific? I doubt you can send your team leaders there and have them come back and pass on the knowledge. It seems like a really slow course, one that you cannot crank through a whole company through.
Devin McGrath I know for me in my squadron it was only required if you were going to fly in a helicopter over the ocean to the other islands.
@@devinmcgrath6648 I have been removed from the Marine Corps for about 10 years, and a lot can/has changed in that time. When I went through Basic/intermediate/advanced aircraft ditching, IFABDA certification, and water survival, it was a 3 day course or so.. anyone that is going to be on a helo at any point in their career is/should be required to take the training. And no, it's not something you can send team leaders to and have them bring back the knowledge and teach. On the plus side, there is a helo dunker in almost every pool Marine Corps wide. So as long as you have instructors there should be courses going on. Pretty sure mcwsis can teach the classes. Its definitely some really fun training. But, I'm an adrenaline junky. XD
They should also train with blind folds or at night to simulate darkness and feel their way out.
I did this in 2010, you wear blacked out goggles for the last couple of runs.
@@louclarkson6098 makes sense.
Just did the dunker and they give you black out glasses for 3 of the runs
Navy does this. There's an exercise where you have to find the keel (kinda the backbone of the ship, a long strip of metal) in complete darkness.
They turn off the lights to simulate the darkness.
This is insane ! Never realized that to be a Marine you’re not only physically incredible but also mentally clever !
Me: That is cool Im gonna join the marines
Asthma: Im gonna ruin this mans whole career
End this mans whole career*
ByronOn 60fps no one cares
ByronOn 60fps lul
Thank you I have asthma now I'm not going in marines
Ends this mans life
My nose burns watching this😂
RIGHT!!!??
Regan McAnear not me
“So you scared?”
“Uhhh terrified”
I’m weak 😭
I was stationed at MCBH. This was one of my favorite training exercises I ever did. The dude in the yellow shirt was so funny. It's the same guy. "Orientate yourself!".
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This gave me anxiety... mad respect for everyone who has to go through this training.
Umm... i think i just drowned. And my anxiety is bad right now. I give so much respect to Marines.
My exact feelings and thoughts.
Seriously speaking, same girl.
Don't. They're not doing anything you or anybody else wouldn't be able to do.
@@johnyrodriguez6619 they are...
Kenneth Peprah as a marine who has done this I promise you anyone could do it, they make it seem way cooler than it actually is
Definitely felt like he was going to say “anchored to Jesus”
Victoria Santos lOL that would’ve been cool
it's the perfect metaphor for the daily grind.
the world is that helicopter
the water is sin
and Lucifer controls everything in that environment.
AbsoluteAlpha j watch out non believers are gonna write a full paragraph about how he’s fake, lol amen brother
@@dutch1627 right
@AbsoluteAlpha j He is not real.
Remember doing this with my Marines, good times, Doc.
My great grandpa was in the marines and his ship sunk. He was out on sea on a raft for 2 days. He passed away in 2016 r.i.p ❤️❤️ (he didn’t die from drowning he survived that it was like 20 yrs ago)
rip
What ship, if you don't mind me asking?
Me: *sinking ship In flood escape 2 intensifies*
@Juan Garcia wtf is wrong with you?? I seriously recommend you get tested for psychopathic behavior.
@@kyh6767 I seriously recommend you to search dark humor
Don’t call them marines for nothing
Hey Hey Every branch has this training.
2:38
that guy has more guts than the others, because he has the balls to admit he is scared.
He embodies the distinction between bravery and fearlessness.
Naod08 I like to be honest.
He's a great dude
That metaphor at the end was beautiful. Thanks a million Destin :)
And I can’t even open my eyes under water.
LIL LYPH same
Same and i did it
I can't either. I'd probably drown before we hit the water.
Lol it just hust :(
@death machine nah bro it hurts
My dad was in the US Navy for 26 years and he flew H-60 helicopters. Now I know what it was like to go through that kind of training! Thank you to all who are serving and who have served in the past!
That dude in yellow cracks me up every time I watch this. He talks about such a serious topic but he's got that surfer bro inflection.
I'm a Marine stationed near the east coast and a few months ago, I got my Open Water Scuba Diving Certification. I was cave diving with a group of about 6 people in a spring in Florida. We had two dive master's one at the front and one at the rear. To sum it up quickly, I ended up behind our rear dive master (He didn't keep track of me, it is what it is.) And I very quickly found myself alone 90 feet below the surface with just my flash-light and training in an underwater cave. The visibility got quite limited. It was certainly not an ideal situation to find myself in... however, you learn to stay calm and follow your instinct. I made it out of the cave and reunited with them before they surfaced.
If anyone ever finds themselves in a bad situation underwater, just remember; there is NO situation that you can't make worse by panicking. Stay calm, and follow your intuition.
This!! I’m not military, but so much of my family is (Dad and more), I learned that when I was little and taught/teach it to my boys. ❤️
Anxiety: are you insane don’t watch that
Curiosity: but I must
But I must
But I must
But I must
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XD Awasem I spelled it wrong 😑
wow this is the first smarter every day video that has shown up on my subscription page in probably 2 or 3 years
Same actually..
You're talking about the recommended page not subscription
Guru da Ciência no TH-cam is just very broken
Turn on the bell notification.
Not for me. I have never seen a video take more than an hour to appear in the actual subscription page.
I was waiting on the instructor in yellow to say dude or totaly
Destin. You are a national hero. Your content is always outstanding. You offer the facts and data that many TH-cam channels don’t. And we’re all better off as a result.
As a prior service Marine, I REALLY appreciate what you did here. Converting this to a life lesson at the end without engaging biases from a neutral platform, well done sir. Nice job.
Yah I'm the only one who replied
I would literally give up and start crying, when I go to the pool and accidentently flip upside down and water goes up my nose, it hurts so bad 😂
Stephanie Aviles if it makes you feel better you’ll prob never have to do this
Stephanie Aviles SAME
ZEROTWOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Multi 580 {:lucas ariel:} yes periodt
Jebus Christ thank you for making me feel better 😂
Aw Destin, you made me all teary there at the end. Here I thought this was a claustrophobic nightmare video and instead I got a nice little Sunday devotional.
Stay in the Light :)
Good word of encouragement at the end there, really needed that
Practicing this in my bath tub 💀😂
YdaPhuck __ YouLyin? Looooool
Ii_MySt1C Don’t you want a thick lifeguard (girl) save you?
9:38 Real life lesson starts: Stay anchored to the truth...
yeah, it's a great metaphor for real life troubles
I agree with you 100%. But this won't be helpful to those who say there is no absolute truth. I don't know how those people survive life's trials.
The Lord is good. I caught that too; I like how Destin connects the Lord to his videos.
@@MrNinjaSkittles22 I agree! I was looking for this comment.
@@cgross5613 they don't
I had a hard time breathing just by watching this🥺
David Serna ikr!!!!
lol
Why?
Samee
Me too I like cant breath
So grateful for your channel! keep up the great work!
How are those Marines that far into training and they haven't even learned to swim yet? lol
By the way, that is the dumbest thing one can do. If you're airforce or in the army then you can be excused but marine means water! Gosh!
that'll surely motivate them pronto :D
I’m 37 and have been in the pool all my life yet I can’t float and been trying my whole life to properly learn to swim. I can swim from one side of a pool to the other but if I stop I sink like a rock.
Erubiel Alanis, Just paddle down with your feet and hands/arms lol
@@erubielalanis6658 Just watch dogs paddle in the pool or puppers air paddle. do that with your hands and feet cupped and keep moving. It's how I learned so swim in place.
I'm going to say somethin really corny here - - Destin is like a perfect American. He's patriotic, he loves his family, he has faith, he thinks guns are cool and he supports the military. But he's also scientific, rational, open minded and completely and utterly friendly and kind to everyone he meets. Amazing.
And he inspires us.
the last bit where Destin makes a metaphor and the last seconds where the instructors was playing around, made me think a little: THAT's worth fighting for.
And I am not even american, the video is great on itself.
Perfect american? LUL Why not perfect human being? What's with all the "american" bullshit?
I thought about saying "human being", and American is certainly a subcategory of human being BUT there are certain qualities in there that are uniquely American. Destin's whole attitude is very American.
There is nothing there that is "uniquely American" aside from that fact that he lives _in_ America. He does seem to be a cool and smart guy, no question, but he will have made concessions to either his faith or his empiricism for the both to function within him. Maybe don't co-opt the guy into your fantasy of the "perfect American" when shitloads of Americans don't tick the box on many criteria you think are so important, it comes over as just a little bit sickening.
I wouldn't be nervous
I'd be shiting myself
WHAT'S UP LEAFY fan
I'm one too :)
At least you have a really big toilet you don't have to flush!
@@laoyuk yo
@@laoyuk leafy left us lizard fans
@@mysticrose8647 what up
Glad to see it isn't just me who has fond recollections of this training (I went through this almost 20 years ago). Thanks for sharing this vid and bringing back some fun memories!
Funny thing is, I know that my brain is weird, i think. in 20 years when a helicopter crashes, I'm going to remember this 11 minute video explaining me how to do everything
Nah fam you will forget bet
The main thing is feel a reference point with your hands so you can run your hands along that same path when it's pitch black and you're upside down.
nevermind i already forgot
@@liamloveslunch rip
@@ace-4634 Thanks.
Guy with the beard sounds like he's fighting the urge to say man at the end of every sentence
ikr. He is training Marines, but he sounds like a surfer-dude.
His voice was almost as disorienting as the helicopter rotation.
LMFAO
It's probably re-assuring tbh. Because he seems so calm about it.
He was my instructor, guys an awesome and funny dude
zac cincinelli that’s Hawaii for ya lol
“Are you scared?”
“Meh, terrified”
Did this since I'm active and needed this training for an operation I was doing at the time, and you were spot on, great video.
Marine : so what are the chances of me dying
Instructor : about 80%
Marine: let’s do it
Lol
Dustin, again awesome video, you do some of the most interesting videos on utube. I am a retired US Army Senior Warrant Officer and Blackhawk Pilot.(26+years). When I retired I was hired by PHI Helicopters in Lafayette Louisiana. I too went thru the day long Dunker Training. The training was awesome. And like you said extremely dangerous. I loved how the Marines said na, we aren’t scared. Hey they are Marines, the Best of the Best. As an Army Warrant Officer I have the utmost respect for the Marine Corps. Well they learned real quick that once in the water it’s serious “S”
Again Dustin you are awesome. By the way, your video during the Solar Eclipse and catching the ISS (Space station) zip past the sun was crazy spot on. Who ever did the math that got u to that Lat/Long and timing to cats the Space Station did a super job
CB Out
His name is Destin.
Cheers man! I've been checking out the Warrant officer flight training program recently (lets you guarantee flying helicopters if you can pass all the classes/schools even starting as a civilian). What was being a warrant officer like? I'm sure it's changed a bit, for example I'd almost definitely want to fly an Apache, but I'd love some stories if you have them.
Apparently in the new Dunker/HOST program that warrant officers take, you also have to egress while blindfolded as the final challenge of the day. Incredible!
Mich B I'm pretty sure that Destin did the math to get the timing and Lat/Long of the ISS himself, then had a friend (at NASA?) check it. As far as I know, Destin's math was correct. And yes, that was an awesome achievement, he basically calculated the exact future position of a tiny speck traveling at high speed through a gigantic expanse. Amazing.
He used a website like calsky.com click on the satellite tab and click on sun crossovers, occultations. You can find when and where you need to be to see it. The added difficulty was he had to pick a location along the plane of totality at the time of the eclipse.
Mich B Thanks for ur service
This is so much more terrifying in real life than what we see in movies.
And that ending
Closest I came to this was a car accident into a lake at night. It was one of the most frightening situations i've been in my life. Luckily we all made it out alive, but some of us in the car were affected by the crash more than others. My buddy had terrifying nightmares about it for months.
Patrick Steinmark Did you make it out of the car?
Look over your shoulder Paranormal and you tell me...
Patrick Steinmark I’m looking over my shoulder and I see the top of my shoulder
Yes you wouldn't know what to do when you didn't expect it. 15 years ago my car flipped upside down into a muddy drain on the highway. I was lucky enough to quickly hang on to the front seat and not get thrown out. I was on the back seat with no seat belt but my brother and driver at the front did. They ended up hanging upside down with just their whole head dipped in the muddy water but they didn't know. They were panicking thinking the whole car was drowning. I was able to release their seat belt and luckily help came quickly.
My nephew watches your channel often. He is a Search&Rescue EMT and the guy that goes down the rope to save your butt. I can appreciate this episode. Stay calm.