Extreme Basic Training at Fort Benning
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มี.ค. 2010
- Just before Valentines Day at Fort Benning, 3 inches of snow covered the ground, adding an unusual obstacle and bit of entertainment to the new troops training at sand hill. Although most people had the day off, our Ron Andruss joined the basic trainees.
All I remember is 105+ degree weather, this is crazy
i remember seeing 3 digit temps and high humidity when i was at sand hill, oh those heat rashes..
It snowed every damn day at Fort Dix NJ, it was miserable, Fort Benning is paradise in comparison, C-1 3, 1971
They had snow this last cycle too. My son graduated on 2/11/11 and they had sleet, snow and even a little freezing rain. Being from Iowa, he was used to it but not expecting it. They had a good time with it like the guys on the video. Fort Benning is such an awesome place and the NIM is the most beautiful museum, I wish I could go back for 2 days just to see the museum.
we never got to wear any polypro or gortex in basic wtf
Mike Yale true we had leather gloves with wool liners...and k-pots...
The happiest day of my life, leaving Fort Drum.
No......I was in Ft. Wainwright, AK and if they were there, there would be the difference of about 2 feet on the ground and another 60 degrees colder or even more.
I was at Fort Benning in the summer of 1986 and 1987. They said that we were crazy being there in the summer. I don't know what I would think if I were there in the snow however.
The US Army was born on June 14th, 1775 and the US Marines were born on November 10th, 1775. So I guess you could say the Marines learned from the Army, but its not like we could back in time and ask them.
I served with that first kid Westley. We were in 2nd Brigade with the 101st. Guess he was always goofy looking.
Infantry: If it aint raining we aint training..not snowing we aint going...100°s in the sun? Now we can have fun!...lol
@BenningTV Ahhh, i love snow. I really want to hit Benning in the winter time rather than summer
Nice to see fellow soldiers arguing with eachother on how they serve better on TH-cam.
What... The....? Sand Hill got soft.
Wow!!! Cameras, snowball grenades, hackie sack, interviews?????? I went there for basic in 1990, yeah I know makes me sound like old man....but our drill sergeants and captain would have gone ballistic!!!!!! Anyway still great place great times my son going in this year....then i was off to FORT DRUM NY. now that was able, ice, and extreme....4 great years there....GO ARMY!!
I go to fort benning next year in February , hopefully I see some snow while I'm there.
Im 11x going august 25 cant wait to get there hooah !
Me too 11x in Jan oh wait you guys are probably out or NCOs by now🤣
May the Lord bless our young warriors!
All of modern Infantry doctrine was written during WW2 on the battlefields of Europe. Most of it was written by the Paratroopers, and a good deal of it was invented on the spot. The class L shaped assault on an objective was born on the battlefields of Normandy. 7-8 and the Ranger Handbook have most of the information you are trying to source here. Both were born out of what was learned in WW2 and then Korea and Vietnam.
1:15 “It’s snowing in Georgia that’s not suppose to happen”
We say that every year and Georgia still proves us wrong every time.
Damn. Some of these guys are probably drill sergeants now.
I feel for you guys, I am grateful my basic training was not in winter.
after this day was done, they all still had weapons cleaning to do... fun fun.. late night for sure. Infantry leads the way...
just got back from there and it was hot as hell it got up to 130 it was crazy. but it was fun and i can't wait to leave to go to do active duty
I was there in jan 2009 and it snowed for us to. I am from chicago and thought I was going somewhere warmer.
HOOAH 🇺🇸💪
January shouldn't be so bad but early morning ranges are gonna suck. Hopefully you get better gloves these days than we did. Black leather shell sand green wool inserts. They suck.
I was there from Aug-Dec 1997.
Ok, the only way you'd have basic there is if you enlisted 11X, if not then you'll wind up going to either Leonard Wood or Jackson that is if you didn't enlist for a 13 series MOS then you'll go to Ft. Sill Oklahoma. However most support MOS go to either one of the first two I listed.
that's a lot better than the heat during bct like I did back in 2001 and a lot has changed since then
yes
Lol I did fort Benning years ago and it was 100F 100% humidity every day in the summer time.
I remember snow at Benning!
This was my company. I remember this day like it was yesterday. It was my very first time seeing snow and I still hate it to this day.
Ship out January to benning hooah!
I'm going to Benning beginning of 2012. =( scared but excited.
EXTREME!
they need to make one for fort benning in july and august. shipping to benning next week. not an infantryman though, 68W medic.
They should have a Training camp based in the snow belt area. It adds better training that just in Georgia.
im glad am going in the summer time
Same here man
Dyllan L. what date you going to fort benning maybe i might see you there
June 27
Dyllan L. i leave at july 6
You must not be from Georgia haha! The winter is better than the summer. Unless you're from SoCal like me and used to Mojave Desert heat. Even then, that GA summer humidity and heat is different.
Looks familiar. I went in the winter, ended up in Korea, and then Drum. I spent the entire time in cold LOL!
1-19 hooah just graduated from there!
kyle smith delta 1/19!
How Many hours did you sleep When you Been There?
yep thats the one
It snowed and ice stormed like crazy when I went through D-5-1 (now D 2/54) in Nov 1986-Mar 1987. sucked. but it got me ready for Germany.
@estonburdick Yep, I live in Georgia too.. it really does rarely snow. Last january it snowed pretty good.
lucky bastards I went there in the MIDDLE of summer.
When I went there, there was non infantry recruits but they made up a very small number of the guys there.
@xvirusx8989 Yes, and it is fun as hell. I went over this summer, when it was 120 degrees all day everyday. I remember each area in this video, brings back memories :)
@Hydraphur
Not the Fort Benning I remember either! What a difference 10 years make! I didn't know what Polypro was until long after Basic and AIT, and I graduated from basic just after Thanksgiving! Georgia mornings and nights are freezing cold, ice forms on your head after doing PT.
We weren't even allowed to wear our old coats, let a lone Gortex or Poly-Pros!
Glad to see the training has advanced, looks like they are learning more! At least they are learning Urban combat skills/CQB!
i prefer this cold than blistering heat
@marinekid81 lol thanks hopfully i get to go to basic in the winter
No longer Sand Hill " SNOW HILL" lol,,, Hey was this during spring of 2010, I was up in Fort APG out of Maryland, and we had that nor-eastern that was crazy, We all stocked up on liquor and tried to stay warm for those couple weeks.... Thanks for the video.
EXTREEEME
hey their cammo works now :D
@ARMZofSORROW Marine boot camp doesn't put its trainees through 61 days of 20 hour-a-day training, maybe 3 hours of sleep, and 2 meals a day tops. On top of all of this, Ranger Candidates are expected to learn advanced infantry and combat leader skills, mountain and swamp warfare, advanced patrol tactics, air assault tactics, among a myriad of other skills.
1:40 is Drill Sergeant Gay. I know him from my time there!
I remember the L shape assault from basic
Going to Benning on 20110104!
@TheWizzooo ever thought of going SF or Ranger? not in my plans as I am a bit older but sure would be fun!!!
i'm just as happy being a medic!
I start osut at benningJan 2012 is it going to be like this?
Can't wait!
I have to go there next month til January! I hate cold and now I saw this I am determined but afraid of the cold!!! Fml but oo hah army
private snowball wants to have a snowball fight.
Shit, I wish they gave us gortex lol, 10 year old wet weather gear was the warmest thing they let us wear
@TheWizzooo - live in New York, but NYC im like an entire state away but i had no idea for the longest time how bad it got up there. i may be getting into the 75th cus im trying to get an option 40 contract with my 11x mos for enlistment, so i know i will be in benning for a while, but training, especially with the 10th mtn at drum must be insane
Better than the heat
is it better in the summer or winter in fort benning? and why
Does anybody know..... Do you have to do something infantry related to go to Fort Benning; cause I leave in 4 weeks and I really want my boot camp to be there, cause its the hardest
was stationed at drum
@7waystosunday how much can I handle I've been there and done that 3 months of west coast hills hell plus soi/mct another 2 evaluated vipers so trust me
polypropylene. It's cold weather gear. Like long underwear. It's supposed to wick sweat away from your body and keep you warm at the same time.
Son just graduated Ft Benning. HUA!!!
@jonathansalyer09 yeah i would like to know that also, i leave febuary 1st, i was told it will be cold through out most of the bct
what is gortex?
I didn't know it snowed in georgia
anybody think it will snow dwn there in november?
@HajiKiller11
When did you go, because it's there... if the range is not ready, you have to wait... or if something's missing, you can not leave the range until it is found! Also these are graduates, near the end and it's snowing!
I was in Georgia for work related training when this happened, the whole city shuts down and most of the state because they rarely ever get snow, especially 3" of snow!
In AIT after chow in AL we had a few girls from Alabama cry because it was 1st time seeing snow!
oh wow 1-19 that's my old training unit lol
@tizleness I'll be at jackson in january, and i hope it does! lol
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@ArmyRecruit260 Also Army has the best marksmanship unit.The Army has alot of benefits if not more than the Marines.Both branches have different purposes ,not trying to bash Marines but they are Brothers in Arms and they work together.
we did pt in t shirts pants and boots.january through may.nothing extreme about this.
No one can deny that Marine Corps Bootcamp is a harder thing to go through than Army Basic training. You can ask any Soldier, and They all know and acknowledge that fact. But outside of Bootcamp or basic training, and it comes to War and battle. It is just as brutal and rough, no matter what branch you are.
They are there to learn. After the red phase ends the real learning begins. The drill sargeants back way off unless you get stupid.
HOOAH! I ship out August 13th. 11B!
@MrJaxwin Yea people say its horrible but most of my friends who have already went sed ull have fun in basic
i'm from minnesota, snow is nothing for me. lol
@Sh3pardMelody so its just the run that matter? and what is the minumum time it can be in, i heard alot of times, one website said 15 mins, then one said 18 then i got a friend who said 13 mins, im just confused
@SADxBOY1 so thee run matters the most then anything?
Welcome to Snow Hi- I mean Sand Hill.
Shooting an M4 carbine while snowboarding would've been fun.
im really considering going infantry, but i want to be a cop when i get out of the army, so i was also thinking of doing military police, could anyone with personal experience persuade me one way or another
John Doe Yea I enlisted in the marines as security forces so after 2 years of that I go to infantry
I still think the army has some kind of weather control machine over sand hill. >.>
I'll see you Jan 11th Fort Benning
@TheXCrunner2008 Be safe and have fun
Holy crap that's DS Gay. He came to charlie 2/54 after two of our DS fought and got moved elsewhere.
@briggsjos
They have Northern Warfare school up in Alaska I think.
@macpora 10-4 Sir, I am pretty excited to get outta Cleveland, but then again all of what I have heard, is that I will be excited to get OUT of the Army after Day 1 of Reception haha, but I am looking forward to it at least. Benning and then hopefully off to Ft. Drum
Going to Benning on 20110216
know what you mean
@Pop4sickles4 I dont think that was a recruit. The one on the left shoulder is a duty station patch, and on the right is a combat patch. One thing I noticed is he didn't have gortex on and he had a reflector band on his helmet, so it must've been a sergeant or drill sergeant.
@blackhearts2cent good luck buddy!