From my old Army days, the Be All You Can Be Soldier. I liked this one... the 'we do more before 9am than most people do in a day' one. Ehhh nostalgia...
Brian Pearis I remember this commercial as a kid during commercial breaks watching Sunday football. I was like, doesn’t look bad. Do a jump then sit back with your first sgt drinking coffee out a canteen cup. Lol
What a handsome man. I don't like coffee but I would have a cup with him every morning. Beautiful smile, just fine as wine. And no I am not talking about the 1st Shirt.
I think this is the most memorable of all the "Be all you can be" ads. The phrase "We do more before 9 am than most people do all day" is a staple phrase of veterans all over the land. We use it a lot at the US Postal Service, I can tell you.
When wake up call is 04:30, being in place at 04:45, PT at 05:00, morning chow at 06:00, going back to the barracks to clean the sleeping area, clean yourself, put on brown t-shirt, green wool socks, BDU's with cap, and black boots shined so clear it can be seen from Google Satellite, get in line for the days training which was 98% outside at Ft. Jackson, uh yeah, we did a hell of a lot before 09:00.
Not me I just kinda rolled out of the rack whenever. That's the beauty of being one of the few rare people competent in technical skills on that boat. Shit I had it even better than most officers
@Michela Thompson Amazing ...I noticed right before I got out of the army in 1985 that I would tie my boots in the morning without even looking at them due to waking up at 0430 in boot camp ... we were not allowed to put on the lights until 0500 and ultimately I had learned to put on my boots and tie them and tighten them without ever looking at them because I was in the dark in basic....this was way before speed tightening boots where the first 3 loop holes were pulled out...
This commercial was one of the reasons I joined the Army in 1983....totally changed my life for the better....I can not imagine how my life would have turned out without serving in the US Military....
This commercial got me interested in volunteering for airborne school and an airborne unit. A few years later I learned the truth. Yea we did more by 9 am then most people did all day because we started out day at 0300 hours. But it was worth it to wear the maroon beret and jump boots.
"Be All You Can Be" is the best slogan and song for the U.S. Army in the 1981/1982 fall season. First introduced in June 26, 1981. It was very successful.
I almost joined the army when I saw this good looking man on tv. I was in high school and I crushed on him until I got a real boyfriend. That smile...Lawd!
Lol!! Omg! I was 10 & Loved this commercial! I remember my sister and her friends crushing on this dude as well!! He was Fine!! That smile is EVERYTHING!!
There is a urban legend that this guy got kicked out of the Army for some reason...I do not know if it is true due to the fact that i read it here on you tube...
True it was...I could not believe when I got on active duty with eggs to order...I hated it when guys complained about the chow...my mom was a good cook, but I never talked shit about the chow....weekends were never good and i understood that cause not many guys ate there during the weekends so they always had frozen veal cutlets or plain baked chicken...
Every time this commercial came on, my hubby would call me to the TV room and say "your boyfriend is on" haha. He knew I thought this guy was soooo fine. I wonder what ever happened to him.
This was the commercial that got me. Joined in 1985, plan to retire next year. It's been so much fun. I was a tank turret mechanic driving around in tanks, then an infantryman in the 82nd Airborne, a ranger and pathfinder, a helicopter pilot, counterintelligence special agent, and cyber warfare officer. It truly was an opportunity to be all i could be. Maybe i'm bias but this, by far, was the best slogan. So disappointed when they came up with an Army of one. Just didn't send the right message. I enjoyed being an NCO more than I ever did being an officer....except on pay day! 😁
You wanna see mean? You should’ve seen how that first sergeant treated that guy after the cameras stopped rolling. Kevlar chin strap unfastened AND speaking to him? Yeah, that dude saw what mean was! 😂
@Rob McGrory - We know people weren't nice back then, but at least we could tell you what a man and a woman are. We made friends, had fights, and partied to the break of dawn!!! We are the second greatest generation!!! We are GENX!!!
Fell in love with a G.I. at Ft. Benning (somewhat)because of this commercial. He looked JUST like him. He got deployed to Iraq (first troops to leave) 3 days after we met! Super fine like Brandywine! Lol! It was a lovely romance!
One of the reasons I joined in 1983 was because of this commercial...…….they played the shit out of this on TV...………...Awesome shit...…….gets me fired up all these years later when I watch it......
Whew! This is the commercial that got me locked in as a little kid. I knew I was going to jump out of planes one day. I get a little chill when I watch it now.
Growing up in the 1980's watching those commercials and seeing my dad in his uniform as a First Sergeant made me want to join the Army. I proudly served and had much fun. The music brought a hint of nostalgia to me. Thanks for posting.
Wow how time flies, My company did this commercial it took us several days to do it making several jumps each day and the funny thing was the scene was set for the morning, but the sense at the end when he said good morning 1st Sgt it was really late in the afternoon as the sun was going down!!!
This commercial gives me chills.....set the ground work for me joining in 1983......I swear it was a good form of brain washing.....changed my life for the better.....
@@richardterroni9433 I did 2 years active duty Army...1 year Army Reserve...4 years Coast Guard Reserve and 13 years Air Force Reserve... I'm very blessed and very lucky... in a year and a half I get my pension at 60 for being a retired reservist
This just took me back to my childhood. All I remember was the dude drinking coffee and smiling at the end. I remember watching this commercial in the late-80s and hearing the jingle.
By far, my favorite Be All That You Can Be ad. That slogan kicks in at just the right time and still motivates me now. I just wish that soldier and his first sergeant weren't all Hollywood/John Wayne with their chinstraps and whatnot...
I hate to say it when I went in in 83 it was still seen by a lot of people as being a place for ignorant losers.....I kept my joining under wraps when I was in high school.....I had one guy who was a jock who had some how found out I was going in say to me "Why the fuck are you joining the Army?".....I went to a good high school where almost 100 percent went on to university....I am so glad I went in....this commercial was part of why I went in for sure.....so thankful.......
I’d say it’s still seen by a lot of people as a place for ignorant losers. I played sports and joined the army and I had a friend say to me who also played sports so you’re joining the army, followed by yea kind of a don’t ask don’t tell type thing. He was trying to say don’t join. I’m still in my first contract but am not sure if I want to re-enlist? Should I ?
84-85 we'd always say this the 1SG when we were out in the shitty weather while training at Graf or Hohenfels. We did a LOT of push-ups, flutter kicks and mountain climbers for that jibe. Still like the song though all these years later!
Not once in my 22 jumps at Ft. Bragg did I ever roll up my BDU sleeves, prior to clearing the DZ and securing the vehicles and equipment from the heavy drop.
Where Marines dream of climbing a mountain in their dress blues and slaying a dragon while eating crayons , this one got myself & so many in my generation , jumping out of a C-130, mounting the M561, 6×6 tactical 1¼-ton truck, a magical creature known as the Gama Goat(& names I can't say here) then snoozing up to Top for a cup of hot joe. Then ya had the guys with dreams of hot MPs riding with them in a RV through Europe
Yep, I remember serving in the Cav with this commercial; Do more before 9am, its cuz we couldn't figure out what we were doing until 9am and were told to go to the motor pool. Gud times..
I remember this commercial. I enlisted DEP fall 82, went to basic June 83.Ft Knox. I could swear the commercial said "Hey TOP" at 0:23, maybe it was altered. ?? The rumor about this commercial was they took it down, because that soldier with canteen cup was Chaptered out of the Army.
We had a tuba player in my Army Band who reenacted the final scene of this commercial while posted at the CQ desk one cold morning. As the 1SG entered the building for morning inspection and details this guy hoisted his mug of coffee and piped up like Potsie Webber, "Hey, First Sergeant! Good morning!" Top, without looking, blew past him and replied with "F*** off, Specialist!" By the way, this was the last commercial for the Army I saw before heading out to Jackson for BT in the summer of 1985. Be all you can be!
"We do more before 9 am than most people do all day." Yeah, but what they don't tell ya', is that after 9 am, they don't do jack squat in the circa 1980's-'90s Army. Also, I had to LOL when I saw the "Gamma Goat" on a parachute. Waste of a perfectly good parachute.
"We do more before 9 am than most people do all day." Yeah I was in the 82 Airborne Divison, and after 9 am, they Busted our azzs in the units that I was so speak for yourself. 1980's-'90s Army.
Its crazy have not seen or thought of a gama goat since 84.....by 85 they were on the way out.....seeing the goat really brought me back to being 19 and in the motor pool in Hawaii.....
Stray Cat- The guy at the end of the commercial drinking coffee is a relative of mine. His name is Eugene. We always remind of this commercial when we see him.
I remember watching this commercial back in the day! The smiling recruit greeting his first sergeant good morning always reminded me of Ray Parker, Jr. (of "Ghostbusters" fame)!
I remember the gagging dragon and the jumping junkies. Piss tests tightened up that shot group. Fayettenam. Haye street. Rick's Place. Fun with Dunn in '81. Absolutely gotdam right!
@USAF DIRT BOYZ yeah never did sub zero conditions, I think the coldest inwver experienced in the field was maybe 30 degrees (give or take a few degrees) But I do see where you are coming from though. I think for me, it was because I was not a huge coffee drinker back in those days lol.
@@joesalinaz275 it's funny that you brought up the subject when I thought about drinking hot beverages from my canteen cup it was more so when they used to bring around chicken soup when I was in Korea during team spirit in the winter we always appreciated it... to be honest when I served in the Army I never saw combat so I was never getting shot at but other than that the arduous conditions I had to endure on some of my time in the field was good for me in life where I really don't complain about much and I'm happy to get simple things
i was in this commercial......we had to jump about 4 times until we got it right......the girl beside the guy was rhonda banks my good friend......aatw
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Lol telling the 1SG good morning with sleeves rolled after a airborne drop and helmet unstrapped. I love it
I know...Still better than the Army of One commercial though.
Kristopher Hoffman i signed up because of this commercial bsck in 1984.
Brian Pearis I remember this commercial as a kid during commercial breaks watching Sunday football. I was like, doesn’t look bad. Do a jump then sit back with your first sgt drinking coffee out a canteen cup. Lol
Lol
What a handsome man. I don't like coffee but I would have a cup with him every morning. Beautiful smile, just fine as wine. And no I am not talking about the 1st Shirt.
That’s the best slogan the Army had.
It convinced me! They got 24 years out of me.
Damn right, the Army in its prime.
Wait what? You _dont_ like "What's your Warrior?"
@@Scroolewse 🤣🤣🤣
@@mark1622 they got 20 out of me. Retired in 2015. Things were starting to change and not for the better.
I think this is the most memorable of all the "Be all you can be" ads. The phrase "We do more before 9 am than most people do all day" is a staple phrase of veterans all over the land. We use it a lot at the US Postal Service, I can tell you.
When wake up call is 04:30, being in place at 04:45, PT at 05:00, morning chow at 06:00, going back to the barracks to clean the sleeping area, clean yourself, put on brown t-shirt, green wool socks, BDU's with cap, and black boots shined so clear it can be seen from Google Satellite, get in line for the days training which was 98% outside at Ft. Jackson, uh yeah, we did a hell of a lot before 09:00.
Not me I just kinda rolled out of the rack whenever. That's the beauty of being one of the few rare people competent in technical skills on that boat. Shit I had it even better than most officers
@@telesniper2 bogus...liar...poser...never served...loser...
@Michela Thompson Amazing ...I noticed right before I got out of the army in 1985 that I would tie my boots in the morning without even looking at them due to waking up at 0430 in boot camp ... we were not allowed to put on the lights until 0500 and ultimately I had learned to put on my boots and tie them and tighten them without ever looking at them because I was in the dark in basic....this was way before speed tightening boots where the first 3 loop holes were pulled out...
That's because you ain't gonna do anything else after 9am.
Lazy people
lol nobody says good morning to the first sergeant
Off camera: Smoking the dogshit out of him.
The 1st Sgt was smiling because he was going to start his day by kicking the ass of a dumb PFC
"What are you, a goddamn weatherman now?"
Well the sergeant is usually a colossal asshole,So....!
When I was a 1SG they set my coffee down & left at a dead run!
This commercial was one of the reasons I joined the Army in 1983....totally changed my life for the better....I can not imagine how my life would have turned out without serving in the US Military....
I can relate man.
What unit were you in
@@CrossOfBayonne HHC 1/19th Inf. 25th Infantry Division
@@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV. thx
My dad joined in 82 and was stationed at fort hood in second armored. He said the exact same. Said it was the best years of his life
This commercial got me interested in volunteering for airborne school and an airborne unit. A few years later I learned the truth. Yea we did more by 9 am then most people did all day because we started out day at 0300 hours. But it was worth it to wear the maroon beret and jump boots.
So true. Airborne
That's true no matter what your MOS were
When I was a lad we woke up three hours before we went to bed, and then spent fourteen hours cleaning a lake - with our tongues.
@@AshleyPomeroy I used my tongue on your mothers special wet hairy hole...."Oh do Behave"
AMEN TO THAT, LEROY! Two words: Area J
This is an iconic commercial for me. As a kid, I knew that black man in this commercial was too gorgeous.
I used to laugh at
this commercial when I served with The 82d in the 80's!
Yeah it was phony as shit.
@@Mechanized85 Yeah served in both.
Do you know this First Sergeant?
@@MrJbrick21 No these guys are XXlll Airborne Corps.
Yeah, but it was brilliant. They took a really sucky part of being in the military and made it sound glorious.
Who’s rewatching this because they finally decided to bring it back
We went from this to whatever the hell that was in their latest recruitment campaign.
Hey, First Sergeant. 🤣🤣
Commence the smoke session.
😂😂😂😂
Whether anyone knows this or not, this jingle was written by the late Luther Vandross may he rest in peace.
@barreta42 are you serious? No way. I know he wrote a jingle for General Electric, Kentucky fried chicken, and Pepsi.
@barreta42 I believe you. But I just didn’t know that he wrote for Pacific bell. Thanks for dropping that knowledge.
I never knew that! wow! RIP Luther!
@@MarkySerenada you're welcome.
First Sergeant reply: How do you know what kind of a goddamned day it is?!!!
"What are you? A Fucking weatherman?"
Who are you? The fuckin' weatherman!
Shore is a good day to POLICE CIGARETTE BUTS AND I FOUND MY VOLUNTEER!!!!
@@seoulkidd1 the best comment on you tube forever. Some funny crap!!
The moment he says "Good morning, First Sergeant" is the moment he learns why nobody else in the unit has a moustache.
LMAO
that quote "we do more before 9 o'clock than most people do all day" was no exaggeration!
My favorite army commercial of all time! Was better than the recruiter telling me basic will be like summer camp.
"Be All You Can Be" is the best slogan and song for the U.S. Army in the 1981/1982 fall season.
First introduced in June 26, 1981. It was very successful.
Oddly enough the U.S. Army is officially going back to this slogan lol
@@KC-hp3il Good decision on their part.
I remember watching this commercial when Soul Train was on! I miss the 1980s🌎
"Be all you can be" not, "be what you want to be". There's a huge difference.
Hmmm?
I almost joined the army when I saw this good looking man on tv. I was in high school and I crushed on him until I got a real boyfriend. That smile...Lawd!
I was a kid back then and I was in love this this man. I still am!! He's F.I.N.E. FINE!
Lol!! Omg! I was 10 & Loved this commercial! I remember my sister and her friends crushing on this dude as well!! He was Fine!! That smile is EVERYTHING!!
Same way I got my girlfriend when I was in the Army! Sleeves rolled, and a super nice smile! Her last name is Grace too! 😉
There is a urban legend that this guy got kicked out of the Army for some reason...I do not know if it is true due to the fact that i read it here on you tube...
You ladies need to dry off?
My 1SG would say, “I’m not your damn buddy you’re on KP till we get out the field”
The background music is better then most songs today.
This is one of my favorite Soul Train commercial of all time.
Yours and mine too!
Mine too! :-)
I gave this comment a thumbs up, but then I realized I changed it from 69 to 70, so I restored balance.
One of favorite commercials. Early 80s.
I wish this sentimental commercial would return to TV 📺
We used to scream when this commercial came on!!:)
Actual interaction:
"Good morning, First Sgt."
"SHUT THE FUCK UP, PRIVATE! GET THE FUCK OUTTA MY FACE!"
I don’t care what anyone says, Army chow was fantastic!
True it was...I could not believe when I got on active duty with eggs to order...I hated it when guys complained about the chow...my mom was a good cook, but I never talked shit about the chow....weekends were never good and i understood that cause not many guys ate there during the weekends so they always had frozen veal cutlets or plain baked chicken...
I joined the Army and became an officer in 1992 because of this great commercial!
Every time this commercial came on, my hubby would call me to the TV room and say "your boyfriend is on" haha. He knew I thought this guy was soooo fine. I wonder what ever happened to him.
Probably doing spots for Wounded Warriors. 😪
This was the very first Army commercial I saw in the early 80s, then I joined in the late 90s!😂
KFROG80 Thank You for your service...
Oh yes from this to the lesbian daughter message, pretty evolution ngl. 🤣
We’re evolving just backwards
Interestingly, the tag line’s being rebooted. Nice commercials
This was the commercial that got me. Joined in 1985, plan to retire next year. It's been so much fun. I was a tank turret mechanic driving around in tanks, then an infantryman in the 82nd Airborne, a ranger and pathfinder, a helicopter pilot, counterintelligence special agent, and cyber warfare officer. It truly was an opportunity to be all i could be. Maybe i'm bias but this, by far, was the best slogan. So disappointed when they came up with an Army of one. Just didn't send the right message. I enjoyed being an NCO more than I ever did being an officer....except on pay day! 😁
i remember this as a a young child in the 80's- i wish i could go back in time- i hate the time we live in now. people are so mean!
i know right and the most wonderful time of the year dont feel like it and my parents were nice 20 years ago not like now
It’s the president.
You wanna see mean? You should’ve seen how that first sergeant treated that guy after the cameras stopped rolling. Kevlar chin strap unfastened AND speaking to him? Yeah, that dude saw what mean was! 😂
If you think people were so nice back then, think again
@Rob McGrory - We know people weren't nice back then, but at least we could tell you what a man and a woman are. We made friends, had fights, and partied to the break of dawn!!! We are the second greatest generation!!! We are GENX!!!
Fell in love with a G.I. at Ft. Benning (somewhat)because of this commercial. He looked JUST like him. He got deployed to Iraq (first troops to leave) 3 days after we met! Super fine like Brandywine! Lol! It was a lovely romance!
greatest advertising ive ever seen
One of the reasons I joined in 1983 was because of this commercial...…….they played the shit out of this on TV...………...Awesome shit...…….gets me fired up all these years later when I watch it......
Me too!
Whew! This is the commercial that got me locked in as a little kid. I knew I was going to jump out of planes one day. I get a little chill when I watch it now.
Growing up in the 1980's watching those commercials and seeing my dad in his uniform as a First Sergeant made me want to join the Army. I proudly served and had much fun. The music brought a hint of nostalgia to me. Thanks for posting.
Wow how time flies, My company did this commercial it took us several days to do it making several jumps each day and the funny thing was the scene was set for the morning, but the sense at the end when he said good morning 1st Sgt it was really late in the afternoon as the sun was going down!!!
Do you know who the guy is that said good morning?
@@10mmenjoyer Jared Leto
@@10mmenjoyer Clearly that is Ving Rhames.
This commercial gives me chills.....set the ground work for me joining in 1983......I swear it was a good form of brain washing.....changed my life for the better.....
How long did you serve
@@richardterroni9433 I did 2 years active duty Army...1 year Army Reserve...4 years Coast Guard Reserve and 13 years Air Force Reserve... I'm very blessed and very lucky... in a year and a half I get my pension at 60 for being a retired reservist
@@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV. My Brother, you danced all over the services! Nice!
@@tacticorememes I love ur DD214 call sign...Awesome!!!!.....
@@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV. Thanks, Brother!
“Hey first Sgt , Good morning “ if you were infantry you’re laughing at this
This just took me back to my childhood. All I remember was the dude drinking coffee and smiling at the end. I remember watching this commercial in the late-80s and hearing the jingle.
Wow!.Remember being in the Delayed entry program shortly after seeing this commercial I was excited to join in 1981
yeah i was in the DE program for 6 Mos....i later went into the reserves and the points i got in the DE went towards my retirement...SWEET...
I remember as a kid when we were stationed in Germany and this commercial came on and my dad said no one says good morning to the first sergeant 😆
I remember saying good morning to him. He was a decent human being. I guess I didn't know any better.
I remember this commercial. I always thought this guy was drop dead handsome.
Susan Smith Me too😍
By far, my favorite Be All That You Can Be ad. That slogan kicks in at just the right time and still motivates me now. I just wish that soldier and his first sergeant weren't all Hollywood/John Wayne with their chinstraps and whatnot...
I hate to say it when I went in in 83 it was still seen by a lot of people as being a place for ignorant losers.....I kept my joining under wraps when I was in high school.....I had one guy who was a jock who had some how found out I was going in say to me "Why the fuck are you joining the Army?".....I went to a good high school where almost 100 percent went on to university....I am so glad I went in....this commercial was part of why I went in for sure.....so thankful.......
I’d say it’s still seen by a lot of people as a place for ignorant losers. I played sports and joined the army and I had a friend say to me who also played sports so you’re joining the army, followed by yea kind of a don’t ask don’t tell type thing. He was trying to say don’t join. I’m still in my first contract but am not sure if I want to re-enlist? Should I ?
Right after this commercial was done. Ole winky did 100 squats , 50 burpees and 45 pushups. While running 4 miles
How far we have fallen.
Written by the guy who wrote Dazed and Confused. Blown away.
Meanwhile in modern day
Emma is still trying to get over a wall
This the commercial that made me wanna join the Army. HUAH!!!!!!!
A Gamma-Goat
84-85 we'd always say this the 1SG when we were out in the shitty weather while training at Graf or Hohenfels. We did a LOT of push-ups, flutter kicks and mountain climbers for that jibe.
Still like the song though all these years later!
I remember this commercial and my mother telling me I would look like him when I’m grown and I see this now and she wasn’t lying 😳
Do you know this guy?
His mom does
Thanks for posting! This rings randomly in my head many times over the years.
Not once in my 22 jumps at Ft. Bragg did I ever roll up my BDU sleeves, prior to clearing the DZ and securing the vehicles and equipment from the heavy drop.
"Hey, First Sgt! Good morning!"
"Don't wanna hear your problems, soldier, lemme alone until I've had my lifer juice and a smoke!"
Where Marines dream of climbing a mountain in their dress blues and slaying a dragon while eating crayons , this one got myself & so many in my generation , jumping out of a C-130, mounting the M561, 6×6 tactical 1¼-ton truck, a magical creature known as the Gama Goat(& names I can't say here) then snoozing up to Top for a cup of hot joe. Then ya had the guys with dreams of hot MPs riding with them in a RV through Europe
Things that will not go well: "Good morning 1st Sergeant!" Other than that, best slogan the army ever had.
I didn't know that Lando Calrissian was in the 82d Airborne before he became the administrator of Cloud City!
Hilarious!!!
BRO! 🤣
Airforce:
You'll get up before 9am!??
I'm comfortably in bed with my pillow n mint in my hotel til 11am
"Hey 1SG, good morning."
"What? Dont tell me what kind of morning to have, troop."
Better Days...........
I remember this when I was in ROTC in 1985. If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t
Yep, I remember serving in the Cav with this commercial; Do more before 9am, its cuz we couldn't figure out what we were doing until 9am and were told to go to the motor pool. Gud times..
1st Cav Div life in the blazing hot motor pool! PMCS those vehicles that have not moved in 3 weeks!
Ha! My software team boss of about 10 years says he was in the background of that 'Good Morning, 1SG shot'!
Is there anyway you can have your software team boss contact me I want to know what was the 1st Sgts name. He could possibly be my father.
The commercial that made me join The Army and going to Jump School and 82nd ABN Div.
My bro sent this to me this morning. I’m in the Army and I think this old commercial is Chad AF. Got me motivated to do mustached E-6 things.
I've never seen a First Sergeant smile like that but I've seen him tell an MP to put a man in handcuffs
I Still Like Watching This Video With Me IN IT Reminds Me Of My Younger Years!!
BRENDA BANKS Thank You for your service!!! I rewatched the video and saw you 😊
Brenda do you remember the 1st Sgts. Name? Was it Batchum
Whose here from the new ad
In the USMC, we just say 'Top".
Yes, but even there he'd probably bite your head of for saying, "hey, Top," like he was your best buddy.
I remember this commercial. I enlisted DEP fall 82, went to basic June 83.Ft Knox. I could swear the commercial said "Hey TOP" at 0:23, maybe it was altered. ?? The rumor about this commercial was they took it down, because that soldier with canteen cup was Chaptered out of the Army.
We had a tuba player in my Army Band who reenacted the final scene of this commercial while posted at the CQ desk one cold morning. As the 1SG entered the building for morning inspection and details this guy hoisted his mug of coffee and piped up like Potsie Webber, "Hey, First Sergeant! Good morning!" Top, without looking, blew past him and replied with "F*** off, Specialist!" By the way, this was the last commercial for the Army I saw before heading out to Jackson for BT in the summer of 1985. Be all you can be!
Awesome story!!!!
"We do more before 9 am than most people do all day." Yeah, but what they don't tell ya', is that after 9 am, they don't do jack squat in the circa 1980's-'90s Army. Also, I had to LOL when I saw the "Gamma Goat" on a parachute. Waste of a perfectly good parachute.
"We do more before 9 am than most people do all day." Yeah I was in the 82 Airborne Divison, and after 9 am, they Busted our azzs in the units that I was so speak for yourself. 1980's-'90s Army.
Its crazy have not seen or thought of a gama goat since 84.....by 85 they were on the way out.....seeing the goat really brought me back to being 19 and in the motor pool in Hawaii.....
I also laughed at the Gamma Goat. btw, nobody turns the headlights on in a tactical situation. Day starts at BMNT, so by 9AM the day is 60+% over.
Hey! We did PLENTY, bud...after PT and chow, we went to the Motor Pool, and we...well, never mind...
I used to run to the TV whenever I heard the intro to this commercial, big crush on this guy, too cute!!
K Fos Me too!
K Fos me too
Good to know I wasn't the only one running in the early afternoon!!!!
God I miss the 80s.
There was a rumor that the guy at the end who's drinking coffee got chaptered out after a pissing hot.
Harry Weissberger can you further explain this?
Stray Cat- The guy at the end of the commercial drinking coffee is a relative of mine. His name is Eugene. We always remind of this commercial when we see him.
Relics of the Reich - When you see Eugene, tell him to stop kissing the first sergeant's ass.
Really?? That's cool.
Stray Cat
What is chaptered out and a pissing hot.
I remember watching this commercial back in the day! The smiling recruit greeting his first sergeant good morning always reminded me of Ray Parker, Jr. (of "Ghostbusters" fame)!
Soldier: "Hey 1SG, Good Morning"
1SG: *Promptly guts soldier from throat to groin*
In 2021...
Soldier: “Hey 1SG, Good Morning”
*1SG grabs a non-dairy double mocha latte with sprinkles and sits 6 feet away*
Talk about throwbacks. Be all that you can be
Great Memories
1sgt is like somebody is gonna be feelin some pain
Half right. Front leaning rest position!
This is beautiful.Makes me want to join the Army, but todays Army is not the way it was like in 80s unfortunately. :,)
80's Army wasn't that way either (nor any other era) if anyone wants to task to a 1st Sergeant like a buddy.
I remember the gagging dragon and the jumping junkies. Piss tests tightened up that shot group. Fayettenam. Haye street. Rick's Place. Fun with Dunn in '81. Absolutely gotdam right!
Lol, Bottoms Up, Flaming Mug. This commercial made me join!
Boot: "Good Morning, 1st Sgt!"
1Sgt: WHO THE FUCK ASKED YOU!?! BEAT YOUR FACE TROOP!
I hope that guy’s an officer saying good morning to a 1SG like that!
The entire time that I was in, I never once saw anyone drink from a canteen cup and smile 🤷♂️🤣
U must have never served in sub zero conditions....I always smiled and was happy for anything hot out in the field when it was 32 degrees or colder...
@USAF DIRT BOYZ yeah never did sub zero conditions, I think the coldest inwver experienced in the field was maybe 30 degrees (give or take a few degrees) But I do see where you are coming from though. I think for me, it was because I was not a huge coffee drinker back in those days lol.
@@joesalinaz275 it's funny that you brought up the subject when I thought about drinking hot beverages from my canteen cup it was more so when they used to bring around chicken soup when I was in Korea during team spirit in the winter we always appreciated it... to be honest when I served in the Army I never saw combat so I was never getting shot at but other than that the arduous conditions I had to endure on some of my time in the field was good for me in life where I really don't complain about much and I'm happy to get simple things
The Army just announced a new ad campaign. "Be All You can Be" they brought it back thank god, they removed the "that"
I was in love with him as a kid, lol! I wonder where he is now?
You can....be a drone!
"That's some good trainin', men!! Get some of that good army training!"
i was in this commercial......we had to jump about 4 times until we got it right......the girl beside the guy was rhonda banks my good friend......aatw
Those were the good old days of being a soldier.
Mark Lee why is that ?
@@davidmachado4400 Because you could Soldier!
@@RW4X4X3006 you basically mean that it wasn't politically correct
@@davidmachado4400 Nooooooooo..... It was not.
I remember FTA back then too...……….
Was in this bn during this time. good times.
William Walls respect and thanks for paving the way.
PV2: After jump :Good morning 1st Sgt."
1st Sgt: "Get yo @ss on chute detail, dirtbag!!!!"
This commercial came on during Soul Train.