I laughed when she said she would be mad if it was raining. Anyone who has been in any branch of the military has heard or said “if its not raining its not training!”
I know this is flippant and perhaps disrespectful but there is another phrase I've used regarding hot sauce: if you aren't crying it's not spicy. (again no disrespect intended)
A variation of training in the rain - embrace the suck. I rode the bus from Atlanta to Columbus in '83. I swear our driver was Burt Reynolds. The guy looked and acted exactly like him.
I was at Great Lakes in November & December of '99. Our RDC's variation on that was, "If it's not a blizzard, it's not training." I swear, before that winter, I had no idea it could snow sideways, or, UP!
I agree, not showing how it really is. They showed that quick part of the beginning and then made it seem like the drill sergeants were your buddies the rest of the time. My 8 weeks in basic training, 1991 Ft. McClellan, looked about like the shark week! And if you even seemed just the slightest bit relaxed my drill sergeant was quick to say, "Are we going fishing? Are we fishing buddies? @#%#*!". Good times. Lol.
@@AJW-ho9vc I think things have changed quite a bit since then. I wasn't infantry, but in 2005 they had to stop calling the painted area of the barracks "kill zone" because it was hurting feelings. The drills would find creative ways to bring back tradition though. lol I remember getting off the bus was unexpectedly chill. Pretty much "I'm ____, get off the bus and line up over there." They didn't become classic drills sergeants until you got your gear and went to a unit. With a few exceptions of when someone was being stupid. lol
@@litpath3633 Combat arms basic training has always been more hardcore than non-combat arms basic. I would not doubt that "kill zones" are very much alive and well in combat arms OSUT units. When I was serving in Basic at Ft Sill in '98, we had a regular Basic unit in our next door Battery. The differences in our training was night and day, they were soft on every level. Edit: I should add for the first 9 weeks our Drill Sergeants were monsters. We did our FTX at the end of Basic with a 30 k road march. We then ran the Confidence Course and were sent back to the barracks. For the final 9 weeks, our Drill Sergeants almost became buddies...they would just sit around and joke with us.
I'm kinda annoyed that this video shows it like this if this is the case. Doesn't do y'all justice. Although, I take all these videos with a pinch of salt.
Yeah, there is a phase system that we have to go through, the first is Red phase which is the hardest. That's where they break you, I'll try and find a better video for you
@@dwanbrooks3882 the way a lot of these videos are make it look like the air force is like pre school and the army is a walk in the park with the marines be painted as the grittiest and the toughest.
I went through Basic at the late stages of Viet Nam, Ft. Jackson, 1971. The yelling started when you got off the bus on arrival and ended when you graduated 8 weeks later! Our wake-up call at 05:30 was a trash can lid thrown done the center of the barracks and you were required to be at Attention at the foot of your bunk before it stopped bouncing. You usually woke up after you were at Attention. The video of USMC basic you watched was more like the Basic I had than the Army video. You never walked the whole time, you ran everywhere. I suspect they "cleaned up" the video you watched so as not to scare off any potential recruits!
You're an amazing woman. To see you show more appreciation for the hard work, sacrifice and selfless service of our Troops, than some Americans do, is simply outstanding. The compassion you have for them at graduation shows me you truly understand what they are doing for their country. Thanks to you for your support and getting the word out about our Troops.
@@crashdumbie765 1996 Sand Hill. That is NOT the 30th AG I remember. You boys just don't know. But I'm sure the guys from 1986 will say the same to me!
@@jesstk77 but remember we're now all old guard. These new boots won't have the training we had or the pressures we had. Hell I found out in airborne school they don't even do towers anymore.
Was at Benning in 1983. July to end of sept. Brutally hot and I was already used to heat. Sand hill barracks. Had to put pepper (if available) on everything when eating in the field. That way you wouldn't know when you where eating gnats or sand fleas lol. Luxury transportation in cattle cars is something all should experience 😂
Thank you Courtney for your support of our nation. You're so welcome to move here and will be embraced by millions of Americans who love our country. As a USArmy veteran your love of us is amazing. As we face hate from other so called allies I'm humbled that New Zealand has produced such a lovely compassionate citizen.
I was an Infantry Soldier served with the 10Th Mountain Division. However the parade field or graduation field for the Infantry has dirt from every major conflict that the U.S Army was involved with.
If it aint raining, we aint training, I went to basic up in Fort Leonard wood, MO during the winter cycle. We were outside during snowstorms long enough standing still, that snow would build up on our shoulders, PCs (the hats), and our boots. Super miserable, all the time. Our graduation from OSUT was a 6 hour pass to see our family, and then we said goodbye and went back to the barracks. My orders to go to my first duty station were changed late in my cycle so I got to spend an extra 10 days at our sister company waiting to head out. I joined as a 12B Combat Engineer
Army bootcamp, sundays from wake up to lunch time are supposed to be free time and the Drills will leave you alone. I remember wake up call one sunday, Drill sergeants voice playing over the intercom "good morning trainees, its time to thank the lord for this beautiful day he has given you. Your welcome". The man really did have a god complex but he was always good for a laugh
ROFL. It was a lot harder when I went through. We didn't ride in buses. We rode from "Reception Battalion" to "Basic Training Land" in cattle cars towed behind a truck. They gone soft.
Wasn't the basic I went through in 84. As our last week was ending they did change their intensity and explained to us what to expect at the next level
First time I EVER said a certain four letter word was when I stepped off the bus at Ft Dix, New Jersey... 4am... October 1990. I put both feet on the ground and said "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh F***!" …. and ended up loving every damn second. Hooah!!!!!!!!!!
I was less than a year old when you went from being a civilian to a recruit. Impressive. I'm glad you were able to serve back then and keep me safe at night. Hoo-ah!
Marines have a 13 week boot camp. Depending on the MOS. Infantry is 13 for them. I am a Cav Scout and ours is 22 weeks and they make seem calm on camera. But that's all show. Fort Benning drills never let up on you lol the weather is horrible, hot and humid during the day and wet, cold nights and tons of rain. Also, I know a lot of prior service marines who switched to the Army. They said it was about the same as the Marines if not a bit harder in some aspects. But that just depends on the MOS you choose really. But we're both in a combat MOS
I was in Ft. Benning in 2001. I still remember the names of my DSs. It changed so much since I was there and there were no female recruits. I would do it all over again.
Son I was in basic in 1989, it's much more lax after the 90's.. (they could still get physical with you in my day) but Drill Sgt Beargeron and Browne are still in my dreams/nightmares occasionally!! Lol😂😂
I was at Ft. McClellan in 1991 and I still remember my Drill Sergeants' names. Probably never forget them. And yes, things seemed to have changed...or my memory is failing! Lol.
yeah..laws and policies have changed. they arent even legally allowed to use PT as a punishment. They cant yell or use derogatory language. bunch of panzies now.....
@@joeczernik2459 they still can use PT as a punishment it's just limited while you're under TRADOC regs. As soon as you hit AIT, they can fuck you up like they used to back in the Golden Age.
Reception at 30th AG is the toughest part, 2 weeks of waiting. Once basic starts it's all downhill provided you can handle the mental stress of it, I had 4 guys quit in my training company during the shark attack. Drills would say, if you feel like quitting, wait, go to sleep and wake up the next day and keep going.
I just returned from Benning a month ago, im a 19 delta (or cav scout) I went through and endured all of that and it wasn't easy. I got shark attacked once, almost fell off the propell tower twic, my battle buddy shot himself in the foot with his m4, blew a big ol hole in it, hes okay now. Some of my buddies even put on suicide watch. It was a life changing experience, all six months of it, i loved shooting the 25m bushmaster, the M240, M2 50 cal, Mark 19 and the M320, and of course my own asigned m4 rifle, I had to disassemble ,clean and reassemble all those wepaons all but the 25 m bushmaster. 12 mile ruck is nasty, land nav is a pain in in the but, We took turns keeping watch at night when we were sleeping out in the field cause the drill Sargeants liked to sneak up on us and throw things like dummy hand grenades and fire crackers and gas grenades and we all have to return fire. Live fire was when we low crawled in the sand while they shot live ammunition over are heads, I made sure to keep my head down and crawled cause I liked my head the way it was with out holes in it. The saber challenge was okay, its just alot of studying, It was a great but hard experience you go in a civilian and you come out a soldier, completely different person. I some how made it out alive and now I'm an official 19 delta, im young man who is proud to be serving my country, the USA 🇺🇸, ( and yes my platoon did it in the rain if it was raining) I hated 30th
In the US Army, getting "smoked" is the act of being forced to exercise beyond the point of physical exhaustion. I'm defining that up front because it plays into this story that should tell you everything you need to understand about the first few days of Army basic training: On our first morning in the barracks, our drill sergeants burst through the door at wake up (probably 4am; it's been a while), screamed at us for a few moments, and then smoked the entire platoon because we weren't ready to head outside for our morning physical training session. I mean, we still got to do PT--we just got to do it immediately after a 20 minute smoke session. So at the end of the first day of training, when the drill sergeants left for the night & we were all settling into bed, we hatched a brilliant idea: two soldiers had to be awake at all times as part of the "fire watch", so we decided that 5 minutes before our training day began the next morning, the two people on duty at that point would wake everybody up. That way, when the drill sergeants burst through the doors at exactly 0400, we were all proudly standing at the foot of our bunks, beds made and dressed for morning PT. We figured they'd be so impressed at our initiative that we'd get some kind words, or at least some sort of reward anyway. We were right: we were rewarded by being smoked for 20 minutes because we were out of bed before wake up. :)
I went through Army Boot Camp at Fort Benning back in the late 80's, and this doesn't come close to what we went through. The closest thing I've seen to it is the training scenes in Full Metal Jacket, although our Drill Sergeants were more human than Gunnery Sgt. Hartman was in that movie, but we were in different times. They had to train recruits faster to get them to the war while I was in during peace time so I didn't get the quickened training. My hat is off to anyone who serves in any capacity, whether it is in the military or those jobs where you go out and help others. Mad respect.
1998 at ft Leonardwood.... Believe me... Training has changed. No buses we transported by cattle truck. No room to throw away contraband we called it shake down for hours getting smoked (exercise). In Army and Marine they don't show when Drills flip bunks and your barracks are trashed. Like hobo trashed.
The easiest way to describe the real difference in the training is the Army trains soldiers and the Marines train warriors. Thanks for educating yourself about America and sharing your thoughts and information with everyone in the world. A truly clear perspective from a foreigner.
You should watch a few old Gomer Pyle TV episodes. An old comedy series, of Gomer Pyle in USMC boot camp. MASH was an old TV series on the Army's medical unit in the Korean war.
My dad was in the United States army for 21 years he served in Korea and Vietnam. He was a field medic has two combat medical badges to bronze Stars. and now is finally late to rest in Arlington national cemetery. My nephew was also active duty army and 82nd airborne. He will be going over first third tour very soon.
I went into the Army in the fall of 1980. Did Basic and AIT at Ft. Jackson, SC. They were a bit more in our faces and louder than in this video. By the end of week one we had all in processing done. And we did not miss any out door training or PT because of weather. It didn't matter how hot it got. And we were made to take a salt tab everyday. When we got to Ft. Jackson the DI was way louder than these guys were and we slept in the barracks we were going to be in from the start. So there was no down time going to a different place on post. Most of the 1st week was the stuff of getting ur military uniform, haircut etc. And we NEVER ate outside of the mess hall. When I went in fall heat was hitting and I came in from Minnesota. And after AIT which was also at Jackson I went from the heat there to -50 of Alaska.
Army doesn’t have “boot camp.” It’s called Basic Combat Training. I was a drill sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood. These Drill Sergeants have cleaned up their presentation for the documentary. Marines Boot Camp is effective in it’s way, Army BCT is effective in it’s way. Neither is “harder.” The biggest difference is the direct instruction from DI’s and DS’s.
Basic Training the first 3 weeks are breaking you down, the next 3 weeks are devoted to rifle marksmanship and the third 3 weeks are for combining everything you’ve learned and last week is graduation prep
@Courtney and anyone else who is not familiar with the US Army training, the individual(s) who made the initial video you are watching got all kinds of things wrong. * The US Army does not call it Bootcamp, it is Basic Training. The designation of Bootcamp is reserved for the Marines, here in the USA. * Basic Training duration is roughly 10 weeks, training time can be reduced during times of active conflict. * OSUT (One Station Unit Training) is only available for a handful of MOSs (Military Occupational Specialties). OSUT combines both Basic Training and AIT (Advanced Individual Training). * Ft Benning is not the only location for Basic Training and OSUT units. * @7:55 those bags are duffle bags and not rucksacks. Duffle bags can hold about 3 times more stuff then a standard rucksack. * @8:35 The reporter states that things seem to have calmed down after 'Shark Attack'. What the reporter does not see is what happens in the evenings, the breaking down and training is nearly constant for 3 weeks and sometimes more. * @9:05 On the week 11 gun range, they were not talking to a Drill Sergeant, they are talking to a member of the cadre. The cadre is there to specifically teach and evaluate the new recruits the various skills that are needed to graduate Basic Training so they can advance to AIT, and to teach and evaluate at AIT so they can graduate it and go to their active duty or national guard units. Do note that the end of the 22 weeks for these soldiers at Ft Benning included both Basic Training and AIT. There were probably some who did their basic training at Ft Benning and then shipped elsewhere to go through AIT. I am speaking from experience. I am a US Army veteran. I served 2002-2006, went to Ft Sill, Oklahoma for Basic Training and AIT (OSUT) for artillery, from the first day of training till graduation was 20 weeks. At the actual end of Basic Training, there was a 4-day reprieve from the constant training, during those 4-days a few were shipped to other bases to go through AIT and we received some who did their Basic at a different base or who were recycled (held back for failing critical points of training).
I am a 7 year Army Veteran. I don't know what basic training is like today, I went through basic in '86. This vid you reacted to looked "watered down". I know when I did it, the Drills were in your face CONSTANTLY in the beginning, as time went by, they were more trainers than monsters, but the monster in them still was there at beck and call at any given moment if you gave them a reason. In my experience, Boot Camp was not this "easy peasy" as this vid represented, especially for an infantryman. Trust me, it was no "cake walk"! I will say that I am a better man for it today and am proud to have taken my turn in defending my country as so many have done before me. I am friends with many Vietnam Veterans, and their stories of basic training are much worse, things were tough back then, they got the REALLY hardcore training back then! Some jobs in the Army combine basic, or boot camp with AIT, or advanced individual training into one long training period all at once. I was an Aircraft Weapons Technician, after Boot Camp, we went to a different Base to conduct our AIT, for me, it was 42 more weeks. Different MOS's, or Military Occupational Specialty, or your job so to speak, took much different approaches to training, and amounts of time to learn them.
This is bunk. They recorded a bunch of pogs. I just graduated 2 days ago. We got screwed by Covid. No graduation, honor hill we pinned our own cross rifles, they didn’t even do urban ops. In our last two weeks we had 3 guys die and get resurrected from an overdose. This doesn’t show osut for what it is at all. If you graduated from fort benning with your blue chord you have my respect ✊
Just seeing this, I served both Coast Guard and Army.. when I went through Coast Guard boot camp it was actually 10 weeks long. I jumped over to the Army after 2 years..Hooaah!!!
the 22-week OSUT is not for all occupations (MOS). As a medic, I had 8 weeks of boot camp at Ft. Knox, KY, then 14-weeks (I think? It's been awhile) at a different post (Ft. Sam, TX) which is *slightly* more relaxed, but more focused on medicine than soldier/survival skills.
My OSUT infantry was definitely something 😂 we ran about a half mile with our duffel bags in 90 degrees, got yelled at a lot. We had our M4’s day 3 and started shooting week 1. We didn’t get our phone calls until after Red phase, and didn’t receive them permanently until after graduation. The Drill Sergeants were moved around platoons at first and then some of them left. So we had new Drills which kind of ruined the flow for us, and one of our Drills got caught sleeping with one of the girls from our company so he’s a specialist now 😂. Fist fights in the latrine, war stories from Drills, surprise PT and new officers got assigned to us. Combatives was great, my favorite part of OSUT might’ve been shooting the .50 cal M2a1 or when we went to the Night Infiltration Course. It’s true you make lifelong friends there, and it’s also true it sucks. But sucking isn’t hard. If you’re enlisting, don’t be the kid who RTT’s to leave the military. Don’t be the douche who doesn’t know the creeds. Take in all the knowledge you can. Accept that you’re there, and accept the bullshit. Run hard and run fast everyday. Day 3 we ran 3 miles, I wasn’t in shape and still ran it in 21 minutes. Your Drills feed off of you, if your eager to learn and respectful they will afford free time, weekend passes, phone calls, PT time and share unbelievable war stories. If you’re shitbags, you will suck the entire time. Be perceptive of your guys and ladies around you. Suicidal thoughts rise, and it’s like an infection it spreads very easily. Keep your recruiter updated, my recruiter is an E6 and is one of my best friends even though I’m lower enlisted. If you have a shitbag leader or NCO, don’t be afraid to let them know. You will be punished, but they will learn. And for fucks sake, keep your goddamn hands out of your pockets. Have fun kids.
I was a Marine for 12 years. At 9years in I went to vietnam and served in combat with the 3dBn 7thMarines. I think that the discipline instilled in every marine in boot camp stays with him all his life. It is a self discipline that allows him to remain functional when under tremendous stress in combat. Seeing death, destruction and suffering on the scale any combat infantryman in any branch of service witnesses, and indeed inflicts, can be traumatizing to say the least. Discipline and espirit de corps keeps Marines going in these situations.
81-90 back in the early 80's we had to hoof it across Ft Knox with the heavier of the two duffle bags to our assigned barracks from "the rainbow barracks". The Drill dropped us in the muddle of a parking lot in heavy rain. My arm gave out. My head hit the pavement and I was out for a couple seconds. I woke to the Drill's boot kicking me in the gut, not hard but more like providing stimulus, but had enough that it provided a but of incentive to other recruits. I recommend a 3yr tour in the military to anyone. It is the greatest opportunity for an individual to get an idea of what one is made of. It provides a level of discipline, sense of urgency and in general " wakes" sleepy heads and defrags the adolescent brain.
This video is actually a recruiting video. A lot of what you are seeing is after they have graduated Basic Training. The shark attack portion actually continues for another 5-6 weeks and then it still continues just a notch lower. If recruiters showed just basic to a new recruit they would not ever make quota! Hahaha
I'm so new in the army I haven't even shipped to boot yet! I ship on July 6th 2020 to fort Leonard Wood for OSUT to become a combat engineer (12B). I'm super excited and I can't wait to serve my country! Look up the soldiers creed and the army song. We recruits are required to have them memorized before shipping to basic along with our 3 general orders, which are as follows: 1. I will guard everything within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved. 2. I will obey my special orders and conduct myself in a military manner. 3. I will report violations of my special orders, emergencies, and anything not covered in my instructions to the commander of relief. (Plz forgive me if I got anything wrong. Vets plz confirm. Lol.)
Even the video you watched called it Boot camp. The Army doesnt do boot camp, soldiers go to Basic Training. Short for Basic Combat Training. Im sure youll get a few dozen comments saying the same thing. Just figured id put it out there. I went to Fort Leonard Wood in 2008. Loved it.
there is no feeling like finish that last march during training, knowing you are done! They shot cannons off when we marched through. I was falling behind on the march so i ran the last 2 miles and got the personal courage award from one of my drill Sgts.
In my BCT we had 5 heat cats and 18 fall outs within 3 mins due to having to change locations bc we went to the wrong one, then move again bc a thunderstorm was coming
A lot people join the army to go from basic training to airborne school and then either Ranger selection or special forces selection which is what people don’t really think about when they just look at the boot camp vs army basic
Just a heads up, this isn't boot camp, it's Infantry/Armor OSUT. Boot camp is 8 weeks and then they go to Advanced Individual Training (AIT) which is varying length. OSUT combines Boot camp and AIT for select jobs.
Served in the Army during the Vietnam war. This is not the same army training we received back then (Ft. Jackson, S.C.). It was way more intense. Hell started the minute you got off the bus. There was no such thing as a friendly drill sergeant. All recruits were called shit birds and daily we were positioned in the dying cockroach or the pvt dumb dumb position for some perceived infraction or another. Aspects of training also included crawling through barbed wire while live rounds were fired over your head and explosive charges being detonated all around you. Many a days spent running and crawling up and down drag ass hill. Ate a lot of South Carolina red clay. If you screwed up you were sent the pink barracks (STC - Special Training Company) down the hill for a few extra weeks of special attention to help improve your overall outlook on army life.
I live in North Georgia and trust me rain would be a blessing! Georgia in the summer is like being wrapped in a wool blanket thats been soaked in boiling water. The humidity is going to be in the 90 plus levels and they are below the gnat line. The gnats are so bad you just think of them as black pepper cause you will eat plenty of the little bastards.
i know that the army used to be a lot like the marines now. but lots of it is in the numbers game. the army is much larger and more diverse in operations, the marines are a smaller force. you need a smaller force to be more disciplined and self reliant. when you get into the specialist forces of each branch, you then see there are much different skillsets. i used to work with 4 Green Berets in one job, and they served in vietnam together. when they got drunk, they were like 20 year olds again. really got crazy. heard some chilling stories too. ive known some marine raiders and one former seal. you kinda need to start off with a smart but sorta quirky kind of person to make them into a special forces group. it gets crazy.
Hi Courtney. Trust me when I say that this video, and the Marine Basic Training video you watched already, are very, very watered down. It's more intense than what they show. A lot more yelling and cussing 😆😆 this video makes it look like Elementary School lol. Love your content!!
I was an Infantryman for 20 years and what they didn't show you is the stress they cause. Most of the time you get to sleep from about midnight to sometime around 4 am and then all hell starts. 2 hours of PT then you get about 4 minutes to eat breakfast and then the hell starts all over again with a nice little 7 or 8 mile walk to a range or training area.
Any boot camp videos you watch, keep this in mind, regardless of branch, whether Army, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard, or, Air Force, the instructors are ALWAYS going easy on the recruits when the camera is rolling.
In fact, I wonder whether the snacks they're given wasn't for the camera's sake. When I joined the Navy, it was 48 hours after arrival that we were fed, or, allowed sleep.
I joined at 35 and have been asked many many times, what it’s like going through training with children, basically. And it’s not everyone, some have families, some have weird home lives. But the hardest part is discovering those that truly care about you. And then you have to tell them you are going back. I’m 37 now and just put my name in the hat for air assault. I requested an SF packet. It’s really really hard looking at those that love you and saying “I’m going to do this”. And that includes the people you meet. That’s the hardest part of the military. What’s hard about it is your loved ones looking back at you knowing (or thinking) you will. It’s torture. In the worst way. Because you focus on failure on so long. And the hard part is, the people who love you and the people that know you... they know that’s not an option for you. I could be a manager of a sandwich shop but it would just be wasted Efforts.
I have been waiting for this one. Thank you once again Miss Coulston. My 94 year old father fought in WW2 in the European theater against the Germans ( AXIS ) Powers. He was in the U.S. Army. I too am a veteran. One deployment in Iraq and two in Afghanistan. I can see that real emotion you show while watching the videos. Staff Sargent Rick James U.S.Army (Ret.).
I did basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood Mo. in 1983. Back then the shark attack didn't stop until you passed your "End of cycle test". once that happened the volume levels finally came down. It was a different world back then.
I was in the army during the original desert storm. Even as a non-infantryman our basic training was rougher than what they showed on the video. I honestly think they gave the team doing the shooting the cupcakes and rainbows version of basic. But who knows that was decades ago for me and I am sure things have changed since.
It is my understanding that boot camp main objective is to break the person down and then build them back. The process is intense, but it works!.. Respect is key.
I served in the US Army from 199 to 2006. My basic training was so different. I was one of the last groups to be all males except for a few female drill sergeants.
I was a soldier years ago (2005 - 2011). This video is nothing like the training I went through when I joined the Army. They won't show you what it is really like because of the Army's bureaucracy. The Army will not show you how drill sergeants really treat you when you get to Basic Training. It is far more intense than what you saw in that video.
US Army infantrymen 2010-2015, I remember going to Fort Benning GA myself. It was a lot harder when I went but damn I miss it. Still remember doing all that stuff I saw in this video. I am the Infantry follow me!!!!!!!!!
OSUT Combat Engineer, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, 2017-18. I’m a Tracked Vehicle Mechanic now though, but in my heart and soul I’m always an Engineer! Engineers Lead The Way!
This is hilarious to "us" Old Army Guys. They get off the bus, get yelled at for a few minutes - then GET A SNACK? I'm still laughing at that. We learned how to get in a line and a row, then we got to do about ten thousand pushups while screaming Yes Drill Sergeant !! Best I remember, we did get marched to the Mess Hall about 4AM for chow. They went to Basic Training with a cellphone? This happened to me at Fort Bliss (Blister) Texas, at El Paso. We had the unique opportunity to "low crawl" across the White Sands Missile Range across the Texas border in New Mexico. That stuff looked like sugar and it got "everywhere" Drill Sgt loved to kick it on us while we were low crawling. Fun Days !!
I was in OSUT in 2001 when it first started as OSUT. We didn't get M4s as our weapons we had M16A4s, no sights, no IR lasers, and no as soft as they are now. we didn't even have the beret in OSUT.
I remember the drive from the airport to the reception barracks/buildings. It was one of the longest and quietest rides of my life. I remember being so nervous and excited. I got off the bus and it was pretty instead for the first night or two. Little did I know that the shark attack and the actual was yet to come, and I’m not going to lie, I would love to be Drill Sergeant.
I’m in the Army but went to Ft. Sill. It was a lot more relaxed here than the infantry training in Ft. Benning. Hard and challenging but not nearly as bad!
Hi Courtney. Only the Marines have that exception. The Army, Navy & Air Force don't require a Prior Service person to do boot camp again. As for Graduation Day, I remember it well with a story far too long to tell here. Decades later I still remember the names of my two Drill Instructors. As for re-upping, I have given consideration to looking for a loophole to exploit despite not being a youngster anymore. ;-)
My brother said he never got snacks or a fucking juice box. They didnt even get to eat until after alot of bullshit. Times have changed. Bunch of pansies apparently.
Summer of 1980...ft dix...A-4-3..the 3rd herd. I was 17 and went in under the split trainig where the summer between 11th and 12th grades i did basic training then come home to finish high school then off to AIT and the rest of my 6 yr hitch... Best move i ever made
They didn't even get to the fun stuff, like getting to watch your locker torn apart and your whole bunks thrown out of windows. Almost everyone went to church on Sunday, since the other option was to strip the floors and polish floors. Chow was putting anything you can into mashed potatoes and scarf it down in 2 minutes. Oh and if anyone messed up expect to be awake at 3 AM and getting smoked in the sand pit. Ahhhhh the lovely days at Fort Sill in a nice toasty 95 degree July afternoon. Wouldn't change it for the world.
This training you’re watching is for Infantry. Other MOS’s have BCT for 10 weeks and then AIT for an additional period of time depending on what MOS determines the weeks of AIT. AIT is advanced individual training where you are trained in your MOS.
Army Basic Training (We don't really call it Boot Camp - that's more a Marine thing) is different depending on what your job classification is going to be... OSUT (One station Unit Training as in this vid) is fine for some jobs (Infantry for example) but support MOS' (Military Occupational Specialty - "Job") don't need quite as extensive training in heavier weapons and tactics, and frequently advanced training is at another base completely... I was primarily in the Signal Corps, and while we did have tactical training, most of our training was technical (though I transferred to Infantry later in my career)...
Went through in' 81. All my DS were Vietnam veterans and a no bs attitude and could get physical when the situation needed it. Definitely has changed from my time in. OSUT isn't a new concept, been around since about 1980 plus back then we had a lot more basic training bases and they would try and set you up in one according to your MOS if space was available.
I laughed when she said she would be mad if it was raining. Anyone who has been in any branch of the military has heard or said “if its not raining its not training!”
I know this is flippant and perhaps disrespectful but there is another phrase I've used regarding hot sauce: if you aren't crying it's not spicy. (again no disrespect intended)
I think it’s the Air Force
A variation of training in the rain - embrace the suck.
I rode the bus from Atlanta to Columbus in '83. I swear our driver was Burt Reynolds. The guy looked and acted exactly like him.
Facts
I was at Great Lakes in November & December of '99. Our RDC's variation on that was, "If it's not a blizzard, it's not training." I swear, before that winter, I had no idea it could snow sideways, or, UP!
The drill Sgts are being kind for the cameras. They don't show what really happens because no one would join lol
It's not that bad.
I agree, not showing how it really is. They showed that quick part of the beginning and then made it seem like the drill sergeants were your buddies the rest of the time. My 8 weeks in basic training, 1991 Ft. McClellan, looked about like the shark week! And if you even seemed just the slightest bit relaxed my drill sergeant was quick to say, "Are we going fishing? Are we fishing buddies? @#%#*!". Good times. Lol.
@@AJW-ho9vc I think things have changed quite a bit since then. I wasn't infantry, but in 2005 they had to stop calling the painted area of the barracks "kill zone" because it was hurting feelings. The drills would find creative ways to bring back tradition though. lol
I remember getting off the bus was unexpectedly chill. Pretty much "I'm ____, get off the bus and line up over there." They didn't become classic drills sergeants until you got your gear and went to a unit. With a few exceptions of when someone was being stupid. lol
Well, I'm still gonna enlist either way in the future.
@@litpath3633 Combat arms basic training has always been more hardcore than non-combat arms basic. I would not doubt that "kill zones" are very much alive and well in combat arms OSUT units. When I was serving in Basic at Ft Sill in '98, we had a regular Basic unit in our next door Battery. The differences in our training was night and day, they were soft on every level.
Edit: I should add for the first 9 weeks our Drill Sergeants were monsters. We did our FTX at the end of Basic with a 30 k road march. We then ran the Confidence Course and were sent back to the barracks. For the final 9 weeks, our Drill Sergeants almost became buddies...they would just sit around and joke with us.
Damn this doesn't do basic justice at all, we got yelled at and smoked all the way up to graduation
I'm kinda annoyed that this video shows it like this if this is the case. Doesn't do y'all justice. Although, I take all these videos with a pinch of salt.
Yeah, there is a phase system that we have to go through, the first is Red phase which is the hardest. That's where they break you, I'll try and find a better video for you
@@dwanbrooks3882 the way a lot of these videos are make it look like the air force is like pre school and the army is a walk in the park with the marines be painted as the grittiest and the toughest.
Yeah , the Marines is definitely a different animal but each branch isn't that far apart
You should react to a video of Ranger school or Special forces selection that would be dope
I went through Basic at the late stages of Viet Nam, Ft. Jackson, 1971. The yelling started when you got off the bus on arrival and ended when you graduated 8 weeks later! Our wake-up call at 05:30 was a trash can lid thrown done the center of the barracks and you were required to be at Attention at the foot of your bunk before it stopped bouncing. You usually woke up after you were at Attention. The video of USMC basic you watched was more like the Basic I had than the Army video. You never walked the whole time, you ran everywhere. I suspect they "cleaned up" the video you watched so as not to scare off any potential recruits!
You're an amazing woman. To see you show more appreciation for the hard work, sacrifice and selfless service of our Troops, than some Americans do, is simply outstanding. The compassion you have for them at graduation shows me you truly understand what they are doing for their country. Thanks to you for your support and getting the word out about our Troops.
Dude lol get a hold of yourself francis.
Ft. Benning 2015 Infantry, they didn't show all the smokings
Should of shown O7 Benning. Shit we had no woman and it was a troop surge. We got smoked, cused out, and beat to shit. Wouldn't trade it for the world
2001 they had us vomiting everywhere. Especially those that were out of shape. The only women we saw were a few ds's . We had no snack on arrival.
@@crashdumbie765 1996 Sand Hill. That is NOT the 30th AG I remember. You boys just don't know. But I'm sure the guys from 1986 will say the same to me!
@@jesstk77 but remember we're now all old guard. These new boots won't have the training we had or the pressures we had. Hell I found out in airborne school they don't even do towers anymore.
Ft. Benning 2014 Cav, one recruit shit his pants during our shark attack 😂
Was at Benning in 1983. July to end of sept. Brutally hot and I was already used to heat. Sand hill barracks. Had to put pepper (if available) on everything when eating in the field. That way you wouldn't know when you where eating gnats or sand fleas lol. Luxury transportation in cattle cars is something all should experience 😂
I love how she reacts to everything this is a good change and keeps stuff fresh
Thanks Justin! I appreciate the feedback!
Thank you for serving everyone whos served
Thanks for the like Courtney, you rock girl
Your welcome
Thank you Courtney for your support of our nation. You're so welcome to move here and will be embraced by millions of Americans who love our country. As a USArmy veteran your love of us is amazing. As we face hate from other so called allies I'm humbled that New Zealand has produced such a lovely compassionate citizen.
I was an Infantry Soldier served with the 10Th Mountain Division. However the parade field or graduation field for the Infantry has dirt from every major conflict that the U.S Army was involved with.
If it aint raining, we aint training, I went to basic up in Fort Leonard wood, MO during the winter cycle. We were outside during snowstorms long enough standing still, that snow would build up on our shoulders, PCs (the hats), and our boots. Super miserable, all the time.
Our graduation from OSUT was a 6 hour pass to see our family, and then we said goodbye and went back to the barracks. My orders to go to my first duty station were changed late in my cycle so I got to spend an extra 10 days at our sister company waiting to head out.
I joined as a 12B Combat Engineer
Army bootcamp, sundays from wake up to lunch time are supposed to be free time and the Drills will leave you alone. I remember wake up call one sunday, Drill sergeants voice playing over the intercom "good morning trainees, its time to thank the lord for this beautiful day he has given you. Your welcome". The man really did have a god complex but he was always good for a laugh
I didn't get no Damn fruit cup at reception. And I didn't see a female the whole time either at Fort Sill OK HOOAH
FA! Oct 79 to Jan 80...same same
@@mitchellsmith4690 dammm i did basic at good 'ol ft. sill 2009
Heading to fort sill in 3 weeks ✌🏼 can’t wait
@@osbaldohernandez7943 good luck, Sill was ass, tarantulas everywhere when i went.
Did boot at Sill back in 1988. Now I live in Duncan, Ok 40 miles east of Lawton/Ft.sill. The VA is located on base.
ROFL. It was a lot harder when I went through. We didn't ride in buses. We rode from "Reception Battalion" to "Basic Training Land" in cattle cars towed behind a truck. They gone soft.
Wasn't the basic I went through in 84. As our last week was ending they did change their intensity and explained to us what to expect at the next level
First time I EVER said a certain four letter word was when I stepped off the bus at Ft Dix, New Jersey... 4am... October 1990. I put both feet on the ground and said "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh F***!" …. and ended up loving every damn second. Hooah!!!!!!!!!!
4am? damn. that actually sounds interesting
I was less than a year old when you went from being a civilian to a recruit. Impressive. I'm glad you were able to serve back then and keep me safe at night. Hoo-ah!
Marines have a 13 week boot camp. Depending on the MOS. Infantry is 13 for them. I am a Cav Scout and ours is 22 weeks and they make seem calm on camera. But that's all show. Fort Benning drills never let up on you lol the weather is horrible, hot and humid during the day and wet, cold nights and tons of rain. Also, I know a lot of prior service marines who switched to the Army. They said it was about the same as the Marines if not a bit harder in some aspects. But that just depends on the MOS you choose really. But we're both in a combat MOS
I was in Ft. Benning in 2001. I still remember the names of my DSs. It changed so much since I was there and there were no female recruits. I would do it all over again.
Son I was in basic in 1989, it's much more lax after the 90's.. (they could still get physical with you in my day) but Drill Sgt Beargeron and Browne are still in my dreams/nightmares occasionally!!
Lol😂😂
@@bubbaclemson5566 I know it changed since then. I heard stories of course lol
Bravo 2-54, 07 shit was still intense. I heard in 2010 they gave the troops milk and cookies at night....
I was also in fort Benning in 2001. We probably crossed paths.
I was at Ft. McClellan in 1991 and I still remember my Drill Sergeants' names. Probably never forget them. And yes, things seemed to have changed...or my memory is failing! Lol.
I can still remember arriving at Ft. Benning on September 3rd, 1986 like it was yesterday.
Wish they gave me snacks when I was in. They get buses instead of cattle trailers on a good day now as well? Wait, they stop yelling now too wtf.
yeah..laws and policies have changed. they arent even legally allowed to use PT as a punishment. They cant yell or use derogatory language. bunch of panzies now.....
@@joeczernik2459 they still can use PT as a punishment it's just limited while you're under TRADOC regs. As soon as you hit AIT, they can fuck you up like they used to back in the Golden Age.
Reception at 30th AG is the toughest part, 2 weeks of waiting. Once basic starts it's all downhill provided you can handle the mental stress of it, I had 4 guys quit in my training company during the shark attack.
Drills would say, if you feel like quitting, wait, go to sleep and wake up the next day and keep going.
I just returned from Benning a month ago, im a 19 delta (or cav scout) I went through and endured all of that and it wasn't easy. I got shark attacked once, almost fell off the propell tower twic, my battle buddy shot himself in the foot with his m4, blew a big ol hole in it, hes okay now. Some of my buddies even put on suicide watch. It was a life changing experience, all six months of it, i loved shooting the 25m bushmaster, the M240, M2 50 cal, Mark 19 and the M320, and of course my own asigned m4 rifle, I had to disassemble ,clean and reassemble all those wepaons all but the 25 m bushmaster. 12 mile ruck is nasty, land nav is a pain in in the but, We took turns keeping watch at night when we were sleeping out in the field cause the drill Sargeants liked to sneak up on us and throw things like dummy hand grenades and fire crackers and gas grenades and we all have to return fire. Live fire was when we low crawled in the sand while they shot live ammunition over are heads, I made sure to keep my head down and crawled cause I liked my head the way it was with out holes in it. The saber challenge was okay, its just alot of studying, It was a great but hard experience you go in a civilian and you come out a soldier, completely different person. I some how made it out alive and now I'm an official 19 delta, im young man who is proud to be serving my country, the USA 🇺🇸, ( and yes my platoon did it in the rain if it was raining) I hated 30th
Basic Training Ft. Jackson, SC Aug-Nov 2000 here
Ft. Knox 1967
FT Jackson June-Aug 1989. Was attached to Tank Hill barracks. WWI barracks.
Good old relaxin Jackson. I was Fort Sill 2001-2002. 13F
Ft Benning 84. E-8-2 Harmony church
Relaxin Jackson
In the US Army, getting "smoked" is the act of being forced to exercise beyond the point of physical exhaustion. I'm defining that up front because it plays into this story that should tell you everything you need to understand about the first few days of Army basic training:
On our first morning in the barracks, our drill sergeants burst through the door at wake up (probably 4am; it's been a while), screamed at us for a few moments, and then smoked the entire platoon because we weren't ready to head outside for our morning physical training session. I mean, we still got to do PT--we just got to do it immediately after a 20 minute smoke session.
So at the end of the first day of training, when the drill sergeants left for the night & we were all settling into bed, we hatched a brilliant idea: two soldiers had to be awake at all times as part of the "fire watch", so we decided that 5 minutes before our training day began the next morning, the two people on duty at that point would wake everybody up. That way, when the drill sergeants burst through the doors at exactly 0400, we were all proudly standing at the foot of our bunks, beds made and dressed for morning PT. We figured they'd be so impressed at our initiative that we'd get some kind words, or at least some sort of reward anyway.
We were right: we were rewarded by being smoked for 20 minutes because we were out of bed before wake up. :)
Fort Sill, Oklahoma. June 1987. Waaaay different now.
I went through Army Boot Camp at Fort Benning back in the late 80's, and this doesn't come close to what we went through. The closest thing I've seen to it is the training scenes in Full Metal Jacket, although our Drill Sergeants were more human than Gunnery Sgt. Hartman was in that movie, but we were in different times. They had to train recruits faster to get them to the war while I was in during peace time so I didn't get the quickened training. My hat is off to anyone who serves in any capacity, whether it is in the military or those jobs where you go out and help others. Mad respect.
1998 at ft Leonardwood.... Believe me... Training has changed. No buses we transported by cattle truck. No room to throw away contraband we called it shake down for hours getting smoked (exercise). In Army and Marine they don't show when Drills flip bunks and your barracks are trashed. Like hobo trashed.
The easiest way to describe the real difference in the training is the Army trains soldiers and the Marines train warriors. Thanks for educating yourself about America and sharing your thoughts and information with everyone in the world. A truly clear perspective from a foreigner.
This is a lot different than 1978 when I went in, there was no peace and quiet it only at bed time, sometimes at lunch or classroom time.
You should watch a few old Gomer Pyle TV episodes. An old comedy series, of Gomer Pyle in USMC boot camp. MASH was an old TV series on the Army's medical unit in the Korean war.
My dad was in the United States army for 21 years he served in Korea and Vietnam. He was a field medic has two combat medical badges to bronze Stars. and now is finally late to rest in Arlington national cemetery. My nephew was also active duty army and 82nd airborne. He will be going over first third tour very soon.
I went into the Army in the fall of 1980. Did Basic and AIT at Ft. Jackson, SC. They were a bit more in our faces and louder than in this video. By the end of week one we had all in processing done. And we did not miss any out door training or PT because of weather. It didn't matter how hot it got. And we were made to take a salt tab everyday. When we got to Ft. Jackson the DI was way louder than these guys were and we slept in the barracks we were going to be in from the start. So there was no down time going to a different place on post. Most of the 1st week was the stuff of getting ur military uniform, haircut etc. And we NEVER ate outside of the mess hall. When I went in fall heat was hitting and I came in from Minnesota. And after AIT which was also at Jackson I went from the heat there to -50 of Alaska.
Army doesn’t have “boot camp.” It’s called Basic Combat Training. I was a drill sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood. These Drill Sergeants have cleaned up their presentation for the documentary. Marines Boot Camp is effective in it’s way, Army BCT is effective in it’s way. Neither is “harder.” The biggest difference is the direct instruction from DI’s and DS’s.
I arrived at Ft. Benning for Infantry OSUT on 4 September 1985. C-6-1. It was a different time. Very different.
Basic Training the first 3 weeks are breaking you down, the next 3 weeks are devoted to rifle marksmanship and the third 3 weeks are for combining everything you’ve learned and last week is graduation prep
@Courtney and anyone else who is not familiar with the US Army training, the individual(s) who made the initial video you are watching got all kinds of things wrong.
* The US Army does not call it Bootcamp, it is Basic Training. The designation of Bootcamp is reserved for the Marines, here in the USA.
* Basic Training duration is roughly 10 weeks, training time can be reduced during times of active conflict.
* OSUT (One Station Unit Training) is only available for a handful of MOSs (Military Occupational Specialties). OSUT combines both Basic Training and AIT (Advanced Individual Training).
* Ft Benning is not the only location for Basic Training and OSUT units.
* @7:55 those bags are duffle bags and not rucksacks. Duffle bags can hold about 3 times more stuff then a standard rucksack.
* @8:35 The reporter states that things seem to have calmed down after 'Shark Attack'. What the reporter does not see is what happens in the evenings, the breaking down and training is nearly constant for 3 weeks and sometimes more.
* @9:05 On the week 11 gun range, they were not talking to a Drill Sergeant, they are talking to a member of the cadre. The cadre is there to specifically teach and evaluate the new recruits the various skills that are needed to graduate Basic Training so they can advance to AIT, and to teach and evaluate at AIT so they can graduate it and go to their active duty or national guard units.
Do note that the end of the 22 weeks for these soldiers at Ft Benning included both Basic Training and AIT. There were probably some who did their basic training at Ft Benning and then shipped elsewhere to go through AIT.
I am speaking from experience. I am a US Army veteran. I served 2002-2006, went to Ft Sill, Oklahoma for Basic Training and AIT (OSUT) for artillery, from the first day of training till graduation was 20 weeks. At the actual end of Basic Training, there was a 4-day reprieve from the constant training, during those 4-days a few were shipped to other bases to go through AIT and we received some who did their Basic at a different base or who were recycled (held back for failing critical points of training).
I graduated basic and US Army Armor at Fort Knox Kentucky with 2-81 Armor before they moved to Benning. This brought back memories 🙂
OSUT Ft Knox, KY 1985... best 14 weeks of learning to be a Soldier and Cavalry Trooper.
Cavalry Scouts are trained in Benning now it's also 22 weeks now
I remember basic training like it was yesterday. Hated it until I graduated, and then I realized that it was an amazing experience.
I am a 7 year Army Veteran. I don't know what basic training is like today, I went through basic in '86. This vid you reacted to looked "watered down". I know when I did it, the Drills were in your face CONSTANTLY in the beginning, as time went by, they were more trainers than monsters, but the monster in them still was there at beck and call at any given moment if you gave them a reason. In my experience, Boot Camp was not this "easy peasy" as this vid represented, especially for an infantryman. Trust me, it was no "cake walk"! I will say that I am a better man for it today and am proud to have taken my turn in defending my country as so many have done before me. I am friends with many Vietnam Veterans, and their stories of basic training are much worse, things were tough back then, they got the REALLY hardcore training back then! Some jobs in the Army combine basic, or boot camp with AIT, or advanced individual training into one long training period all at once. I was an Aircraft Weapons Technician, after Boot Camp, we went to a different Base to conduct our AIT, for me, it was 42 more weeks. Different MOS's, or Military Occupational Specialty, or your job so to speak, took much different approaches to training, and amounts of time to learn them.
It has changed so much since I went the basic and infantry AIT. The beat down and yelling didn't stop until airborne school.
This is bunk. They recorded a bunch of pogs. I just graduated 2 days ago. We got screwed by Covid. No graduation, honor hill we pinned our own cross rifles, they didn’t even do urban ops. In our last two weeks we had 3 guys die and get resurrected from an overdose. This doesn’t show osut for what it is at all. If you graduated from fort benning with your blue chord you have my respect ✊
Just seeing this, I served both Coast Guard and Army.. when I went through Coast Guard boot camp it was actually 10 weeks long. I jumped over to the Army after 2 years..Hooaah!!!
Graduated from Fort Jackson September 2017. Great times, the most fun I don't ever want to have again.
The LTC in the beginning of the video was actually my BC in basic training over at 2-54, very cool to see him in this
Fox 2 54
I was in the US Army, but was medically retired against my will. God bless you and yours. Keep up the good work.
the 22-week OSUT is not for all occupations (MOS). As a medic, I had 8 weeks of boot camp at Ft. Knox, KY, then 14-weeks (I think? It's been awhile) at a different post (Ft. Sam, TX) which is *slightly* more relaxed, but more focused on medicine than soldier/survival skills.
My OSUT infantry was definitely something 😂 we ran about a half mile with our duffel bags in 90 degrees, got yelled at a lot. We had our M4’s day 3 and started shooting week 1. We didn’t get our phone calls until after Red phase, and didn’t receive them permanently until after graduation. The Drill Sergeants were moved around platoons at first and then some of them left. So we had new Drills which kind of ruined the flow for us, and one of our Drills got caught sleeping with one of the girls from our company so he’s a specialist now 😂. Fist fights in the latrine, war stories from Drills, surprise PT and new officers got assigned to us. Combatives was great, my favorite part of OSUT might’ve been shooting the .50 cal M2a1 or when we went to the Night Infiltration Course. It’s true you make lifelong friends there, and it’s also true it sucks. But sucking isn’t hard. If you’re enlisting, don’t be the kid who RTT’s to leave the military. Don’t be the douche who doesn’t know the creeds. Take in all the knowledge you can. Accept that you’re there, and accept the bullshit. Run hard and run fast everyday. Day 3 we ran 3 miles, I wasn’t in shape and still ran it in 21 minutes. Your Drills feed off of you, if your eager to learn and respectful they will afford free time, weekend passes, phone calls, PT time and share unbelievable war stories. If you’re shitbags, you will suck the entire time. Be perceptive of your guys and ladies around you. Suicidal thoughts rise, and it’s like an infection it spreads very easily. Keep your recruiter updated, my recruiter is an E6 and is one of my best friends even though I’m lower enlisted. If you have a shitbag leader or NCO, don’t be afraid to let them know. You will be punished, but they will learn. And for fucks sake, keep your goddamn hands out of your pockets. Have fun kids.
I was a Marine for 12 years. At 9years in I went to vietnam and served in combat with the 3dBn 7thMarines. I think that the discipline instilled in every marine in boot camp stays with him all his life. It is a self discipline that allows him to remain functional when under tremendous stress in combat. Seeing death, destruction and suffering on the scale any combat infantryman in any branch of service witnesses, and indeed inflicts, can be traumatizing to say the least. Discipline and espirit de corps keeps Marines going in these situations.
Got out of Army Basic back in September. Isn't that difficult now that I look back at it. But then again, I was at Ft. Jackson.
When you dealing with it, it sucks. When your done you almost want to go back. Thats what I always tell people who are looking to join.
Soldier makes $20K per year?? I made $3K per year!!
Relaxin Jackson 😂 That’s where my brother went
Fort Jackson SC, 1965. Our drill sergeants were ancient WW2 veterans on their last tours. It was different, for sure.
81-90 back in the early 80's we had to hoof it across Ft Knox with the heavier of the two duffle bags to our assigned barracks from "the rainbow barracks". The Drill dropped us in the muddle of a parking lot in heavy rain. My arm gave out. My head hit the pavement and I was out for a couple seconds. I woke to the Drill's boot kicking me in the gut, not hard but more like providing stimulus, but had enough that it provided a but of incentive to other recruits. I recommend a 3yr tour in the military to anyone. It is the greatest opportunity for an individual to get an idea of what one is made of. It provides a level of discipline, sense of urgency and in general " wakes" sleepy heads and defrags the adolescent brain.
This video is actually a recruiting video. A lot of what you are seeing is after they have graduated Basic Training. The shark attack portion actually continues for another 5-6 weeks and then it still continues just a notch lower. If recruiters showed just basic to a new recruit they would not ever make quota! Hahaha
I'm so new in the army I haven't even shipped to boot yet! I ship on July 6th 2020 to fort Leonard Wood for OSUT to become a combat engineer (12B). I'm super excited and I can't wait to serve my country! Look up the soldiers creed and the army song. We recruits are required to have them memorized before shipping to basic along with our 3 general orders, which are as follows: 1. I will guard everything within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved. 2. I will obey my special orders and conduct myself in a military manner. 3. I will report violations of my special orders, emergencies, and anything not covered in my instructions to the commander of relief. (Plz forgive me if I got anything wrong. Vets plz confirm. Lol.)
Even the video you watched called it Boot camp. The Army doesnt do boot camp, soldiers go to Basic Training. Short for Basic Combat Training. Im sure youll get a few dozen comments saying the same thing. Just figured id put it out there. I went to Fort Leonard Wood in 2008. Loved it.
there is no feeling like finish that last march during training, knowing you are done! They shot cannons off when we marched through. I was falling behind on the march so i ran the last 2 miles and got the personal courage award from one of my drill Sgts.
Great video! Fort Leonard Wood baby! Miss every minute of it.
Same here ... E-6-10 '89
This video kinda sugar coats the Army. Some of the stuff I went through in Army boot camp, you could make a movie about. Regardless, love the video 🤙
Yeah I had figured as much ay. Thanks so much!
Same here
Same here we did the forge during a literal hurricane
In my BCT we had 5 heat cats and 18 fall outs within 3 mins due to having to change locations bc we went to the wrong one, then move again bc a thunderstorm was coming
A lot people join the army to go from basic training to airborne school and then either Ranger selection or special forces selection which is what people don’t really think about when they just look at the boot camp vs army basic
Just a heads up, this isn't boot camp, it's Infantry/Armor OSUT. Boot camp is 8 weeks and then they go to Advanced Individual Training (AIT) which is varying length. OSUT combines Boot camp and AIT for select jobs.
Served in the Army during the Vietnam war. This is not the same army training we received back then (Ft. Jackson, S.C.). It was way more intense. Hell started the minute you got off the bus. There was no such thing as a friendly drill sergeant. All recruits were called shit birds and daily we were positioned in the dying cockroach or the pvt dumb dumb position for some perceived infraction or another. Aspects of training also included crawling through barbed wire while live rounds were fired over your head and explosive charges being detonated all around you. Many a days spent running and crawling up and down drag ass hill. Ate a lot of South Carolina red clay. If you screwed up you were sent the pink barracks (STC - Special Training Company) down the hill for a few extra weeks of special attention to help improve your overall outlook on army life.
I live in North Georgia and trust me rain would be a blessing! Georgia in the summer is like being wrapped in a wool blanket thats been soaked in boiling water. The humidity is going to be in the 90 plus levels and they are below the gnat line. The gnats are so bad you just think of them as black pepper cause you will eat plenty of the little bastards.
i know that the army used to be a lot like the marines now. but lots of it is in the numbers game. the army is much larger and more diverse in operations, the marines are a smaller force. you need a smaller force to be more disciplined and self reliant. when you get into the specialist forces of each branch, you then see there are much different skillsets. i used to work with 4 Green Berets in one job, and they served in vietnam together. when they got drunk, they were like 20 year olds again. really got crazy. heard some chilling stories too. ive known some marine raiders and one former seal. you kinda need to start off with a smart but sorta quirky kind of person to make them into a special forces group. it gets crazy.
Hi Courtney. Trust me when I say that this video, and the Marine Basic Training video you watched already, are very, very watered down. It's more intense than what they show. A lot more yelling and cussing 😆😆 this video makes it look like Elementary School lol. Love your content!!
I was an Infantryman for 20 years and what they didn't show you is the stress they cause. Most of the time you get to sleep from about midnight to sometime around 4 am and then all hell starts. 2 hours of PT then you get about 4 minutes to eat breakfast and then the hell starts all over again with a nice little 7 or 8 mile walk to a range or training area.
Basic training (boot camp) and deployment to Afghanistan was the best part of my military experience.
Any boot camp videos you watch, keep this in mind, regardless of branch, whether Army, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard, or, Air Force, the instructors are ALWAYS going easy on the recruits when the camera is rolling.
In fact, I wonder whether the snacks they're given wasn't for the camera's sake. When I joined the Navy, it was 48 hours after arrival that we were fed, or, allowed sleep.
Another great video Courtney! Thank you for all the videos!
You should totally watch all the boot camp series Business Insider did! They did a great job on all the branches
I joined at 35 and have been asked many many times, what it’s like going through training with children, basically. And it’s not everyone, some have families, some have weird home lives. But the hardest part is discovering those that truly care about you. And then you have to tell them you are going back. I’m 37 now and just put my name in the hat for air assault. I requested an SF packet. It’s really really hard looking at those that love you and saying “I’m going to do this”. And that includes the people you meet. That’s the hardest part of the military. What’s hard about it is your loved ones looking back at you knowing (or thinking) you will.
It’s torture. In the worst way. Because you focus on failure on so long. And the hard part is, the people who love you and the people that know you... they know that’s not an option for you. I could be a manager of a sandwich shop but it would just be wasted Efforts.
I have been waiting for this one. Thank you once again Miss Coulston. My 94 year old father fought in WW2 in the European theater against the Germans ( AXIS ) Powers. He was in the U.S. Army. I too am a veteran. One deployment in Iraq and two in Afghanistan. I can see that real emotion you show while watching the videos. Staff Sargent Rick James U.S.Army (Ret.).
I did basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood Mo. in 1983. Back then the shark attack didn't stop until you passed your "End of cycle test". once that happened the volume levels finally came down. It was a different world back then.
I was in the army during the original desert storm. Even as a non-infantryman our basic training was rougher than what they showed on the video. I honestly think they gave the team doing the shooting the cupcakes and rainbows version of basic. But who knows that was decades ago for me and I am sure things have changed since.
It is my understanding that boot camp main objective is to break the person down and then build them back. The process is intense, but it works!.. Respect is key.
I served in the US Army from 199 to 2006. My basic training was so different. I was one of the last groups to be all males except for a few female drill sergeants.
I was a soldier years ago (2005 - 2011). This video is nothing like the training I went through when I joined the Army. They won't show you what it is really like because of the Army's bureaucracy. The Army will not show you how drill sergeants really treat you when you get to Basic Training. It is far more intense than what you saw in that video.
US Army infantrymen 2010-2015, I remember going to Fort Benning GA myself. It was a lot harder when I went but damn I miss it. Still remember doing all that stuff I saw in this video. I am the Infantry follow me!!!!!!!!!
I was in the Army. I took Basic Training at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma in 2003-04. Basic is different now than it was then in some aspects.
OSUT Combat Engineer, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, 2017-18. I’m a Tracked Vehicle Mechanic now though, but in my heart and soul I’m always an Engineer! Engineers Lead The Way!
This is hilarious to "us" Old Army Guys. They get off the bus, get yelled at for a few minutes - then GET A SNACK? I'm still laughing at that. We learned how to get in a line and a row, then we got to do about ten thousand pushups while screaming Yes Drill Sergeant !! Best I remember, we did get marched to the Mess Hall about 4AM for chow.
They went to Basic Training with a cellphone?
This happened to me at Fort Bliss (Blister) Texas, at El Paso. We had the unique opportunity to "low crawl" across the White Sands Missile Range across the Texas border in New Mexico. That stuff looked like sugar and it got "everywhere" Drill Sgt loved to kick it on us while we were low crawling. Fun Days !!
I was in OSUT in 2001 when it first started as OSUT. We didn't get M4s as our weapons we had M16A4s, no sights, no IR lasers, and no as soft as they are now. we didn't even have the beret in OSUT.
My dad was army in WWII . I was in the Navy . My daughter and son in law where in the Army and now there one of their sons my grandson is in the Army.
I remember the drive from the airport to the reception barracks/buildings. It was one of the longest and quietest rides of my life. I remember being so nervous and excited. I got off the bus and it was pretty instead for the first night or two. Little did I know that the shark attack and the actual was yet to come, and I’m not going to lie, I would love to be Drill Sergeant.
My brother is an infantryman and when he graduated we got to spend about 5 minutes with him before he had to go to his duty station.
I’m in the Army but went to Ft. Sill. It was a lot more relaxed here than the infantry training in Ft. Benning. Hard and challenging but not nearly as bad!
Most recruits are like really bad 'fixer-uppers' houses, basically tear down to the foundation and rebuild into whats needed.
Hi Courtney. Only the Marines have that exception. The Army, Navy & Air Force don't require a Prior Service person to do boot camp again.
As for Graduation Day, I remember it well with a story far too long to tell here. Decades later I still remember the names of my two Drill Instructors.
As for re-upping, I have given consideration to looking for a loophole to exploit despite not being a youngster anymore. ;-)
4:19 A freaking juice box!!?? Back in my day you just went hungry until chow time. … juice box he says! Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!
My brother said he never got snacks or a fucking juice box. They didnt even get to eat until after alot of bullshit. Times have changed. Bunch of pansies apparently.
I remember that barber palming my head like a basket ball while cutting my hair lol.
Summer of 1980...ft dix...A-4-3..the 3rd herd. I was 17 and went in under the split trainig where the summer between 11th and 12th grades i did basic training then come home to finish high school then off to AIT and the rest of my 6 yr hitch... Best move i ever made
On the Army breaks you down. This was a very limited informational video about Basic Training.
I remember Mr. Jay .. he cut my hair. That contraband shoot I threw a lil piece of blunt in their.
oh shit hahahha
They didn't even get to the fun stuff, like getting to watch your locker torn apart and your whole bunks thrown out of windows. Almost everyone went to church on Sunday, since the other option was to strip the floors and polish floors. Chow was putting anything you can into mashed potatoes and scarf it down in 2 minutes. Oh and if anyone messed up expect to be awake at 3 AM and getting smoked in the sand pit. Ahhhhh the lovely days at Fort Sill in a nice toasty 95 degree July afternoon.
Wouldn't change it for the world.
Oh and when they tell you to hurry the f up..expect to wait at least an hour.
This training you’re watching is for Infantry. Other MOS’s have BCT for 10 weeks and then AIT for an additional period of time depending on what MOS determines the weeks of AIT. AIT is advanced individual training where you are trained in your MOS.
Basic Training Fort Sill 2017 June, SGT Torre here.
Shoot move communicate. U.S. Army Field Artillery 1982-1988.
I went through OSUT back in 2001 at Ft Knox. Looks like a lot has changed since they moved the training to Ft Benning.
When I went to basic in 1979 the drill sergeants called us ladies and maggots. Do they still do that?
Got told if I didn't open my eyes he would jump into my dream and scissor kick me in the throat
Anytime someone went to their knees during pushups, they’d say to get off your knees, you didn’t choose that occupation😂
Army Basic Training (We don't really call it Boot Camp - that's more a Marine thing) is different depending on what your job classification is going to be... OSUT (One station Unit Training as in this vid) is fine for some jobs (Infantry for example) but support MOS' (Military Occupational Specialty - "Job") don't need quite as extensive training in heavier weapons and tactics, and frequently advanced training is at another base completely... I was primarily in the Signal Corps, and while we did have tactical training, most of our training was technical (though I transferred to Infantry later in my career)...
Went through in' 81. All my DS were Vietnam veterans and a no bs attitude and could get physical when the situation needed it. Definitely has changed from my time in. OSUT isn't a new concept, been around since about 1980 plus back then we had a lot more basic training bases and they would try and set you up in one according to your MOS if space was available.