One of our motorpool mechanics jumped off the obstacle about 4 rungs up. It was unit ran training otherwise she probably would've been kicked off the course.
This obstacle is terrible. You get to the top and can't maintain any three points of contact, people get up there and barely can get over the damn thing. You have to jump up and pray you don't slip, especially if it is raining. One of the more unnecessary obstacles imho.
@@danielj5650 Because he was tall enough. If you are short this obstacle is a killer. People have died. The Nasty Nick one in Special Forces Selection is even taller.
I lived at Fort Rucker in the mid-80s and was messing around on their confidence course as a 6'2" teenager. When I did the Confidence Climb was like "no way in hell I'm going to surmount that very top rung". I notice the trooper in the video didn't go over the very top rung. Is that right?
Yes they were. Round fat logs covered in slick clay or wet mud. And we didn't have crash pads to catch anyone who fell. It was only hard packed earth waiting but I never saw anyone fall. I graduated Airassault school in 97. But we had the confidence climb at Ft Benning and Ft Sherman as well as Ft Campbell.
the scarist and worst thing i had to go through in BCT i hate the damn thing but i did it. im stressing out now cause i have to do it again tomarrow lol
I saw a guy fall from the top of the same type obstacle at Ft. Irwin, he somehow ended up with his rib cage across the 3rd rung from the ground. Needless to say, it wasn't pretty.
And yes the rungs keep getting farther apart the higher you go up.... I really didn't think Air assault school was bad at all just that f****** obstacle was like the worst in the entire f****** army
@@alvincehic1880 yes. First hand experience. And as stated before, the rungs get farther apart the higher you go. I was terrified. But what finally got me over the top was "if it's my day to go, so be it"
Almost fell off this shit. It was cold outside & the ladder was icy. Also, unlike the one you do in basic training that are 4 by 4 wood (that is, if you're infantry), the wood on this one is wooden logs & it's painted, making it slippery.
Yeah we weren't actually allowed to use the vertical beam in 1994 to 1996... And I'm not saying one way or another whatever the hell you had you had... But no we were actually not permitted to use the vertical beam...
@@Halo47143 yes that's correct. I was watching this because I was preparing for Air Assault at the time. But when I was there I got yelled at for going all the way to the top LOL. I'm six feet and i struggled to reach. If you're a bit short, expect to jump
Eli Giard I’m 5 ft 6, as a 92F I’m competing for an air assault slot. This was one of the parts that scared me cause that top bar seems out of reach. But if it’s only till the yellow bar it seems like a relatively easy obstacle
@@bradynolan9328 the mats are shit and you really have to throw yourself over on the last one because the last yellow one is a lot farther apart then the others unless you're tall as shit
I think that if it's practice, you don't have to go over the top. When I went to the AA school (1985), we had to go up and over. A truly breathtaking experience for a guy afraid of heights.
I fecking hated that obstacle...the rest of them were easy in comparison...the rungs were so slick it wasn't funny. And WE had to go over the top rung....
You had to go over the top when I was in I went through in probably 95... They weren't even painted back then... Oh yeah you had to go over the top and then scoot yourself over to the other side and then come down... I was literally hanging on a rung and dropping down with my legs spread apart yes balls smashing on the wrong below me two runs maybe three before I could finally touch with my feet when I hung down.. even the Darby Queen didn't have that stupid s***
@@nicholaskalaw7071 I did it around may and it’s not hard bro. All you have to is maintain three points of contact at all times and you should be fine. Do you mind me asking how tall are you
And yeah at 5'6 you literally had to stand on the last two or three beams and jump up to catch the next beam... I went in the winter time yeah it was wet... And nobody gave a flying f***... And yeah I went over the top because that's what you were required to do the mat sits in the very center but you're required to go up on the left and come down on the right.... In other words if you fell that Matt would have done nothing for you...
@@BlackJeepConvertible no you are not permitted to use the vertical columns going down thus I had to hang from the top rung legs spread apart drop to the next wrong below and yes smash your balls catch your breath hang once again legs spread apart to reach the next rung below you which you can't reach so once again you drop balls once again smashing on to that rung but after that you can hang down and your feet will touch the next rung and you will be standing there in mid-air holding on to nothing crouch down until you get to the next run.... It was not the hardest School in the army by any means it was difficult I'm just saying that particular f****** obstacle was like one of the the hardest in the army
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I got so lucky it started raining so hard so we got to leave because it was extremely slippery. I was terrified for this one.
So they didn't make you do it at Air Assault? Or basic
a phat beach like you would have destroyed your life, gg
One of our motorpool mechanics jumped off the obstacle about 4 rungs up. It was unit ran training otherwise she probably would've been kicked off the course.
He makes it look so easy
It's not hard
He didn’t clear the top rung😆
@@zeroturn7091because we don’t clear the top rung. It’s too high so we touch it and move on.
This obstacle is terrible. You get to the top and can't maintain any three points of contact, people get up there and barely can get over the damn thing.
You have to jump up and pray you don't slip, especially if it is raining. One of the more unnecessary obstacles imho.
really? It didn't look like the soldier here had to jump at any point
@@danielj5650 Because he was tall enough. If you are short this obstacle is a killer. People have died. The Nasty Nick one in Special Forces Selection is even taller.
as a 5’1” person, I can confirm. I do not get 3 points of contact. I take a leap of faith and hope for the best.
Those heights tho… not me shitting myself watching the pov
I lived at Fort Rucker in the mid-80s and was messing around on their confidence course as a 6'2" teenager. When I did the Confidence Climb was like "no way in hell I'm going to surmount that very top rung". I notice the trooper in the video didn't go over the very top rung. Is that right?
Yes.
Nope! Not right
I’m deathly terrified of heights but if you don’t have to go over the very top this is not that bad ?
I’m not that old but, I remember them being fat slick wooden logs. 2005
Yes they were. Round fat logs covered in slick clay or wet mud. And we didn't have crash pads to catch anyone who fell. It was only hard packed earth waiting but I never saw anyone fall. I graduated Airassault school in 97. But we had the confidence climb at Ft Benning and Ft Sherman as well as Ft Campbell.
@@SoldierDrew how did the short guys get down?! Using the vertical columns?
@@SoldierDrew Fucking rope covered in boot polish on the tough one.
@@BlackJeepConvertible Had to lower yourself down to the beams
the scarist and worst thing i had to go through in BCT i hate the damn thing but i did it. im stressing out now cause i have to do it again tomarrow lol
They allow use of phones now?
@@JoseRamirez-vd5jx n this would of been recorded by either a drill sgt or an sgt not a recurit
I saw a guy fall from the top of the same type obstacle at Ft. Irwin, he somehow ended up with his rib cage across the 3rd rung from the ground. Needless to say, it wasn't pretty.
And yes the rungs keep getting farther apart the higher you go up.... I really didn't think Air assault school was bad at all just that f****** obstacle was like the worst in the entire f****** army
Nah the 12 mile road march ended careers when I went through
I’m not tall enough to maintain 3 points of contact going down
What if your not tall enough but will they still make you do it
@@alvincehic1880 yes. First hand experience. And as stated before, the rungs get farther apart the higher you go. I was terrified. But what finally got me over the top was "if it's my day to go, so be it"
Almost fell off this shit. It was cold outside & the ladder was icy.
Also, unlike the one you do in basic training that are 4 by 4 wood (that is, if you're infantry), the wood on this one is wooden logs & it's painted, making it slippery.
I faced my greatest fear and still put my leg over the top and pulled myself up and over.
what if i'm not tall enough? 5'5
Bruh I’m 5’1 and this is thing look like it’s going to be hard. Hopefully I get a bit taller though
Lol so I was just talking to a guy who did this. He’s 5’4 and he said he had to jump to reach
@@worstgamer1162 did you make it?
I don't remember they're being that much padding!
I remember the rungs being large round logs not beams.
@@crazyvato2005 Dear Gosh that would suck. I can attest that now they are beams, but they might have been logs at one point!
@@sreeff4816 I went through Basic/AIT in 2005 at FT Sill and I could have swore they were round logs but maybe my memory is just bad now lol.
This is at Fort Campbell man not Sill!
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Yeah we weren't actually allowed to use the vertical beam in 1994 to 1996... And I'm not saying one way or another whatever the hell you had you had... But no we were actually not permitted to use the vertical beam...
He didn't go to the very top though
I thought you only had to go to the top yellow bar
@@Halo47143 yes that's correct. I was watching this because I was preparing for Air Assault at the time. But when I was there I got yelled at for going all the way to the top LOL. I'm six feet and i struggled to reach. If you're a bit short, expect to jump
Eli Giard I’m 5 ft 6, as a 92F I’m competing for an air assault slot. This was one of the parts that scared me cause that top bar seems out of reach. But if it’s only till the yellow bar it seems like a relatively easy obstacle
Scariest thing in my life but i did it
What happens if you fall off,
Brady Nolan there’s some thick mats underneath but I would of broken my arm or something landing on it from 3-4 stories up
@@bradynolan9328 the mats are shit and you really have to throw yourself over on the last one because the last yellow one is a lot farther apart then the others unless you're tall as shit
Do they have these in the airforce San tonio hopefully they don’t man 🤦♂️
Nope.
Its not trust me the rungs keep getting farther apart
oh, you don't climb the very top beam?
🤔 not as hard as i was thinking, if so.
That’s what I said
It’s only hard if you’re short or afraid of heights lol
@@letsgrow6885 I'm both
I think that if it's practice, you don't have to go over the top. When I went to the AA school (1985), we had to go up and over. A truly breathtaking experience for a guy afraid of heights.
I fecking hated that obstacle...the rest of them were easy in comparison...the rungs were so slick it wasn't funny. And WE had to go over the top rung....
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So you don’t have to go over the very top one??
You had to go over the top when I was in I went through in probably 95... They weren't even painted back then... Oh yeah you had to go over the top and then scoot yourself over to the other side and then come down... I was literally hanging on a rung and dropping down with my legs spread apart yes balls smashing on the wrong below me two runs maybe three before I could finally touch with my feet when I hung down.. even the Darby Queen didn't have that stupid s***
No only the yellow beam
@@vince11harris did you do it recently? I’m going to advanced camp next summer and the top rung is stressing me tf out
@@nicholaskalaw7071 I did it around may and it’s not hard bro. All you have to is maintain three points of contact at all times and you should be fine. Do you mind me asking how tall are you
i had to when i was in BCT the worst fucking part and i have to do it again tomarrow with my unit lol atlest the beams in bct were not as far apart
And yeah at 5'6 you literally had to stand on the last two or three beams and jump up to catch the next beam... I went in the winter time yeah it was wet... And nobody gave a flying f***... And yeah I went over the top because that's what you were required to do the mat sits in the very center but you're required to go up on the left and come down on the right.... In other words if you fell that Matt would have done nothing for you...
Omg I would die. Can you use the vertical columns going down?
@@BlackJeepConvertible no you are not permitted to use the vertical columns going down thus I had to hang from the top rung legs spread apart drop to the next wrong below and yes smash your balls catch your breath hang once again legs spread apart to reach the next rung below you which you can't reach so once again you drop balls once again smashing on to that rung but after that you can hang down and your feet will touch the next rung and you will be standing there in mid-air holding on to nothing crouch down until you get to the next run.... It was not the hardest School in the army by any means it was difficult I'm just saying that particular f****** obstacle was like one of the the hardest in the army
Same here 4’11 and all I did was jump and catch the next beam down
@@miahernandez4098 Are you saying you passed?
how tall is that?
+Jesse Bannister The topmost beam that the students have to climb over is 34 feet above ground level.
+SabalauskiAirAssault School If I join do I have to do this ?
+SabalauskiAirAssault School nvm
How tall is the Confidence Climb. Exactly?
SabalauskiAirAssault School I did it at Fort Benning