Ssgt May at @12:23 is probably the best speech I've ever seen if that doesn't motivate you rather you're in the Service or you're a Civilian I don't know what does
That's the boiler plate speech, verbatim, given by every Senior Drill Instructor for at least the last 30 years. It's word for word the exact speech my SDI gave when I went through boot camp at MCRD San Diego in 1995.
12:25 SSG gives a powerful and honestly a commendable and beautiful introduction. I saved this video into my playlist so I can listen to it again later.
I remember vividly in 1983 at Parris Island my uh oh moment. I was a former US Army POL specialist 76W10 back then, and I joined the USMC after I got out of the US Army after four years. I heard that if you were from another branch of the military, you would catch hell from the DI’s . The first few weeks it was going ok, but one day my DI called me out in a voice that I never heard from him and he asked me “ What is a Army dog doing in my Marine Corps , ? Then he said “ Ahh get out of my face!” When the platoon went to evening chow, I got an earful from every DI’s in the company. Two days before graduation, my DI told me that they had to get in me to make sure that I didn’t hide and slide my way through boot camp so I could be the best version of myself.As a middle school teacher right now, I stay on my students just like my DI’s did me, but in a nicer way of course, and for the same reason, to make them the best versions of themselves.
Does incessant screaming in someone's face really make them a better Soldier, Marine, or student? I did 3 years in the Army in the late 60s and I have my doubts.
i agree with you i was navy however as different as navy and corp is it was alot of the same thing when i went to A school. the instructors stood on me too and despite my reservation on if i would make it or not. the fact i finished was a good moment in my life. jesse ventura said when you graduate you really figure out what you're made of and i agree with that statement because when i graduated it was a sense of accomplishment and finished what i started
@charleswilliams6758 amen darn straight. Semper fi do or die fellow Marine. I was a grunt 0311 from 1985 to 88. I took my boot at Parris Island and was supposed to be a Field Radioman but, after 6 months at 29 Stomps halfway through the da@# course, they told me that since I flunked the course twice then had to boot me out. I was then made a grunt lol. I got out because they wouldn't give me a lateral move to a non-combat Mos and I went back into the Army National Guard which I was in having gone through boot camp before I graduated high school. In my 11 years of National Guard duty, I got shot at patrolling the streets during the LA Riots of 1992 and I got to spend 2 weeks in Germany for our annual training summer camp, my last year in of 1999. Now I'm a 58 year old TDIU at 100% retired veteran and DA@# PROUD OF IT LOL. Thanks for sharing your story, I can relate because a couple of my DIs road my butt really hard when they found out I was a prior weekend warrior.
@@tommyt8998I am firm and fair with my students because I want them to be ready for the real world. They know that what I do is out of love, some of them have no positive male role model in their lives and I try to fill that void.What is missing from a lot of children’s lives are structure and discipline and it is showing up in the rise of discipline issues and lower grades and test scores. I stress to my students the importance of self discipline , which is a critical life skill which can pull them through any situation that they might encounter. There is too much coddling, spoiling and enabling from the helicopter parents that makes children life long dependents.
Amidst all the screaming and confusion, the brain will eventually take over, and before you know it, you’re following orders without thinking about it. The successful recruit will thrive in this environment, and because of the hard work by the drill instructors these recruits become Marines, and the lessons will stay with them forever.
I miss this shit. As much as we all hated basic training, It has a special place in our hearts. No fucking way I would go back, but it was a part of our development, and I don't think that any of us take it for granted. I still remember my drill instructors' names 11 years later. Don't take for granted the training that you receive in basic training. It will serve you for the rest of your life. It seems harsh at the time, but it is truly NOTHING in the lessons of life, and it is mild in terms of military training for more disciplined fields. Embrace the suck. If you want to be better, then this is the LEAST of what you will have to go through. Semper Fi! Welcome to the Corps, Devil Dogs!
You went into the Army if you went to "basic training". Marine bootcamp is the only authentic bootcamp. And I remember my Drill Instructors names from 37 years ago. In fact, I found one of them on a website for Marines to reconnect and sent him a message.
@@Sickofsociety1 bro, what the fuck are you talking about? I am a Marine. I have never heard this argument. Feels like grasping at straws at this point. DI's are DI's and DS's are DS's. It doesn't have to be any more complicated than that. I agree that the Marine Corps bootcamp is the most authentic, but it doesn't mean that its not "boot camp" for a certain branch.
@@jonbird6566 Totally agree with you. I went to basic with my twin brother in 1999 at Fort Knox, Kentucky and it was insane. Who cares what you call it. And totally agree with your original comment.
It was less "polite" 38 years ago, and a bit more "hands-on," but these young recruits have more gumption than 99% of their peers - God bless them all. Semper Fi!
I don’t remember being hit in receiving? But then what do I know I only went to basic in 1982 and served mid 1980’s as a 8411 Marine Recruiter! Just keeping it honest here ….SF
11:08 Yo I recognize this gent from Warren HS San Antonio Tx. Same grade.Every year that I attended that school he was in ROTC. He definitely was a stand out guy always participating in everything ROTC had going on. Dude was always 100% displaying the character of one who lives by the Code. Never had his uniforms sloppy always presented himself at his very best . Honestly I always respected him and the role model he was to his school peers and to others including me as I was doing all the wrong shit with the bad kids . He was becoming a real man before many of us dummies. Claiming to be men but not at all acting like one lol. Back then I already knew he was going to do amazing things and great accomplishments once he joined. I could actually see it by his character and how he held himself. And I’m very proud to see him in this video clip with his determined expression on his face and how ready he was for the excitement of his transformation from citizen to becoming a member of the United States Armed Forces . May God keep blessing and protecting you anywhere you find yourself. Thank you for serving my country and fighting for me brother !
My D.I. was the toughest and most locked on! They never swore once, never made fun of any recruit, and not once they touched you or “hands-on”! I will NEVER meet anyone whom I have so much respect for. Yes, they all smoked us for little mistakes and hated it but it made us stronger and EGA was earned not given at the end.
You had it easy, all our DI's back in in 07, especially Staff Sergeant Keller was the devil, but I learned allot, and his physical and psychological challenges helped along with allot of training in my MOS helped through the chaos during the invasion of Iraq and the second battle of Fallujah. The DI's were all extremely tough, and I mean tough, but motivating. I am glad all my DI's were combat experienced!
Staff Sergeant May looks like a real badass man. Can't imagine the time it took to mold him into the instructor he is now. God bless all of you who served this country, and god bless every single person that didn't make it back serving this country.
We had one DI who would bulldoze you for mistakes. One was real physical and liked to put a knife hand on the pressure point behind the ear to make you cough, and the other knew how to wear you out with exercise. Each of them were hilarious in their own way. Unforgettable.
I served from 82 to 2003, was a hat at MCRD San Diego later in my career unplanned to avoid recruiting duty and it is still hard for me until this day to see co/op Recruit Training at MCRD SD. Maybe I'm just Old School. That night in June of 82 was a wake up call and I had zero intentions of making it a career but it just happened. I'm glad it happened. I retired, became a Federal Agent, retired from that and now works as a Telecommunications Specialist as a third career. The Marine Corps gave me the roots to success.
In 63 at MCRD SD the intake was 59 minutes long: bucket issue, initial uniform issue, haircut, shower, UCMJ taped lecture, ship all non-issued gear home or donate to Navy Relief Thrift Store-then stand outside in formation until the next chow call when a DI took us over. The pain and screaming was left to them.
I could never be a DI. It does look like fun, but id be holding back laughter the entire time. I spent all of Basic trying not to get caught laughing at some of the stuff the DIs would do.
I went to CG basic training, didn’t finish sadly, I got medically discharged due to an injury but I was there training with CCs for 5 weeks. This shit is no joke man. Fucking sucks every second of it. I’ve thought about going back but I’ve come to realize that military life ain’t for me! I respect and honor those that finish ! Thank you all for your service!
"communicate????". 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. I don't see much communicating! Right now, the world is chaos!! This country is definitely in chaos!! Maybe we all need some nice crayons!! 😁😁
I don’t think people understand what you mean. I haven’t been to boot camp, but I understand. You need to focus on the drill instructor thats talking, because in combat you need to be able to listen and follow directions when a million other things is happening around you but at the same time having good self awareness. To know and understand what’s happening around you but also hearing every word that’s being said to you at the same time is not something lot of people can do.
Go to a loud club on a normal Friday night. Music playing all the time. Out of 100 people dancing, like a dozen is trying to yell something to somebody over the music at any given moment.. You and your friend are there dancing. You realize you have something very important to say and it is vital your friend hears it. Booya, that's you sounding kinda like this as well. That's also approx the chaos of an active combat zone where these guys are expected to give, receive orders.
i was on a civilian greyhound bus when i got to receiving at P.I. the drill instructor stepped on the bus and was like, let me see the hands of the recruits here for recruit training. only 3 of us raised our hands. the drill instructors then went full on crazy and started yelling at us get off the bus, get off the freakin bus now.. while the civilians looked in awe. every young man should be able to experience marine corps boot camp.
Just graduated from MCRD San Diego India CO PLT 3202 3rd Battalion, all I can say was this experience was ass but at the same time it was great learned alot of shit there and made alot of memories i will never forget, Hopefully the poolies and people who are thinking of joining our beloved Corps that are watching this video have a great experience and that you can do it and to never give up on yourself, and your brothers who are there with you and when times are tough embrace the suck, goodluck ya'll Semper Fi!!!
12:26 I absolutely love this speech he gives. How could you not get moved by his passion to turn his recruits into Marines with every fiber of his being?
To anyone thinking this is easy, remember that when you're in these recruits' situation, being screamed at, you have no where else to go..... and your home is (most likely) in another state far from where Parris Island or San Diego is.
And many of these young men and women are thinking "what did I get myself into" they will however be proud once the finish bootcamp and become U.S. Marines.
And many of these young men and women are thinking "what did I get myself into" they will however be proud once the finish bootcamp and become U.S. Marines.
My mentality is that my drill instructors were once recruits and in my shoes and now they have the honor to pass on what they learn from their drill instructors and there time in boot camp and as marine and applying to help you become the best you. If my drill instructors can do it, so can I. Thinking about joining the marines myself.
The good old days~cant believe it was 34 years ago I went through this fun time~~Back then DIs could kick your butt!!..I remember we had a recruit who was keeping us all behind....DIs left us alone for one night, we took care of that issue!!......
I've always wondered how the Drill Instructors never lose their voices but also how they don't damage vocal cords from all that screaming and yelling with how hoarse the Men's Drill Instructors voices get. Definitely extremely disciplined and well trained, even though i wasn't able to enlist as a Marine i feel like it would have been a great experience for me to serve.
The few, the proud. Semper Fi Marines!!! It all starts with drill instructors...GOD BLESS 'EM🇺🇲🇺🇲 Plt. 2067 2nd Bn Fox Co. MCRD, San Diego California. 17 Dec. 1993🇺🇲
The instructors do an amazing job turning a person off the street into a soldier, yes it does seem extreme but that’s part of the process. One day the soldier will be alone and that’s when the training starts to pay off, don’t fight the instructors they are not the enemy.
The luxury of watching these vids after serving my time and relaxing with 100% VA disability, a high paying federal job, a G.I. Bill, Hazlewood Act of Texas benefit and VA loan in my back pocket at 37 years old is priceless.....Props to our young men and women who will sacrifice to uphold America's greatest professions and traditions. All of us combat MOS Soldiers and Marines see that they don't show the Drill Instructors smoking the shit out of them haha. 18:50 is always my favorite part of each video that has that clip in it.
I left for Ft Knox on Aug1, 1990. At reception, there were nujmerous TVs showing the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. Still some of the best memories I carry with me....doing pull-ups just to be able to go into mess hall...Chili-mac on the day we learned about tear gas...gddmt those were good days.
for those that were never there in the squad bay....this in your face can go on 18 hrs straight. Sundays you became religious and went to church, so you can get a few hours of peace from the DI's
Been 34 years since I hit boot....Back then I was scared.... watching these video's...I miss it... so badly do I miss it. Unless you have served please do not speak about abuse or what is wrong... these instructors are mentally preparing these brave souls to be ready for the worst humans can endure. they have to be stern and dominating to break down the weak parts of the recruits to make room for the training they need.
Wow, this brings back memories from landing on Paris Island in May of 1989, I would do it all over again but would have made a career! Thirty-five (35) years later, I’m a better man because of want I learned in the USMC! SEMPER FI until the day I die!!!
"A Marine never steals!!" I cant wait until these kids hear these: "Gear adrift os gear a gift" "Theres only one thief in the Marine Corps, everyone else is just trying to get their shit back..." "Hey Devil...Id make sure that Xbox is secured"
From a marine who scrubbed the wooden floors in wooden barracks at parris island 2nd recruits battalions with tooth brush these new recruits need to be few and proud to earn tradition. We must be dedicated to each other country god forever .semper fi..
@@scottposey1793 To a degree, it's definitley like this for the first month, then they start easing up just a tad by the second month. By the thrid month they're a bit more relaxed and they don't make you play games nearly as much.
@@Riceball01 Yeah I watched other videos where the DI's talk at a calmer tone and treat you more like a human towards the end of training. To be honest the DI's actually seem more helpful in the later stages and not just standing around yelling.
@@rem-0515 The reason for this is because boot camp is basically a 2 step process. The first step is to break you, the recruit down, to get rid of the individual and the cilian. Once you've been broken sufficiently, they then start building you back up and molding you into a Marine. And the other thing is that by second and third phase , particularly by third phase, you're no longer doing a lot of the stupid things that you were doing in first phase. You've learned how to march, you know to sound off to your DIs so as time goes on, they have less and less that they need to yell at you for.
“Get your goat smelling ass outta here” was our Senior Drill’s favorite saying. That was back in 84-85 Fort Bliss, TX. There hasn’t been Basic there since the 90’s. I thought the 6 weeks at Warrant Officer Candidate course were more challenging.
I was army but I respect these young folks for doing it while their friends sleep on moms couch smoke weed all day refuse to even go look for a job. Good luck.
@@rem-0515 more then likely lol or yell at them for laughing even if they were not, but damn that would be funny. but getting murdered by your DI wouldnt be
I was in between jobs as a 35 year old .Gut hired on with the TxDot as something to do until I could get a better job. I had a boss that was just out of the marines and a drill instructor. He tried to carry that drill instructor mentality to me as a newly hired empioyee. On about the 3rd day he was riding me pretty good in front of several of my coworkers. I had worked 12 years as a kid in coal mines so I was pretty rough around the edges and didnt mind standing up for myself. After his rant was over I asked ...Can we step in your office a minute" Told him...I dont care about your ranting a raving in fact I find it humorous But I better not have you do that in front of my peers again...From that day until I quit 4 months later he treated me with utmost respect and on my exit interview he told me point blank....When you closed the door and confronted me I was angry but after settling down I realized I had gone over the line and I appreciate how you handled it and your advice. I imagine it happens sometimes a former drill instructor reverts back.
The DI at 11:36 had that fatherly concern for a split second, then he remembered he was supposed to be screaming lmaoooo
Dude fr 😂
Lol, the face that kid makes after getting screamed at. 😅
LOL!!!! Hilarious, sounded very concerned!!
Shit when I arrived in MCRD San Diego back in '97, the receiving DI chewed and beat my ass. Good times!
and the dude behind him looking to his left xD
“GET BACK!” at 18:52 always kills me 😆. As someone said in another video, they parted like the Red Sea.
😂😂😂😂
You aint killed..
(11:58) "Get back! Get back! Get back!"
11:36 He was genuinely concerned and forgot he was supposed to be the drill instructor 😂
lmbo! "where is your I.D?" and he snap back in the corps
Like he friend from class asking "you didn't do your homework"?🤣🤣
LOL. I had to go and watch it sure enough...he had this father like moment...then the split personality took over. LOL.
That was the best. Bless his screamin’ heart. 😆🫡
Lmao
I found it very comforting to know your DIs were there for you every frickin moment of every day.
Sure, but if mine had wanted a night or weekend off, I'd have been happy to give them one....😂
Absolutely! And there some tricks they would do that made them seem super human. It was awesome.
(2:15) I hate having to go to the absurderies of this locational abuser! 😭
11:15 the way he genuinely asked his question is so funny to me.
Ssgt May at @12:23 is probably the best speech I've ever seen if that doesn't motivate you rather you're in the Service or you're a Civilian I don't know what does
"We will never give up on you even if give up on yourself" is so beautiful.
I saved it so I can listen to it again
That's the boiler plate speech, verbatim, given by every Senior Drill Instructor for at least the last 30 years. It's word for word the exact speech my SDI gave when I went through boot camp at MCRD San Diego in 1995.
Stop kissing ass. All of them say the same speech.
00:27 my guy in the front row realizing what he just signed up for
“Oh hell, what have I done?…”
hes not your guy
@@lisa..00-77 mmm a taster first
@@lisa..00-77he‘s my guy…
@@Mako_Marshmallow NOOO NEVER EVER
HELL YEA!!! Good to see my bro T. Haney puttin in work!!! Man I miss this shit!!!
12:25 SSG gives a powerful and honestly a commendable and beautiful introduction. I saved this video into my playlist so I can listen to it again later.
Guy with the glasses at 20:00🤓🤖 HIS FACE AND TURN 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣!!!!!!!!!
this killed me
8:23 he’s rethinking his life choices right about now lol
That exactly what I did…Especially going to the chow hall for the first time.
I remember vividly in 1983 at Parris Island my uh oh moment. I was a former US Army POL specialist 76W10 back then, and I joined the USMC after I got out of the US Army after four years. I heard that if you were from another branch of the military, you would catch hell from the DI’s . The first few weeks it was going ok, but one day my DI called me out in a voice that I never heard from him and he asked me “ What is a Army dog doing in my Marine Corps , ? Then he said “ Ahh get out of my face!” When the platoon went to evening chow, I got an earful from every DI’s in the company. Two days before graduation, my DI told me that they had to get in me to make sure that I didn’t hide and slide my way through boot camp so I could be the best version of myself.As a middle school teacher right now, I stay on my students just like my DI’s did me, but in a nicer way of course, and for the same reason, to make them the best versions of themselves.
Does incessant screaming in someone's face really make them a better Soldier, Marine, or student? I did 3 years in the Army in the late 60s and I have my doubts.
i agree with you i was navy however as different as navy and corp is it was alot of the same thing when i went to A school. the instructors stood on me too and despite my reservation on if i would make it or not. the fact i finished was a good moment in my life. jesse ventura said when you graduate you really figure out what you're made of and i agree with that statement because when i graduated it was a sense of accomplishment and finished what i started
Ayear before my cousin
@charleswilliams6758 amen darn straight. Semper fi do or die fellow Marine. I was a grunt 0311 from 1985 to 88. I took my boot at Parris Island and was supposed to be a Field Radioman but, after 6 months at 29 Stomps halfway through the da@# course, they told me that since I flunked the course twice then had to boot me out. I was then made a grunt lol. I got out because they wouldn't give me a lateral move to a non-combat Mos and I went back into the Army National Guard which I was in having gone through boot camp before I graduated high school. In my 11 years of National Guard duty, I got shot at patrolling the streets during the LA Riots of 1992 and I got to spend 2 weeks in Germany for our annual training summer camp, my last year in of 1999. Now I'm a 58 year old TDIU at 100% retired veteran and DA@# PROUD OF IT LOL. Thanks for sharing your story, I can relate because a couple of my DIs road my butt really hard when they found out I was a prior weekend warrior.
@@tommyt8998I am firm and fair with my students because I want them to be ready for the real world. They know that what I do is out of love, some of them have no positive male role model in their lives and I try to fill that void.What is missing from a lot of children’s lives are structure and discipline and it is showing up in the rise of discipline issues and lower grades and test scores. I stress to my students the importance of self discipline , which is a critical life skill which can pull them through any situation that they might encounter. There is too much coddling, spoiling and enabling from the helicopter parents that makes children life long dependents.
Amidst all the screaming and confusion, the brain will eventually take over, and before you know it, you’re following orders without thinking about it. The successful recruit will thrive in this environment, and because of the hard work by the drill instructors these recruits become Marines, and the lessons will stay with them forever.
I miss this shit. As much as we all hated basic training, It has a special place in our hearts. No fucking way I would go back, but it was a part of our development, and I don't think that any of us take it for granted. I still remember my drill instructors' names 11 years later. Don't take for granted the training that you receive in basic training. It will serve you for the rest of your life. It seems harsh at the time, but it is truly NOTHING in the lessons of life, and it is mild in terms of military training for more disciplined fields. Embrace the suck. If you want to be better, then this is the LEAST of what you will have to go through. Semper Fi! Welcome to the Corps, Devil Dogs!
You went into the Army if you went to "basic training". Marine bootcamp is the only authentic bootcamp.
And I remember my Drill Instructors names from 37 years ago.
In fact, I found one of them on a website for Marines to reconnect and sent him a message.
That's the truth. Send all the undisciplined youths to the Marine Corps and see how long they will last.
@@Sickofsociety1 bro, what the fuck are you talking about? I am a Marine. I have never heard this argument. Feels like grasping at straws at this point. DI's are DI's and DS's are DS's. It doesn't have to be any more complicated than that. I agree that the Marine Corps bootcamp is the most authentic, but it doesn't mean that its not "boot camp" for a certain branch.
@@jonbird6566 Totally agree with you. I went to basic with my twin brother in 1999 at Fort Knox, Kentucky and it was insane. Who cares what you call it. And totally agree with your original comment.
It was less "polite" 38 years ago, and a bit more "hands-on," but these young recruits have more gumption than 99% of their peers - God bless them all. Semper Fi!
Cameras are rolling too.
I don’t remember being hit in receiving? But then what do I know I only went to basic in 1982 and served mid 1980’s as a 8411 Marine Recruiter! Just keeping it honest here ….SF
better training then most likely, none of this soft kids glove feelings matter
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There was finger in the chest pushing but nobody got hit in 1996, all the other platoons feared out DI'S.
11:08 Yo I recognize this gent from Warren HS San Antonio Tx. Same grade.Every year that I attended that school he was in ROTC. He definitely was a stand out guy always participating in everything ROTC had going on. Dude was always 100% displaying the character of one who lives by the Code. Never had his uniforms sloppy always presented himself at his very best . Honestly I always respected him and the role model he was to his school peers and to others including me as I was doing all the wrong shit with the bad kids . He was becoming a real man before many of us dummies. Claiming to be men but not at all acting like one lol. Back then I already knew he was going to do amazing things and great accomplishments once he joined. I could actually see it by his character and how he held himself. And I’m very proud to see him in this video clip with his determined expression on his face and how ready he was for the excitement of his transformation from citizen to becoming a member of the United States Armed Forces . May God keep blessing and protecting you anywhere you find yourself. Thank you for serving my country and fighting for me brother !
you would've made a good marine.
My D.I. was the toughest and most locked on! They never swore once, never made fun of any recruit, and not once they touched you or “hands-on”! I will NEVER meet anyone whom I have so much respect for. Yes, they all smoked us for little mistakes and hated it but it made us stronger and EGA was earned not given at the end.
Absolutely
You had it easy, all our DI's back in in 07, especially Staff Sergeant Keller was the devil, but I learned allot, and his physical and psychological challenges helped along with allot of training in my MOS helped through the chaos during the invasion of Iraq and the second battle of Fallujah. The DI's were all extremely tough, and I mean tough, but motivating. I am glad all my DI's were combat experienced!
Dude mine said fuck like every other word.
@@eddierodrgz77with all due respect, “allot” is not a word. The term is “a lot”. All the best pal and thank you for your service.
@@GavinScrimgeour no need to unibomb brother
At 1:20-2:00 imagine that being how you had to take the ASVAB 💀😂
Staff Sergeant May looks like a real badass man. Can't imagine the time it took to mold him into the instructor he is now. God bless all of you who served this country, and god bless every single person that didn't make it back serving this country.
God's not even real... seriously, have some common sense
We had one DI who would bulldoze you for mistakes. One was real physical and liked to put a knife hand on the pressure point behind the ear to make you cough, and the other knew how to wear you out with exercise. Each of them were hilarious in their own way. Unforgettable.
I served from 82 to 2003, was a hat at MCRD San Diego later in my career unplanned to avoid recruiting duty and it is still hard for me until this day to see co/op Recruit Training at MCRD SD. Maybe I'm just Old School. That night in June of 82 was a wake up call and I had zero intentions of making it a career but it just happened. I'm glad it happened. I retired, became a Federal Agent, retired from that and now works as a Telecommunications Specialist as a third career. The Marine Corps gave me the roots to success.
In 63 at MCRD SD the intake was 59 minutes long: bucket issue, initial uniform issue, haircut, shower, UCMJ taped lecture, ship all non-issued gear home or donate to Navy Relief Thrift Store-then stand outside in formation until the next chow call when a DI took us over. The pain and screaming was left to them.
I could never be a DI. It does look like fun, but id be holding back laughter the entire time. I spent all of Basic trying not to get caught laughing at some of the stuff the DIs would do.
Heh, I'd be trying not to laugh at those silly hats.
The look on the kid's face at 8:17 is priceless. He's having a huge OH SHIT moment.
18:53 he spit the Red Sea! I’ll call him Drill Instructor Moses now! 😂
I went to CG basic training, didn’t finish sadly, I got medically discharged due to an injury but I was there training with CCs for 5 weeks. This shit is no joke man. Fucking sucks every second of it. I’ve thought about going back but I’ve come to realize that military life ain’t for me! I respect and honor those that finish ! Thank you all for your service!
12:26 bro sounds like a villain introducing himself 😂😂
Lmfao 🤣😆
He sounds corny asf ngl. He could still absolutely humble me with one punch I know, but that doesn’t change how corny he sounds with the way he yells
It does 😄
To survive in combat you have to communicate like this. War is chaos.
"communicate????". 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. I don't see much communicating! Right now, the world is chaos!! This country is definitely in chaos!! Maybe we all need some nice crayons!! 😁😁
You absolutely do not
What rubbish
Plain communication is not bawling your head off
Two commie betas in these replies
I don’t think people understand what you mean. I haven’t been to boot camp, but I understand. You need to focus on the drill instructor thats talking, because in combat you need to be able to listen and follow directions when a million other things is happening around you but at the same time having good self awareness. To know and understand what’s happening around you but also hearing every word that’s being said to you at the same time is not something lot of people can do.
Go to a loud club on a normal Friday night. Music playing all the time. Out of 100 people dancing, like a dozen is trying to yell something to somebody over the music at any given moment.. You and your friend are there dancing. You realize you have something very important to say and it is vital your friend hears it. Booya, that's you sounding kinda like this as well.
That's also approx the chaos of an active combat zone where these guys are expected to give, receive orders.
Joined the Corp in ‘72 . I was more scared of my DI than anyone or anything I’ve encountered the rest of my now 71 years . Semper Fi
Semper fi
Its takes a lotta guts to sign up for this. Respect to you fine people
My brother told me when he was in bootcamp one guy said chill out a little to the drill instructor
Is he still with us?
@@BLRANCH0300 Thats a negative. Legends say you can still hear him getting IT'd on the quarter deck.
Infamous last words
His ghost still haunts the squadbay to this very day lol
You can hear the echo of him still saying that to the DI, after the DI smoked him to the point his body ended up in another dimension
i was on a civilian greyhound bus when i got to receiving at P.I. the drill instructor stepped on the bus and was like, let me see the hands of the recruits here for recruit training. only 3 of us raised our hands. the drill instructors then went full on crazy and started yelling at us get off the bus, get off the freakin bus now.. while the civilians looked in awe. every young man should be able to experience marine corps boot camp.
2:28 The folks on the other side of the phone must be like "WTF". LoL
Just graduated from MCRD San Diego India CO PLT 3202 3rd Battalion, all I can say was this experience was ass but at the same time it was great learned alot of shit there and made alot of memories i will never forget, Hopefully the poolies and people who are thinking of joining our beloved Corps that are watching this video have a great experience and that you can do it and to never give up on yourself, and your brothers who are there with you and when times are tough embrace the suck, goodluck ya'll Semper Fi!!!
18:50 is the Definition Of The Hunter & The Prey!! Salivating
12:26 I absolutely love this speech he gives. How could you not get moved by his passion to turn his recruits into Marines with every fiber of his being?
One of the funniest things I remember at Receiving was when they separated all the recruits who came in on the “Buddy Program”! 🤣
I Saw It Too. The Ones I Saw-2 Pairs- 1 Went To Different Platoon.
this one time in bootcamp somebody passed gas, and the drill instructor questioned the entire platoon of the whereabouts of the recruit who did it.
To anyone thinking this is easy, remember that when you're in these recruits' situation, being screamed at, you have no where else to go..... and your home is (most likely) in another state far from where Parris Island or San Diego is.
And many of these young men and women are thinking "what did I get myself into" they will however be proud once the finish bootcamp and become U.S. Marines.
And many of these young men and women are thinking "what did I get myself into" they will however be proud once the finish bootcamp and become U.S. Marines.
Nah I’d win
Not hitting my son
Idk how they can talk afterbyelking 247
My mentality is that my drill instructors were once recruits and in my shoes and now they have the honor to pass on what they learn from their drill instructors and there time in boot camp and as marine and applying to help you become the best you. If my drill instructors can do it, so can I. Thinking about joining the marines myself.
11:36 LMAO he looks so scared afterwards. Almost hurt.
The good old days~cant believe it was 34 years ago I went through this fun time~~Back then DIs could kick your butt!!..I remember we had a recruit who was keeping us all behind....DIs left us alone for one night, we took care of that issue!!......
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Divide and conquer. Pain is weakness leaving the body. Go Marines!
I've always wondered how the Drill Instructors never lose their voices but also how they don't damage vocal cords from all that screaming and yelling with how hoarse the Men's Drill Instructors voices get. Definitely extremely disciplined and well trained, even though i wasn't able to enlist as a Marine i feel like it would have been a great experience for me to serve.
he's like where's your id then yells it lol
Im exhausted just from watching this 😫
So do I!❤😊
I am too.
America is fucked then
The few, the proud. Semper Fi Marines!!! It all starts with drill instructors...GOD BLESS 'EM🇺🇲🇺🇲 Plt. 2067 2nd Bn Fox Co. MCRD, San Diego California. 17 Dec. 1993🇺🇲
Semper Fi Platoon 3086 3rd Bn Kilo Co. Mcrd Paris island Aug 1st 2023😂
When I stood on those yellow footprints, I thought, what in the world did I get myself into. Semper Fi Marines.
I think all of us had that thought more than once while there😂
@@brianbogue1358 I literally cried the first night in forming platoon barracks 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I told myself, I was trapped
The instructors do an amazing job turning a person off the street into a soldier, yes it does seem extreme but that’s part of the process. One day the soldier will be alone and that’s when the training starts to pay off, don’t fight the instructors they are not the enemy.
I was having fun laughing at this after so many years until I heard "Ready, move" "LETHAL". There's my flashback moment 😵💫
It kills me how they scream "physical and VERBAL abuse toward recruits will not be tolerated". I am like "umm..." hahahah
Hands on went out after Vietnam. End of story.
Thank you to all who have served our country.
I have one question
How the hell do the DI’s not loose their voices from screaming so much?? 😂
Salt and warm water gargle every morning and night.
15:41
Love this because everyone was like “wtf did he just say?” But goes “AYE SIR” anyways 😂
10:29
Drill Sergeant: STOP!
Me watching the video: HAMMER TIME!
Tysm for posting this, this is the perfect background noise to force myself to do some math exams i printed during vacation to revise
4:27 SSgt Guerrero is now a GySgt and he’s at Navy OCS. He was one of the DIs there!
Their sleeves look surprisingly good for receiving recruits.
The luxury of watching these vids after serving my time and relaxing with 100% VA disability, a high paying federal job, a G.I. Bill, Hazlewood Act of Texas benefit and VA loan in my back pocket at 37 years old is priceless.....Props to our young men and women who will sacrifice to uphold America's greatest professions and traditions.
All of us combat MOS Soldiers and Marines see that they don't show the Drill Instructors smoking the shit out of them haha.
18:50 is always my favorite part of each video that has that clip in it.
I left for Ft Knox on Aug1, 1990. At reception, there were nujmerous TVs showing the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. Still some of the best memories I carry with me....doing pull-ups just to be able to go into mess hall...Chili-mac on the day we learned about tear gas...gddmt those were good days.
This shit is scary as hell!!!
Anyone who goes through boot camp has my deepest respect!
Semper Fi.
for those that were never there in the squad bay....this in your face can go on 18 hrs straight. Sundays you became religious and went to church, so you can get a few hours of peace from the DI's
There's always that one person that wants to do their own thing and gets the whole group punished. Lol
I loved when we were told we had one minute to get off his bus, and 30 seconds were up. Those were good old days.
God bless these brave POGs. Truly, the real heroes.
Been 34 years since I hit boot....Back then I was scared.... watching these video's...I miss it... so badly do I miss it.
Unless you have served please do not speak about abuse or what is wrong... these instructors are mentally preparing these brave souls to be ready for the worst humans can endure. they have to be stern and dominating to break down the weak parts of the recruits to make room for the training they need.
9:04 - 9:05 When your little brother or sister see you opening a bag of chips: "gimme, gimme! Gimme!!
I joined the Marines back in 85 to get away from my screaming exwife...dont think I could do that today!!!!
18:50 he became Moses!
😅😅😅
@18:52, I’ve never seen anyone part the Red Sea so fast!
Wow, this brings back memories from landing on Paris Island in May of 1989, I would do it all over again but would have made a career! Thirty-five (35) years later, I’m a better man because of want I learned in the USMC! SEMPER FI until the day I die!!!
"A Marine never steals!!"
I cant wait until these kids hear these:
"Gear adrift os gear a gift"
"Theres only one thief in the Marine Corps, everyone else is just trying to get their shit back..."
"Hey Devil...Id make sure that Xbox is secured"
From a marine who scrubbed the wooden floors in wooden barracks at parris island 2nd recruits battalions with tooth brush these new recruits need to be few and proud to earn tradition. We must be dedicated to each other country god forever .semper fi..
Anybody that has been married . This shit is a cake walk😂
Lol, I was just thinking the same.
Damn I always see the Marine Drill Instructors lose their voice more than any other branch
Other branches are just buddy-buddy.
That Asian drill Sgt is a little firecracker at 2:28
Came here to say this 😍
(2:37 - 2:56) DI: *Screeaaaaaaaam.*
(God. I literally hate that DI!) 😢
Damn those sergeants must be pumped up on steroids😂
And they're like that for 13 weeks per platoon
@@scottposey1793 To a degree, it's definitley like this for the first month, then they start easing up just a tad by the second month. By the thrid month they're a bit more relaxed and they don't make you play games nearly as much.
@@Riceball01 Yeah I watched other videos where the DI's talk at a calmer tone and treat you more like a human towards the end of training. To be honest the DI's actually seem more helpful in the later stages and not just standing around yelling.
@@rem-0515 The reason for this is because boot camp is basically a 2 step process. The first step is to break you, the recruit down, to get rid of the individual and the cilian. Once you've been broken sufficiently, they then start building you back up and molding you into a Marine. And the other thing is that by second and third phase , particularly by third phase, you're no longer doing a lot of the stupid things that you were doing in first phase. You've learned how to march, you know to sound off to your DIs so as time goes on, they have less and less that they need to yell at you for.
I’m not gonna lie it would be hard for me not to laugh if I was getting yelled at like that 😂
Wait until they discover the CRUCIBLE! HOORAH!!
@@barrett2022 hoorah?! Not in my CORPS
sound like a flock/group of **chickens chattring, cluncking and chattering-Gib'rrish**
I think if I went back to basic today I would get thrown out for laughing too much.
16:30 My headphones just died XD
1:00 "BUT THIS RECRUIT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A MANAGER, MA'AM"
Awesome! Brings back tons of memories from MCRD PISC.
Thats what my Army experience was like in 1989....not the soft Army we have today.
Army is nothing like tht.
Don't believe the propaganda we still do the same dumb shit we always did I rucked 24 miles yesterday will my platoon we still get after it.
@@JeffSpehar-ov1cn Did you even read what I wrote? I said it was like that in 1989
“Get your goat smelling ass outta here” was our Senior Drill’s favorite saying. That was back in 84-85 Fort Bliss, TX. There hasn’t been Basic there since the 90’s. I thought the 6 weeks at Warrant Officer Candidate course were more challenging.
NOTHING will ever, ever get you prepared for what awaits you once you step off that bus.
11:38 bro this reminds of my mom lmao 🤣
I would never let a Woman Yell at Me unless it's in Bed LOL
I was army but I respect these young folks for doing it while their friends sleep on moms couch smoke weed all day refuse to even go look for a job. Good luck.
Ahhh camp snoopy. What a wonderful 3 months!
Pick it up, put it down...pick it it put it down
wonder if any of those DI;s ever tripped over those bags in their jumping from side to side, landing on that deck would hurt
Oh I'm sure and then probably yelled at the recruit who owned the bag because it was "out of place" regardless if it actually was or not.
@@rem-0515 more then likely lol or yell at them for laughing even if they were not, but damn that would be funny. but getting murdered by your DI wouldnt be
Paris Island 2007....3076 .... best of luck Devil Pups
4:13 Hooooly shit I'd recognize GySgt Guerrero's voice anywhere!
Huge respect to everyone who graduated from these programmes. I am not sure if I would have made it when I was their age.
I had very little contact with WM Drill instructors. They integrate everything today
0:03 Im in Love
😆😆😆
Man U ain’t lying 😂😂😂. She could scream at me all day
Bro what💀
@@bubbernaught7189 fr
I was in between jobs as a 35 year old .Gut hired on with the TxDot as something to do until I could get a better job. I had a boss that was just out of the marines and a drill instructor. He tried to carry that drill instructor mentality to me as a newly hired empioyee. On about the 3rd day he was riding me pretty good in front of several of my coworkers. I had worked 12 years as a kid in coal mines so I was pretty rough around the edges and didnt mind standing up for myself. After his rant was over I asked ...Can we step in your office a minute" Told him...I dont care about your ranting a raving in fact I find it humorous But I better not have you do that in front of my peers again...From that day until I quit 4 months later he treated me with utmost respect and on my exit interview he told me point blank....When you closed the door and confronted me I was angry but after settling down I realized I had gone over the line and I appreciate how you handled it and your advice. I imagine it happens sometimes a former drill instructor reverts back.
Thank you all for your service new subcriber